Hello

Did you have a dream when you were a child but somewhere along the way you lost it? Ever think that you’ll never have that dream? Yea, me too. What if I told you that you can have that dream? That it’s not too late. You may think I’m crazy, but after laying down my brushes for 12 years, I finally dusted them off to make something happen.

It started with a storm of life that turned into a therapeutic challenge and it became the fuel I needed to dream and breathe life into a dusty corner of my soul. Losing a loved one to cancer hits a depth within you that you never knew existed; but, I exchanged beauty for ashes in my painting.

Emily O’Reilly.
wife. mother. artist.

EMILY O’REILLY b. 1986

EDUCATION
Binghamton University BFA in Painting 2025 
Onondaga Community College A.A.S. in Studio Art, 2010
Magna Cum Laude 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Noun, Cooperative Gallery 213, Binghamton, NY
2024 Horizon, Cooperative Gallery 213, Binghamton, NY

2023 Beauty From Ashes, Old Barn Market, Binghamton, NY

2010 This is Emily, The Vineyard, Syracuse, NY

2010 Wine, Onondaga Community College Gallery, Syracuse, NY


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 13th Bob Johnston Photography Show & Competition,
Cooperative Gallery 213, Binghamton, NY
Members Gallery, Cooperative Gallery 213, Binghamton, NY

2024. Plein Air Show, Cooperative Gallery 213, Binghamton, NY
Members Gallery, Cooperative Gallery 213, Binghamton, NY
Monthly between February - November
Juried Flower Show, Broome County Arts Council, Binghamton, NY

2023 New Exhibiting Member Show, Cooperative Gallery 213,
Binghamton, NY
Juried Holiday Show, Broome County Arts Council, Binghamton, NY

COMMISSIONS
2025 Four wall mural in church nursery room, United With Christ Church,
Johnson City, NY

2024 Large scale painting, UWC young adults group, Binghamton, NY
Large Family portrait, Old State Road, Binghamton, NY

2023 Large scale painting, United Women, Binghamton, NY

AWARDS
2025 13th Bob Johnston Photography Show & Competition,
Binghamton, NY. Honorable Mention

2024 Juried Flower Show, Broome County Arts Council, Binghamton, NY
Honorable Mention

2023 Juried Holiday Show, Broome County Arts Council, Binghamton, NY
People’s Choice 

2010 Student Art Show, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
Peoples’ Choice in Painting, 2nd place in Painting

2009 Student Art Show, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
1st place in Painting
People’s Choice in Painting

EMPLOYMENT
2025 Cooperative Gallery 213 | President, 2025 - present

2023 Cooperative Gallery 213 | Public Relations Chair, 2023 - present

2016 United With Christ Church | Creative Director, 2016 - present

2010 Emily Elizabeth Studios | Owner/Photographer,
Wedding Photographer, 2012 - 2021

  • I went to school for art in college but then got burned out and frustrated in my senior year. I stumbled into photography and became a wedding photographer for 10 years, laying down my brushes in exchange for a DSLR. When covid hit, my business shut down.

    In 2022, my stepmom passed away suddenly from cancer and I picked up my brushes as a means of therapy.

    When my son started pre-school I decided to go back to school also. I finished my BFA in May.

  • Everything is for sale. DM me to purchase!

  • I have a print company that I love, I don’t have any prints in stock, but, if you're interested in a print of a particular piece, shoot me a message and we’ll get one ordered for you!

  • Of course I can! We can sit down and come up with a theme/idea for a custom piece. You choose the size, and supply references of what you’re inspired by and I’ll create something inspired by those references.

  • I work primarily in oil, acrylic and watercolor paint. I also do murals and have been scratching the surface in printmaking.