Raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Reils O’Neill is an artist currently based in New York. He received his BA from Gettysburg College in 2019 with a degree in philosophy and his MFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design at The New School, New York, NY.
O’Neill makes video works about YouTube. Specifically, about how YouTube can be used as a medium for art itself. He often uses a program called Streamlabs OBS, to record his screen and ‘react’ to others' content. Additionally, O’Neill includes narratives about his family and their involvement in art making and the art world itself in his work. He finds inspiration from philosophy, performance and easily consumable internet content.
Exhibitions include: Know Space No Space, New York, NY, Battery Street Jeans, Burlington, VT (solo show), Influx group show, New York City, NY, and the Exposure art gallery, Sewickley, PA.
About Reils
Raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Reils O’Neill is an artist currently based in New York. He received his BA from Gettysburg College in 2019 with a degree in philosophy and his MFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design at The New School, New York, NY.
O’Neill makes video works about YouTube. Specifically, about how YouTube can be used as a medium for art itself. He often uses a program called Streamlabs OBS, to record his screen and ‘react’ to others' content. Additionally, O’Neill includes narratives about his family and their involvement in art making and the art world itself in his work. He finds inspiration from philosophy, performance and easily consumable internet content.
Exhibitions include: Know Space No Space, New York, NY, Battery Street Jeans, Burlington, VT (solo show), Influx group show, New York City, NY, and the Exposure art gallery, Sewickley, PA.
reilsoneill@gmail.com
oneip927@newschool.edu