Elke Reis currently lives and works in Munich, Germany. She is a board member of Neue Gruppe e.V. at Haus der Kunst, Munich.

Since beginning to exhibit her work publicly in 2010, her ongoing art career has included 13 solo exhibitions in Germany, Italy, and the United States, as well as numerous group exhibitions across Europe and the U.S. Notable exhibitions include TheFemaleArtShow at Munich Art Gallery (2023, 2024), offshore – 15 minutes of fame by Künstlerbund at Haus der Kunst, Munich (2022), Art Nordic in Copenhagen, Denmark (2019), the ITSLIQUID International Art Fair in Venice, Italy (2017), Kunstverein München (2016), Premio Gambio Venice Art Prize (2015), and the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, California (2010, 2011), among others.

In 2024, she was invited as an artist-in-residence at the La Storta Space in Venice, hosted by the Arts & Culture Organization Venezia Contemperanea.