Artist Statement

Painting is my primary medium because of its fluid, responsive nature, at times feeling almost alive in its movement. To invite uncertainty and emergence into the work, I use drips, staining, spray techniques, and layered masking, allowing chance to play a role alongside intention.

Influenced by surrealist collage and formalist traditions, my paintings embrace abstraction, ambiguity, and moments of visual tension. I am drawn to the space where the sublime and the spiritual intersect with the ordinary and material. This tension is echoed through material choices: matte and sheen, saturation and restraint, opacity and translucence.

My compositions unfold intuitively, revealing themselves over time. Like divinations or unresolved narratives, they invite reflection rather than resolution, requiring the viewer’s presence to complete their meaning.

Artist Bio


Veronica V. R. Reeves lives and works in the Pacific Northwest. She holds an MFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art. Her work has been exhibited in Denver, Portland (OR), and Seattle.

She is also an educator, integrating art, science, and systems thinking in her teaching practice.
Vero’s current body of work explores archetypal structures, ecological relationships, and the inherent spirituality of wild beings.

Other Works by Veronica V. R. Reeves

Vero V. R. Reeves, Break Dancing Spiders, 2023, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 48” x 48”
Vero V. R. Reeves, Ex Nihilo, 2021, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 44” x 44”
Vero V. R. Reeves, Carrying the Tide, 2017, acrylic and spray paint on linen, 60” x 36”
Vero V. R. Reeves, Terraform Necromancy, 2020, acrylic and spray paint on linen, 28” x 34”
Vero V. R. Reeves, Waking up in the Waves, 2017, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 60” x 30”
Vero V. R. Reeves, Finding the Thread, 2019, acrylic, oil, and spray paint on linen, 60” x 24”