Eryn O’Neill

Born in Ottawa, Eryn O’Neill holds a BFA from NSCAD University, and an MFA from the University of Waterloo. She is currently an MA Candidate at Carleton University in Art History and Curatorial Studies. Her paintings study an urban space in transition through the perspective of a pedestrian. The paintings are the product of months of repetitive outings, in all conditions, to gather enough information, visually and mentally, to create sensory charged paintings suggestive of a figure navigating an urban environment.

Eryn attended the Vermont Studio Centre in 2016 and the Golden Foundation Artist in Residence in March 2019. A multiple Ontario Arts Council Grant recipient, and a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Award, and most recently she was awarded a City of Ottawa Creation and Production Grant in 2020. Eryn lives and works as a full-time artist in Ottawa, with a studio space at the Rectory House in the Byward Market.