The Storefront: Jacoub Reyes

Artist in Residence at Main Library

The Storefront is an contemporary art space and residency program at Broward County Main Library. Our new season invites notable printmaker and installation artist, Jacoub Reyes.

For two months, we will explore Reyes' research methods and practice when producing new works. Jacoub Reyes' residency runs until October 31. 

"I want to be a catalyst for change- to create an equitable community around different modes of practice, decolonize education and eliminate gatekeeping to encourage critical thought and discourse at any stage, and open museum and institutional spaces to self-taught artists and curators that highlight underserved and marginalized voices." - Jacoub Reyes

If you would like to visit The Storefront art space, please schedule an appointment with Programming at Main Library - mn6prgm@broward.org 

Jacoub Reyes is an multidisciplinary artist based in Central and South Florida, primarily working in printmaking and large-scale installation. His work utilizes experimental techniques to unravel his complex mixed-cultural heritage to build an imagined future based on belonging and resistance.He has had exhibitions and interactive public performances at the Asian Art Museum, The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Frontera Galeria Urbana- Guadalajara, Museum of Latin American Art, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, International Print Center New York, The Mennello Museum of American Art, and Aqua Art Miami, among others. Reyes received awards and fellowships from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant, 4Culture Grant, Broward County's Artist Innovation Grant, The Puffin Foundation, Allies in Arts Grant, Immerse Artist Grant, and Awesome Grant. Notable residencies include MAC en el Barrio Residency at Hunter College, NYC (2023), The University of California-San Francisco's Library Artist in Residence (2022-23), Alfred University's BIPOC Artist Residency (2022), and Ma's House BIPOC Artist Residency (2021). Reyes is the Artistic Director for the City of Boynton Beach's Quantum Eco-Park and President of the Florida Printmakers Society.Reyes received his BFA from the University of Central Florida in 2013, where he was awarded the J.R. Hopes Scholarship.

Learn more about the artist here: https://jacoubreyes.com/ 

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