Jimmy Reagan

Jimmy Reagan was born on July 6th, 1993 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 2011, he burst into the creative world as a
dynamic, young artist. He currently lives and creates in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Reagan works primarily in oil
pastels, colored pencils, pen and paint to create single and multi-media pieces. The imagery in his art radiates his ability
to bring fresh perspective to an image or a simple form. Reagan often re-imagines the world in bright and sometimes
shocking color and often with distorted and inverted shapes. His unique style is born out of a struggle to communicate his
ideas, his needs, and his perspective to the world verbally. Diagnosed at age three with Autism, art expression became a
way to give visual voice to his dreams and experiences. Bright, electric color infuses his images as do short lines he
defines as 'tick” marks. His work, especially his cityscapes, clearly illustrates a deep connection to light and perspective.
Reagan's favorite subjects are portraits –both people and animals. The subjects of Reagan’s portraiture often depict a
clear, sometimes striking, direct gaze. Eye contact is an interesting and reoccurring theme.

Edina High School, Edina, MN

Sunfish Cellars- Lilydale, Minnesota permanent gallery space - www.sunfishcellars.com
University of Minnesota Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic – ongoing www.med.umn.edu/peds/clinneuro/autism/home.html
Edina Art Center, Edina Minnesota - February 2011
University of Minnesota WineFest No. 16 Barrel Artist, 2011
Guest Artist Bobiam Artistic Streetwear, 2011
University of Minnesota WineFest No. 17 Featured Artist, 2012 - www.thewinefest.org
Unity Church, St. Paul, Minnesota - February, 2012
Eclectic Goat, Northfield, Minnesota - February, March and April, 2012
Fresh Ground, St. Paul, Minnesota - April, 2012
Depot, Hopkins, Minnesota - May, 2012
Factory-Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany - May 10th - June 8th, 2012
Abbott Northwestern Hospital and The Penny George Institute, Minneapolis,Minnesota - June and July, 2012
Owatonna Hospital, Owatonna, Minnesota - Owatonna Art Center - July through October, 2012
The Bean Factory, St. Paul, Minnesota - July 2012 - July 28th Art Fair
Virginia Piper Institute Oncology Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota –August and September 2012
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Perchance - August 16th, 2012 http://www.artsmia.org/artperchance2012/
Shifting Perceptions, Lee Massachusetts April – May 2013
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