Photo by Cairo Reid

Ian Reid (b. 1977)

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Ian Reid is an artist working across photography and film, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. A former professional skateboarder, he draws on the energy and perspective of skateboarding culture in his work.

His artworks are part of permanent institutional and private collections worldwide. 

Solo Exhibitions

2016 A Day's Work, These Days Gallery, Los Angeles

Group Exhibitions

2023 New York Now: A Photography Triennial, Museum of the City of New York

2021 BEYOND THE STREETS on PAPER, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton

2020 New York Responds: The First Six Months, Museum of the City of New York

Books

2025 Positive Tracks. Foreword by Kathy Chan. That Gorilla Brand

2021 Complex Geometry: New York City Housing Authority, Brooklyn. Essay by Trymaine Lee. BEYOND THE STREETS

2021 A Few Days and Nights. BEYOND THE STREETS, with the Museum of the City of New York

Films

2021 A Few Days and Nights

1999 Sex, Hood, Skate and Videotape

Library Holdings

Library of Congress; Harvard University; Princeton University; Columbia University; MIT; Clark Art Institute; Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc); New York Public Library; Brooklyn Public Library; Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich

Contact: ian@loveian.com