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Profile :
Reid Surmeier (b. Chicago, 2005) is an American multidisciplinary artist working across computation, painting, and sculpture. His work explores the evolving relationship between humans and computers, focusing on how both are increasingly intertwined in the processes of creating, perceiving, and interpreting reality.

 

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Education :
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, Painting, Providence, RI (In Progress)

2024, New York Academy of Art, Summer Undergraduate Residency, NYC 

H.S.D., University of Chicago laboratory Schools, Chicago, IL 

2023, Parson School Of Design, Summer Session, Paris, France 

Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Student Member, Chicago, IL 

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Curated Group
Exhibitions :
2025


From What is Design Autonomous?, Waterman Gallery, Providence RI

EFS Show, Waterman Gallery, Providence, RI  

After Dinner Coffee, Memorial Hall, Providence, RI

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2024


Reframing Representation, Center for Integrative Technologies
(CIT), RISD

Technical Touch, 111 Franklin Street, NYC

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2023


SS, Corvus Gallery, Gordon Parks Arts Hall, Chicago, IL

IHSAE Northern Exhibition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, I

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Awards :
SURP Scholar Award
New York Academy of Art, 2024

The Robert Erickson Award for High Achievement in the Fine Arts University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, 2023

Best in Show, Design Category IHSAE Northern Exhibition, 2023

Scholastic Art and Writing Awards American Visions Nominee, Design Category, 2024

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Grants : 
RISD Research SPUR Fund Award, 2025-2026

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Experience :University of Chicago Laboratory Schools / Student Maker
Space Coordinator
September 2022 -May 2024, Chicago IL


Firebird Community Arts/ Volunteer Educator
March 2022 - May 2022, Chicago IL

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Last Updated 25.06.04