Roger O Reilly studied Art at COMAD, Dublin pursuing a career in commercial art. His work has received numerous awards including the Illustrator of the year 2004,  and appeared in publications worldwide.

   In 2005 he took time off to concentrate full time on painting, building on a reputation already established through exhibitions over the previous six years.

    His work has been exhibited in  Switzerland, Ireland, Holland and France where he  is represented in the permanent  collection of the Musee D’histoire Contemporaine in Paris.

In recent years he returned to the world of commercial illustration painting the lighthouses around our shores, which he collected into the bestselling book, “Lighthouses of Ireland” and which won the An Post Irish Published book of the year award in 2018.

The project of painting all thing maritime brought him back to his roots near the tidal River Boyne and  the next project is to explore works on canvas, with a special focus on the estuarine landscapes of shifting ground, uncovered memories and embracing of change.

rogeroreilly01@gmail.com