Jack Reilly received his MFA from Florida State University in 1978. Shortly thereafter he moved to Los Angles and debuted his abstract paintings in a one-person exhibition at the Molly Barnes L.A. Gallery. By 1980 his work was represented in numerous galleries throughout the United States including Arron Berman Gallery, New York; Foster Goldstrom Fine Arts, San Francisco; Molly Barnes, Los Angeles; and Marilyn Butler Gallery, Scottsdale, among others. Articles and reviews on Reilly's work are published in periodicals such as Arts Magazine, Artweek, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, New York Artworld, and books including Inside the L.A. Artist, and American Art Now. Reilly is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and numerous awards. His work is widely exhibited in galleries and museums and is included in major public and private collections internationally, including the Steve Martin Collection and the Fredrick Weisman Foundation. He has executed major public site-specific art commissions for the County of San Diego, and American Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport. In addition to his longstanding career as an artist, Reilly is currently Art Department Chair and Professor of Art at California State University Channel Islands.