Gustav Reyes
Born in Mexico, 1968
Based between Chicago and Mexico City
US: +1 312 833 2214 · Mexico: +52 55 9816 1350
Email: contact@gustavreyes.com
Education & Training
1986–1988 · Studio Arts Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1988 · Study Abroad Program, Painting & Drawing, Almuñécar, Spain
1997 · Study of Woodworking, concentration in hand tools, The Chicago Bauhaus Academy, Chicago, IL
Selected Exhibitions
2015 · LOOT: MAD About Jewelry, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
2015 · Matter of Material, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014 · JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, Barcelona, Spain
2013 · LOOT: MAD About Jewelry, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
2013 · Ingrained: Turned Vessels and Jewelry in Wood, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2013 · WOOD, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
2012 · Out on a Limb: Contemporary Wood Jewelry, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
2011 · CraftForms 2011, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2011 · From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
2011 · Bijoux: The Origins and Impact of Jewelry, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
2011 · Indulge, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
2009 · New Artists for the New Decade, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Selected Art Fairs & Craft Shows
2015 · Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2015 · Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
2014 · JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, Barcelona, Spain
2013 · Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2013 · Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
2013 · American Craft Council Wholesale / Retail Shows, Baltimore, MD and San Francisco, CA
2012 · One of a Kind Show Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012 · American Craft Council Shows, Baltimore, MD; Atlanta, GA; and St. Paul, MN
2011 · In Line / In Metal, Aaron Faber Gallery and SOFA Chicago, New York, NY and Chicago, IL
2011 · Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
2010 · American Craft Council Wholesale & Retail Show, Baltimore, MD
2010 · New York International Gift Fair, New York, NY
2010 · 52nd Annual Art Fair on the Square, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
2009 · New York International Gift Fair, New York, NY
2009 · American Craft Council Wholesale / Retail Show, Baltimore, MD
2008 · Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2007 · 51st Annual Art Fair on the Square, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
Selected Collections
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY · Permanent Collection
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT · Permanent Collection
Selected Publications & Press
2020 · Phoebe Mogharei, “FOUND: Arc Builder,” Chicago Magazine
2017 · Brigitte Martin, “Around Life’s Curves,” American Craft
2017 · Sarah Grosspietsch, “Artists Up Close: Witnessing the Beautiful Manipulation of Wood,” Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
2013 · Patrick R. Benesh-Liu, “Gustav Reyes: The Irrepressible Spirit,” Ornament
2012 · Andrea DiNoto, “A Bent for Wood,” Metalsmith
2011 · Stephanie Manriquez, “Vida En Madera,” Revista Contratiempo
2010 · Annie Osburn, “Trends: Wood,” Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist
2010 · Gustav Reyes, “WoodWorking Tips for Jewelers,” Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist
2010 · Bethany Emerson, “With This Ring,” Richmond Bride
2009 · Victoria Gomelsky, “Warm, Honest, Wooden,” The New York Times
2009 · Garth Johnson, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, pp. 124–125, Jewelry + Adornments
2008 · Jessica Sedgwick, “Jewels of the City,” Chicago Sun-Times
2007 · “With This Ring…,” Woodshop News
Lectures & Professional Contributions
2014 · Conference Speaker, Society of North American Goldsmiths, “From Grains to Gold,” Minneapolis, MN
2013 · Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series, Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
