Edgar Reyes

Edgar Reyes is a multimedia artist and professor. Reyes’s work invites viewers to think about the people, places, and connections they carry with them. His practice draws on the specifics of his own life, and reflections of shared experiences of resettlement and migration. Through his art-making, he explores his family’s Mexican and Indigenous roots. Reyes earned his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and has taught at nonprofit organizations, schools, universities, and museums. His work has been prominently featured in large-scale public installations and in galleries and public spaces across the United States. In recent years, Reyes’ work has been exhibited and collected by various museums and institutions, including The Walters Art Museum and Johns Hopkins University.