CID REYES is the author chosen by five National Artists: Arturo Luz, BenCab, J. Elizalde Navarro, Napoleon Abueva, and Fernando Amorsolo. A graduate of De La Salle University, Reyes studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome and art history at the City Lit Institute in London. For ten years (1995-2004), he wrote the weekly art column "Gallery-Hopping" for TODAY. Reyes authored the interview book "Conversations on Philippine Art." As both author and co-author, he has written over 40 art books and more than a thousand artist notes. He co-wrote "TANAW: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Art Collection" and "The Life and Art of Lee Aguinaldo," both of which received the Alfonso T. Ongpin Prize for Best Art Book. Reyes’s book, "MVP: The Man and His Art," earned a Gold Stevie International Business Award in 2021.

Recently published are his books on glass sculptor Ramon Orlina, Lydia Velasco, Prudencio Lamarroza, and Roy Veneracion. Cid Reyes was named the Art Association of the Philippines' "Best in Art Criticism" in 1978, and Art Quarterly Manila selected Reyes as “Critic of the Year” in 2001, 2002, and 2003. He was recognized as the "Most Outstanding Kapampangan in the Arts" in 2016.

Both the Creative Guild of the Philippines and De La Salle University awarded Reyes the "Lifetime Achievement Award." As an artist himself, Cid Reyes has held 20 solo exhibitions. His paintings are part of collections at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippine Trade Center in New York, Equitable-BDO, Deutsche Bank, PLDT, SMART, Meralco, NLEX, and various private collections. Cid Reyes is the publisher of the magazine “Conversations on Philippine Art.” He is also the co-creator of the YouTube art channel, ArticulatePH.