28 March - 5 July, 2026. Intimacy brings together artists whose practices align with the personal, the meditative, the internal and the profound, to create an experience that will stay with the viewer long after they leave the exhibition. With the flood of images available at the swipe of a finger, the average person spends 15-30 seconds looking at a work of art, and suggests an alarming equivalence between the screen of a device and the broader wall of a gallery, a window, or even the world beyond. 

May, 2024. Italian Renaissance Oil Painting Masterclass with Joel Rea, an Introduction to virtuosic realism.

HOTA Gallery presents an exclusive series of Oil Painting Masterclasses to extend your Italian Renaissance Live experience.  Each session will be facilitated by a prominent artist in our region, showcasing foundational techniques and Renaissance influences relevant to the lead artist’s practice. 

December 2023, ETH NFT - A NEW FAITH hosted by MakersPlace VIEW NOW! 

A New Faith - Under rays of heavenly light thrust downwards onto our world of flesh & time, a giant wave approaches a father and son who share their observations of the universe with each other. Combined with his meticulous painting techniques Rea evokes spiritual introspection though the use of self portraiture and narrative story telling. In this new multi layered surreal seascape the artist delivers a very personal saga as a universal message of birth, death and change. Oil on canvas painting animated with After Effects (Purchased for 1.40 ETH, Dec 2023)

October, 2021. Joel Rea’s oil on canvas painting ‘Conquest’ is featured on the front cover of the October Issue of WIRED magazine. The issue focuses on climate change with Rea’s remaining tiger challenging readers to determine whether they interpret its predicament as one of either despair or survival mastery...

May, 2021.  Joel Rea is featured in an eight page article in the Vol 30.2 April/May issue of The Surfers Journal with story written by Tim Baker. “The ocean is a powerful presence in Rea’s work: abstract waves that wrap around animal skulls like shrouds, mountainous peaks that threaten to engulf families and bodysurfers and...

January, 2021.  Joel Rea has been interviewed by Trent Fahey for Australia’s leading skateboarding magazine: Slam Magazine, Summer 2020/21 issue #228. “It’s a sunny arvo in late November when I drop into Joel’s place in Tallebudgera Valley on the Gold Coast to ask him about his successes as an artist, his connection to skateboarding, and the...

November, 2020.  Joel Rea was awarded The University of Sydney Vice Chancellor portrait commission. The portrait of Dr Michael Spence AC joins the permanent collection held in The Great Hall building. After 12 years in the role, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Dr Michael Spence AC, will conclude his term as Vice-Chancellor in December 2020 to take...

September, 2020.  Joel Rea’s painting ‘High Hopes’ is featured on the front cover of the latest issue of Hyperrealism Magazine. Twelve pages of Rea paintings and new artist interview inside also in this art-packed September issue. For our Tea with… we’ve been so lucky to talk with Joel Rea, who told us about his passion for Surrealism and...

September, 2020.  Joel Rea has painted a portrait of twin sisters Jessica & Lisa Origliasso, the highly acclaimed singers and song writers who perform music as the pop duo ‘The Veronicas’.  Of The Veronicas, Joel Rea says: “I’ve always loved their music, their voices are beautifully powerful and when painting Jessica and Lisa I wanted...

March 2 – 16, 2020, HOFA Gallery in London are proud to present a HOFA curated Group Exhibition. The show consists of paintings, sculpture and mixed media works  by leading contemporary artists from around the world. The show consists of our top artists’ works as well as new and emerging talents’. Among some of the names...