Oliver Reed

Born 1970, Beverley, East Yorkshire, England.


My work, directly or indirectly, has always been related to the natural environment; space, time and memory, moving from one point of focus and concept to another, with a subsequent shift of process, approaches and mediums; from conceptual site-specific installations to drawing and painting approaches. Yet, whilst employing these traditional approaches and use of mediums, I will often investigate processes, techniques and surface qualities; fusing oil paint and water-based materials together and incorporating digital technologies with traditional approaches ie Lidar and oil painting.

The word 'Static' is a bit of an oxymoron, it can mean lacking in movement, action, or change, but it can also be used in reference to electrical signals of radio frequency, a crackling or hissing noise, moving and vibrating image or sound of varying pitch and tone. This word, for me, conveys that sense of stillness and movement, that is all around us and within us, that is happening all at once.

Oliver Reed is a UK artist living in Scotland. He studied at Leeds College of Art, the University of Humberside and Edinburgh College of Art.

He is currently the Head of Arts, Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh.

Place, space and time are explored through various rural environments through employing both traditional and digital techniques.

Oliver is the Head of Arts within the Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh.

Studied
UAL: Postgraduate Certificate in H.E. - Learning & Teaching (2007)
Master’s of Fine Arts Degree at Edinburgh College of Art (1999)
Fine Art (Hon's) Degree at Hull College of Art (1993)
Foundation Diploma at Leeds College of Art (1989)

Solo Exhibitions
11/17-2/18 'Varieties of Presence', Tweeddale Gallery, Peebles, Scotland.
5/08-6/08 Superficial Intrusions, Hull College of Art & Design, England.

Group Exhibitions
12/20-1/21 'Flow' Visual Arts Scotland Members Winter Show.
11/20-12/20 'Landscape & Memory' Koel Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (reviewed).
Webinar: Landscape of Memory Webinar: Memory and Place
Webinar: Landscape of Memory Webinar: Memory and Process
Webinar: Landscape of Memory: Memory and Perception
1/2019 ‘Alight’ - Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh.
12/2016 ‘Fly’ - Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh.
2/2015 ‘Converge’ - Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh.
9/14-10/14 ‘Fabric of the Land’, The SMART Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland.
7/14-10/14 ‘Beyond Land’, BP Atrium Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland.
6/12-8/12 Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

5/12-6/12 Duns Castle, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
2009 Environmental Sculpture, iPark, East Haddam Connecticut, USA.
12/08 ‘Open Studios’, iPark, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA...