Senghor Reid (b. 1976) is a multidisciplinary artist who explores the interactions between the human body and the environment, creating visual representations of dreams, memories and the impact of human contact with nature. He has a particular interest in water, believing it to be a shapeshifter, a metaphor for healing, and a space for us to relinquish control and submit to something bigger than ourselves.

Dually immersed in a tradition of embracing color through portraits, and being receptive to the call of performance, Reid’s artistic intent to date reflects a thorough engagement with the whole of the art ecosystem.

The artist earned a BFA from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI); a Masters of Teaching in Art Education from Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) and attended the internationally recognized Marathon Program at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture (NY, NY). He is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Cranbrook Schools (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and is a National Board Certified Visual Arts Educator. He has also received many awards including the Kresge Foundation’s, Kresge Arts in Detroit Visual Artist Fellowship prize and the prestigious Governor’s Award for Emerging Artist (Michigan).

Reid’s work has been exhibited in the U.S. and abroad in galleries and museums including the Museum of Contemporary Art – Detroit, Kentler International Drawing Space, St. Catharine Museum, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. His work is part of private, public, and corporate art collections nationwide.