Michael Reeder

Michael Reeder was born in Dallas, Texas in 1982, where he grew up influenced by the local skate and street culture. Drawing and painting in traditional mediums from a young age, Reeder found himself drawn to the underground, unseen, yet very public form of painting graffiti. He later moved to New York City where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the School of Visual Arts. Post-college, Michael took a job with Eyecon Studios in Dallas, Texas and learned to paint large-scale, traditional murals. These experiences fused with his early graffiti influence formed and grew into his portraiture work today.

Reeder’s current work commands attention through the use of bold color, graphic geometric patterns and realism. His portrait work is heavy, steeped in solemn imagery, yet saturated with bright, eye-popping color. Greatly influenced by the subject of defining identity, his fascination lies within the individual self, and those fleeting in-between or contemplative states that zap you out of mundane reality. Reeder’s process is open and free flowing, focused on allowing the work to take on its own sense of self-identity. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, along with numerous printed publications such as New American Paintings, Le Petit Voyeur, and HiFructose Magazine. Reeder participated as an artist in residence at Detroit’s Red Bull House of Art in 2016 and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

EDUCATION    

2007 BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020

4th Dimensional Voyeur, Hidari Zingaro. Tokyo, Japan

2019

THE OTHEREALM, Thinkspace Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

2018

DEADRINGER, Hashimoto Contemporary. New York, NY

mOMENt, Thinkspace Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

2017

Thinkspace Gallery, Scope Art. Miami, FL

Me, Myself, and Delirium , Cordesa Fine Art. Los Angeles, CA

2015

Alias, Svper Ordinary Gallery. Denver, CO

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020

15 Years Of Thinkspace, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2019

ComplexCon, Spoke Art Booth, Long Beach, CA

Darts On A Map, Line Dot Editions, Chicago, Ill

Sixth Annual ‘Exploring the New Contemporary Movement’, Curated by Thinkspace Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii

Convergence, University of Texas, Rubin Center of the Arts, curated by Thinkspace Gallery . El Paso, TX

2018

Scope Art Fair, Thinkspace Gallery . Miami, FL

Fantasia, Spoke Art. San Francisco, CA

The New Vanguard II, Lancaster Museum of Art and History. Lancaster, CA

The Moleskine Project VII, Spoke Art. New York, NY

Vitality and Verve III, Long Beach Museum of Art, curated by Thinkspace Gallery. Long Beach, CA

Thinkspace Gallery, Scope Art. Basel, Switzerland

Platinum Blend 4, Stephanie Chefas Projects. Portland, OR

Beyond The Familiar, Outre Gallery. Melbourne, AUS

2017

75 Works on Paper, BEERS London. London, UK

SWANK, Thinkspace Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

Uncontainable : From Vandalism To Movement, The Thomas Center Galleries. Gainesville, Fl

FLOURISH, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, curated by Thinkspace Gallery. Mesa, Az

_Lo / Wave, NOH / WAVE. Los Angeles, CA

Spectators, Athen B. Gallery. Oakland, CA

MNI WICONI, Tangent Gallery. Detroit, MI

2016

AQUA Art Miami. CASS Contemporary. Miami, FL

Scope Art Fair, Thinkspace Gallery. Miami, FL

NEXUS, Thinkspace Gallery X Brand Library & Art Center. Glendale, CA

LAX/ORD, Thinkspace Gallery X Vertical Gallery. Chicago, Ill

Resident Artist Exhibition, Red Bull House Of Art. Detroit, MI

One Year Anniversary Show, Athen B. Gallery. Oakland, CA

Happy, 19 Karen Gallery. Mermaid Beach. Australia

A Better View, ABV Gallery. Atlanta, GA

4th Annual 12×12 Show, Gauntlet Gallery. San Francisco, CA

Latent Form, Marcas Gallery. Santa Ana, CA

Plenty, Athen B. Gallery. Oakland, CA

2015

Swelter, Kirk Hopper Fine Art. Dallas, TX

Vision, Galerie C.O.A. Montreal, Qc, Canada

2012 Portrait, Art Exchange. Long Beach, CA

RESIDENCY

2016 Artist in Residence, Red Bull House of Art, Detroit, MI

2015 Artist in Residence, NationStar Mortgage Headquarters, Coppel, TX

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS

2018

Forbes.com, DEADRINGER write up, Arts/ Lifestyle, Dec 2018

The Guide To Contemporary Urban Art 2018, Graffiti Art Magazine

Forbes.com, Feature, Arts/ Lifestyle, Aug 14th 2018

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Online Article, October

Le Petit Voyeur, Feature, VOL #6

New American Paintings, Pacific Coast, Issue #133

2017

HiFructose Magazine, Feature, Issue #44

No Cure Magazine, Feature, Issue #14

VICE, Creators Project, Online article, March

ArtMaze Magazine, Feature, Issue #1

Juxtapose Magazine, Issue #193

2016

The Urban Contemporary Guide 2016, Graffiti Art Magazine

Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue #15

Vulture Hound, UK, online interview

DOZE Collective, online interview

Prjct OMNi, online interview

JOIA Magazine, Issue #42 2016

Bat City Review, Issue #12

Migrate Magazine, NO, Issue #21

East Bay Express, Art Pick, January

2015

New American Paintings, Issue #120

Illusion.scene360.com, 10 Best Art, Design And Video

Arrested Motion, Recap: Forest For The Trees – Part II

Upper Playground, Online Feature, October

Hi Fructose Magazine, Online Feature, August

Booooooom.com, Artist Spotlight, August

COLLECTIONS

National Institute Of Urban Art, Gainesville, Fl

Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX