Reece King b. 1989 grew up at Te Henga on the west coast of Auckland.
He completed a Masters in Painting at Unitec Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka in 2021.
Reece was the founder of Sanc Gallery, the ‘painter-run’ space. In 2020 he was winner of the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award.
In 2021 he received an Eden Arts Karekare House Residency and in 2023 was inaugural recipient of the Church Rd Art Initiative.
His work was included in Auckland Art Galley Toi o Tāmaki’s Aotearoa Contemporary exhibition in 2024.
In 2025 he was awarded the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship at the University of Otago Otākou Whakaihu Waka.
King’s paintings are held in public and private collections around the world including the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki collection.
Selected works for sale Artist's CV
2025 - Awarded the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship at the University of Otago, Otākou Whakaihu Waka.
2023 - Inaugural recipient of the Church Rd Art Initiative.
2020 - Winner of the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award.
2025 - Drop Sheet, Anna Miles Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
2025 - Halfway to the Splits, Peg Gallery, Pōneke Wellington.
2024 - Aotearoa Contemporary, Auckland Art Galley Toi o Tāmaki.
2024 - Strata, Anna Miles Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
2024 - Can I sit next to You, Gallery 9, Sydney, Austrailla.
2023 - Low Long Signal, Anna Miles Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
2022 - Circle Turtle (with Tyrone Te Waa), Papakura Art Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
2022 - Reecent Work, Anna Miles Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
2021 - Solosolo, Anna Miles Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.2020 - Founded Sanc Gallery.
2019 - The Divine Angle, CoCA Toi Moroki, Otautahi Christchurch.
2019 - Silver, Gallery 9, Sydney, Australia.