Reed, Michael
Biography
Michael Reed was born in Christchurch in 1950. He completed a Diploma of Fine Arts (Printmaking) at the Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury in 1969 and a Diploma of Teaching in 1972. Reed has received numerous awards since 1970, including the Jean Herbison Award in 1998/99 and a grant from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council in 1991. His artwork is held in both public and private collections in New Zealand and private collections overseas, and he has participated in many group exhibitions including Aotearoa to Antwerp, (1998), State Bank of Belgium, Belgium; Part of the Furniture, (1997), Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch; Print and Paper, (1993) Kurashiki Public Art Gallery, Kurashiki, Japan and McDougall Contemporary Art Annex, Christchurch and Five New Zealand Printmakers, (1991), Memphis College of Art, Memphis, USA. Reed currently teaches printmaking at the Christchurch Polytechnic.
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