Robert Reed
Robert Reed's paintings are inspired by books he collects on satellite imagery and biology. Reed was born in 1973 in Pomona, California. In 1996, he received his B.A. degree in Philosophy at Sonoma State University. He started painting in 2000 after dropping out of graduate school and began assisting his friend and mentor with drawing classes in the south of France and continued participating for eight years. Reed has been included in various important exhibitions including "The Hootenany" at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery and "12 X 12" at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, California. He is a 2011 Creative Capacity Grant fund recipient.
EDUCATION
1997 Sonoma State University, BA Philosophy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 QUIET REVERIE Sticks Framing, Berkeley CA
2008 EMERGENCE 2223 Market, San Francisco CA
2007 SACRED SPACES Nectar Gallery, Burlingame CA
2006 SATURATED Optical Underground, San Francisco CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 MISSION ARTISTS UNITED Workspace Gallery, San Francisco,CA (Curators: Matt McKinley & Steven Lopez)
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES Misho Gallery, San Francisco,CA (Curator: Michel Misho, Director, Misho Gallery)
2011 THE HOOTENANY! San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco CA
(Jurors: Noah Lang, Artist Manager, Electric Works & Justin Hoover, Gallery Director, SOMArts)
UNDER ONE ROOF Workspace Gallery, San Francisco CA (Curator: Dina Pugh, Director, Triple Base Gallery)
JURIED OPEN STUDIOS PREVIEW Flax Art & Design, San Francisco CA
(Jurors: Piero Spadaro, Director, Hang Art and Mina Dresden, Mina Dresden Gallery)
THE GUERILLA SHOW ARC Studios & Gallery, San Francisco CA (Jurors: Michael Yochum, Priscilla Otani & Stephen Wagner)
2010 WITHIN THESE WALLS Workspace Gallery, San Francisco CA (Curator: Nathan Larramendy, Catharine Clark Gallery)
BAY AREA MEN’S SHOW O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley CA (Juror: Chester Arnold, College of Marin)
VISUAL ARTS SHOWCASE City Hall of San Francisco CA (Curators: Pamela Wu Kochimaya & Matt McKinley)
JURIED ANNUAL EXHIBIT Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael CA (Juror: Donna Seager, Director, Donna Seager Gallery)
2009 FALL EXHIBITION Workspace Gallery, San Francisco CA (Curator: Maria Medua, Director, SFMOMA Artist Gallery)
THIRST Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA (Curator: Myong Stebbins)
SPRING OPEN STUDIOS Workspace Gallery, San Francisco CA (Curator: Sharon Reaves, Director, Sharon Reaves Gallery)
2008 PREMIERE! Workspace Gallery, San Francisco CA (Curators: DJ Harmon, Hang Art & DJ Lake, Lake Gallery)
ARTSOUP Bayshore Studios, San Francisco CA (Juror: Matt McKinley, McKinley Art Solutions)
HAIGHT ASHBURY HOLIDAY ARTS Whitney Young Cultural Center, San Francisco CA (Curator: Rik Livingston)
THE ART OF TRAVEL Big Pagoda Company, San Francisco CA
2007 EAST MEETS WEST: EASTERN INFLUENCE ON WESTERN ART & CULTURE Artwork SF Gallery, San Francisco CA
ARTSFEST EXHIBITION Gallery One, SF Embarcadero Plaza CA
SERENITY Workspace Gallery, San Francisco CA (Curator: Lea Feinstein, Critic, ArtNews Magazine)
2006 FOUR GALLERIES Larkin Street Youth Center, San Francisco CA
12 X 12 Triton Museum of Art, Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery, Santa Clara CA
(Curator: Susan Hillhouse, Director, Triton Museum of Art)
REPRESENTATION
SFMOMA Artists Gallery
AFFILIATIONS
Founding Member, Mission Artists United
Richmond Arts Center, 2006-Present
Bay Area Visual Arts Network
©Robert Reed 2012