site map		News: (click to go to news) Recent / upcoming Exhibitions 2009 exhibitions September 18 to November 8, 2009 Solo exhibition of 44 works at the Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar, BC    curator: Helen Sebelius Catalogue foreword by Helen Sebelius Catalogue essay by Roger Boulet Kootenay Gallery invitation Kootenay Gallery installation images 2008 exhibitions October 12, 2008 to January 5, 2009 Fotonarren im Garten   Landkreis Spree-Neisse, Forst (Lausitz), Germany. This is mostly the same work as in Shutterbugs in the Garden - see 2007 below April 2 - 30, 2008 Shutterbugs in the Garden - Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre 2007 exhibitions March 10 to April 29, 2007 KSA Faculty Exhibition - Cartographies: Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History - a group exhibition of past and present faculty of the Kootenay School of Art August 7 to October 13, 2007 Shutterbugs in the Garden - four Christina Lake photographers - Richard Reid, Jim Brockmeyer, Gail Russell and Ken Flagel - photographs in a unique local garden - includes a 500 image 'slideshow' on two 32" widescreen tvs. Slideshow design and DVD by Richard Reid. Grand Forks Art Gallery. DVD available from Grand Forks Art Gallery. 2006 exhibitions October 10 to December 9, 2006  —  Inside Passage a solo exhibition; "an evolution of form - a selection from five decades of figure painting" curated by Paul Crawford at the Grand Forks Art Gallery. An exhibition catalogue is available.  Please contact the Gallery or Richard Reid for a copy - $10.00 plus postage. April 2 to 30, 2006  —  Liebende und Landschaft,  Neiderlausitzer Heidemuseum, Spremberg, Germany - a solo exhibition of 18 watercolour and mixed media works from the Lovers and Landscape (2001-05) series.  Click here for a brief and personal synopsis & images of the opening reception. (At the same time, Beverley Reid presented a solo exhibition of 22 works at the Neiderlausitzer Heidemuseum in Germany. These works were drawn from her Grand Forks Art Gallery exhibition Heart of Stone - Heart of Garden.)   Visit Beverley Reid's web site at www.bevreid.ca  for information and images of her work and exhibitions. 2004 exhibitions June 29 to August 7, 2004 - 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Grand Forks Art Gallery - August 27 - October 3, 2004 - Lovers and Landscape, solo exhibition, Langham Cultural Centre, Kaslo, BC November 25, 2004 to January 14, 2005 - Printmaking in the 1950's, Gallery One One One, University of Manitoba (from the U.of M. Collection.) note: you will find the work under Bill Reid and/or William Reid, as I was known in those days) News   (chronological from bottom to top) back to top At the celebration of the Grand Forks Art Gallery's 25th Anniversary on June 13, 2009, Beverley and I were totally surprised, shocked, astonished - when a presentation was made naming the main gallery in the gallery's new premises the Richard and Beverley Reid Gallery.    We feel deeply honoured. For several months in 2008, I was actively engaged with a GFAG board committee, city planners and the architects in the design and development of the new premises for the Grand Forks Art Gallery   The city has done an excellent renovation to this substantial and well maintained historic 1911 Courthouse building. 2008 - I was recently visiting an artist friend, Nora Curiston, and her husband Dave Soroka. We were discussing one of her works - a painting of her dog. She asked if I had ever painted dogs. I replied "yes, but the painitng is missing". Dave was so interested in this, wondering what may have happened to the work, that he connected with CBC the next day.     This resulted in an interview with CBC's Mark Forsythe (April 14/08), and a subsequent query to the world out there, that the painting may be somewhere - in someone's attic or wherever. So far, I have heard nothing as to its whereabouts. Here's a link to the missing painting. August, 2006.   I spent about two weeks in Wells, BC at the Island Mountain Arts Summer School of the Arts.  Its always a pleasure to work among a group of enthusiastic artists.  I had never visited the Wells/Barkerville area before. After a slow start in new surroundings, I did manage to get several new paintings underway, and have been continuing since my return.  Three of these are in the exhibition Inside Passage at the Grand Forks Art Gallery (see above)    click to enlarge           After dealing with frozen pipes, I have replaced about half the siding on the studio to reduce the infiltration of cold air.  I hope to complete this job later this year (well - maybe next year!!)  So the building which began life as a grocery store many years ago is now nearly ideal as a spacious and functioning studio. Richard Reid was inducted as a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts along with 35 other artists, architects, designers, etc. from across Canada at the 124th Annual General Assembly of the RCA at Vancouver, May 29, 2004. I was very surprised to receive the following message on April 19, 2005: "On behalf of the Assembly of BC Arts Councils, I'm very pleased to inform you that you have been awarded a 2005 Arts & Culture Week Community Arts Champion Award. The award is given out annually to individuals and organizations who demonstrate outstanding leadership and have made significant contributions to schools and communities through exceptional support for arts and culture programs, initiatives and collaborations." "Your name was selected as an Arts in Community Champion under the following criteria: - leadership in developing community partnerships to develop and sustain the contribution of arts and culture to our province. - ability to communicate effectively about arts and culture - outstanding leadership in promoting the arts and in developing partnerships connecting the arts with other sectors of the community. - active ongoing involvement in advancing the arts as a key component of community development - outstanding ability to inspire, motivate and mobilize others to actively support the arts in their community." .......... I would like to thank the Assembly of BC Arts Councils for honouring me with this award ..... Richard Click here for the awards page or BC Arts Week Revised artist statement. An 'artist statement' is intended to convey in words a sense of what the paintings are all about.  Even after many attempts, it never seems to be quite right.  I suppose that 'words' are not really the right medium, unlike the paint itself. But I have once again revised my comments.  I welcome your comments.     rr In response to a request by visitors to this site, a list of updates has been added so that changes can easily be found.