Biography

Charlie Reynolds is a queer and disabled artist who uses fiber arts and installation to grapple with his time served in the Navy during Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Recipient of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities, Reynolds is interested in the theory of “queering” and the dissection of military culture through the examination of military artifacts.

Contact: rcharli [at] umich [dot] edu

Headshot credit: Emerson Granillo

Exhibitions

Take Care Exhibition, University of Michigan, 2025

Anedged: MFA First Year Exhibition, University of Michigan, 2024

Accessing Disability Culture: a digital anthology, DISCO Network Summit, 2024

Arts and Resistance Exhibition, University of Michigan, 2023

The Collective: BFA Exhibition, Middle Tennessee State University, 2022

Awards & Features

Arts Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities, 2024

Jean Paul Slusser MFA First-Year Exhibition Award, 2024

Parable of the Now event with Quinn Hunter, 2024

Model for Ouroboros Act 3 Runway Show by Machine Dazzle, 2024

LGBTQ+ and Military Service Panel, 2024

MCSP Social Justice Film Series: My Disability Roadmap Panelist, 2024

HOORF Podcast Interview with Elle Billing, 2024 [Spotify link]

Education

Master of Fine Arts Candidate, University of Michigan, Class of 2025

Bachelors of Fine Arts, Middle Tennessee State University, Class of 2022