John Reid has a humanities degree from ANU, a masters of fine arts from UNSW and professional qualifications in graphic design. Held an ANU Creative Arts Fellowship (1977-79). Joined the Canberra School of Art in 1978. As a visual artist, works with photography, performance and collage to address human rights and environmental issues. Developed award winning School of Art Field Studies program and is founding co-ordinator of Environment Studio. Research includes software development for remote supervision of field research (FieldScreen? Research Project) and procedures for artist engagement with rural community management of natural resources (Engaging Visions Research Project). Joined the Fenner School 2008 and continues to conduct programs at School of Art.

Professional Activities

Graphic design: book, typeface and logo design. Visual arts: exhibited nationally and internationally. Integrated professional practice with teaching by exhibiting with students in 21 exhibitions on the aesthetic visualisation of place and environmental issues in 17 regional centres mainly in the Murray Darling Basin.

Academic Highlights

Designed display typeface, Process, Letraset International's Letragraphica Range (1973). Designed School of Art logo (1979). ANU Creative Art Fellowship exhibition From the Armchair. An essay in Medium Detail, (1981). Sustained national media coverage for artworks dealing with political disappearances (Collage, 1984 -) and forest conservation (Fishman of SE Australia, 1992 -) . Project collaborations culminating in exhibitions with ANUgreen - A Thousand Colours. Visual Art for a Green ANU ( 2000) and ANU National Institute for Environment ? Factor of Ten. A Future Worth Having (2002). Establish National Environment Bank (2002) . Carrick citation for student learning (2006). Awarded (with CPAS) ANU School of Art's first ARC Linkage (2006).

Selected Publications

2006 Reid, J., Carpenter, D., & Meehan, B (2006) Art for Earth's Sake: creative and interdisciplinary collaborations for sustainability in the tertiary sector. In W.Filho. D.Carpenter (Eds.) Sustainability in the Australasian University Context, Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishers.

2005 R Steller. (ed.) 2005, Monga intacta. A Celebration of Monga Forest and its Protection, Canberra: Robin Steller. Fine art photographs, pp 40, 41, 42, 47. Also, chapter contribution: J Reid Worshipping in Monga Cathedral pp 38 ? 44.

D Connell. (ed.) 2002, Uncharted Waters, Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Canberra. Fine art photographs, pp xii, 83, 108.