Deon Reynolds, Photographer

Deon Reynolds has been awarded an Artist in Residence grant by the Nevada Arts Council. This prestigious position allows him to share his passion for fine art photography with students of all ages around Nevada.

Deon with Kiska His first book titled “NEVADA” was released in 2001, followed by “Las Vegas” to be published Spring 2006. His images can be found with one of the best photographic fine art stock agencies, monsoonimages.com. Through this and other agencies Deon's images have been used in campaigns for such clients as AT&T, Boeing, and Honda as well as many others. Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, Simon & Schuster and many others have utilized his photographs as well for calendars, cards and covers of numerous music CD’s.

Deon started his photo career at the age of seven, assisting his father, Robert Reynolds, on commercial and annual report projects. They journeyed together while his dad created images for coffee table books, which fueled his love of traveling the West with his own cameras.

His creative side was enhanced through education at the Metropolitan Learning Center, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Community College, and Portland State University. He did graduate studies abroad with the University of California at Berkeley. He also apprenticed with several renowned Northwest artists and photographers.

Recent shows include his black and white Nevadaramas at Oats Park in Fallon and at the Metro Gallery through Sierra Arts in Reno that received rave reviews from Artweek magazine. Art Direction Magazine has honored him with a Creativity Award, and Print Magazine has recognized him with an Award of Excellence.

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