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About the Artist
 

SK Reed (they/them) is an artist and curator based in Kansas City, KS. They hold an MFA from the University of Kansas, an MA from Eastern Illinois University, and a BFA and BSE from the University of Central Missouri. Additional study includes NYC Crit Club, New York Studio School, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Reed has attended residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Awagami Paper Factory, and MI-LAB International Mokuhanga Laboratory, and was a Wingate University Fellow at Arrowmont. They exhibit regionally and nationally, teach in the Foundation Department at the Kansas City Art Institute, and co-founded The Waiting Room, an artist-run gallery and studio space in Kansas City, MO.​

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About Their Work
 

SK draws inspiration from the local Kansas Tallgrass Prairie ecosystems near their home. Working with Kansas City clay, they repeat patterns inspired by the diverse beings that call this region home. Much of SK's work depicts native flora, like the Cup Plant found in Missouri's tallgrass prairies. Their work reflects an ecosystem evolved to support mutual growth, now reduced to less than 4% of its original range.

They create earth pigment watercolor paints that include red ochre, one of humanity's earliest and most enduring pigments. SK frequently incorporates imagery of bodies transforming, a theme inspired by the Wavy-lined Emerald moth caterpillar, which camouflages and protects itself using found petals and leaves.

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