About

Merick Reed has worked in the design industry since 1985. His career has included working for several design firms as well as leading his own Environmental Design studio, Carbon Collaborative, for 20 years. He is currently practicing as a fine artist and design consultant. He is also Visiting Faculty, Product Design, at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Juried Exhibitions

2024 5th Anniversary Group Show, Rubine Red Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2024 Visual Language, Art at the Bridgewater, Minneapolis, MN

2023 The Artful Present, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2023 Black and White Show, Studio 123, Minneapolis, MN

2023 Neon Flux, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2022 The Artful Present, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2022 C4W:2022 – Pinky Promise, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2022 2022 Summer Group Show, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2021 Real Good Art, CIRCA Gallery, Minneapolis, MN2021

2021 45TH Annual Members’ Juried Art Exhibition, Artistry, Bloomington, MN

2021 The Really Really Good Abstract Show, ShockBoxx Project Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA

2021 Models in Motion, San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, SCORE, Virtual Exhibition

2021 Art Under Covid 19, Contemporary Art Projects USA, Virtual Exhibition

2020 minimalism, ShockBoxx Project Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA

2020 C4W:2020 Lush Future, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2020 64 Arts, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL

Additional Exhibitions, Speaking, Awards 

2022 2022 MCAD Faculty Biennial, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN

2020 Honorable Mention, International Photo Awards

2018 Featured Speaker, “Design in 7”, University of Minnesota

2017 Merit Award, Graphis Design Annual

2015 Jurors' Choice Award, Made at MCAD

2007 Exhibition, Here By Design III: Process And Prototype, Rapson Gallery, Univ. of MN