Empty bed on Darlinghurst Road, 2023

In this painting ‘Empty bed on Darlinghurst Road’ I am exploring themes of home, belonging, identity, and place. These fundamental concepts serve as the driving force behind my artistic endeavours, as I question the human experience and seek to illuminate connections shared with our surroundings in daily life.”

Caitlin Reilly is an Australian-born multi-disciplinary artist currently residing on Bundjalung Country in northern New South Wales, specifically Byron Bay, Australia.
“Through my artistic endeavours, I strive to give life to my affection for the environment in which I live. Traversing landscape, figurative, and abstraction genres, I aim to manifest the essence of this emotional connection. Having divided my experiences of home between Shanghai, China (2009-2015) and Byron Bay, Australia (2015-2023), my recent body of work, ‘Streets of this town,’ explores themes of home, belonging, identity, and place. These fundamental concepts serve as the driving force behind my artistic exploration, as I question the human experience and seek to illuminate connections shared with our surroundings in daily life.”