Dennis Reid received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Mount Allison University in 1996. He Lives and works out of his studio home overlooking the scenic Memramcook Valley at the head of the Bay of Fundy. Since then he has received the Elizabeth Greenshields Award (2006 & 2012) and an artsnb Creation Grant (2012). His work has been exhibited in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. It can be found in collections including the City of Moncton, the City of Saint John, and the New Brunswick Arts Bank (2008 & 2011) as well as numerous private collections.

Reid’s creative practice results mainly in large-scale oil-on-canvas pieces. Much of his work is derived from his innate connection to his environment. Early in life he developed a strong relationship with the outdoors fishing and hunting with his father in the wilderness of Newfoundland. Images often begin as sketches on site with one image being drawn on multiple pages. Once in the studio, the pages are joined together to form an image that will be a starting point. These images tend to be geographical in nature and may be places that are significant to Reid, evoking memories of time or place. These sketches take on the role of a ground for the images, objects, and ideas that are displayed as a narrative.