Chicago + Mexico City
Working in wood and art jewelry, Gustav Reyes brings handwork and contemporary fabrication together to explore material memory, impermanence, and the relationship between body and object.
Born in Mexico, 1968
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
