MARY REILLY American (b.1963)
New York native Mary Reilly studied art at SUNY Purchase, the School of Visual Arts, the Art Students League of New York, and the National Academy School of Fine Arts. After a short stint as a graphic designer, Reilly chose a career in fine art instead. She studied with artists Frederick Brosen and Sharon Sprung, who both work with graphite and often in photorealistic styles. Mary Reilly is devoted to drawing in graphite, her medium of choice.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Mary Reilly: Nature of Vermont, Garvey/Simon Art Projects, @DFN Projects, New York, NY
2015 Mary Reilly: Graffiti Trees, Garvey|Simon Art Access, New York, NY
2012 Mary Reilly: Graphite Drawings, Garvey|Simon Art Access, New York, NY
2009 Within the Woods, Landscape Drawings by Mary Reilly, Museum of the City of New York, NY
2009 Urban Woodlands, Arsenal Gallery, curated by the City of New York Parks and Recreation, New York, NY
2009 Winter, 733 Third Avenue, curated by L.L. Powers, sponsored by the Durst Organization, New York, NY
2005 New Drawings, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Nature, Crisis, Consequence, New York Historical Society, New York, N.Y.
2023 Art Market San Francisco, 3-person booth, Garvey Simon
2022 Alternative Takes (on Human Impact), 3-person show, Spruce Peak Arts, Stowe, Vt.
2021 Draw: An Exhibition of Artists Drawings, Glen Hansen Studio, Southold, N.Y.
2021 Garden Party, Carol Corey Fine Art, Kent, CT
2020 Manic Botanic, Blue Review Project Space (online) curated by Liz Garvey and Dina Brodsky
2018 LAND & SEA & SKY, MM Fine Art, Southampton, NY
2018 50th Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2016 48th Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2014-15 46th Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2013-14 45th Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2014 Fête de la Nature, Garvey|Simon Art Access, New York, NY
2010 Gallery Artists, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Looks Good on Paper, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2010 New Landscapes, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Holiday Treasures, 511 Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Metropolitan Memories, Hudson County Arts Annual, Jersey City, NJ
2009 Rustic Design, 511 Gallery, Lake Placid, NY
2009 Abstract/ Nature, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Works on Paper, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Wet, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2007 New York at Night, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2006 The Wood Show, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2005 The 10th Anniversary Show, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design Museum, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 Reilly, Mary TALLER THAN TREES, Published by Studio 96 NYC, May 2022
2021 Fine Art Today / Fine Art Connoisseur, Nature of Vermont, March 2021
2018 The Woven Tale Press VOL VI #5. p, 29, 2018.
2016 Deskins, Sally. "Mary Reilly, Artist." Les Femmes Folles. N.p., 11 Jan. 2015. Web. 30 Sept. 2016.
2015 Nastasi, Alison. “Romantic Tree Carvings in New York City's Forgotten Forests.” Flavorwire, 8 Feb. 2015
2015 Dillon, Stephen, “Mary Reilly Memorializes Devotion, Scrawled on Trees,” Artsy.net, Winter 2015.
2015 Sant’Anna, Alice. “Artista Americana Transforma Rabiscos e Marcas Em Árvores Em Desenhos Hiper-Realistas.” O Globo, O Globo, 20 Feb. 2015,
2015 Villareal, Jose. "New Solo Exhibition of Drawings by American Artist Mary Reilly." Artdaily. N.p., 8 Jan. 2015. Web.
2008 Ekperigin, Naomi. "The Beauty of New York City in Black and White." American Artists: Drawing, Winter 2008: 25-37. Print.
2005 “Outdoors in Black and White.” The New York Sun, May 2, 2005
2004 Brosen, Frederick. "Drawing as a Foundation for Watercolor Painting." American Artist: Drawing, Spring 2004: n. pag. Print.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
New York Historical Society, New York, NY
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN