HOFA Gallery will be exhibiting new works by Joel Rea at the 2020 Art Wynwood fair. February 13-17, South Florida, USA. Since its inception in 2012, Art Wynwood has become the premier winter destination contemporary and modern art fair in South Florida, and offers the most diverse, affluent and culturally savvy international audience in the […]

HOFA Gallery will be exhibiting new works by Joel Rea at the 2020 LA Art Show. February 5-9, Downtown Los Angeles, USA. LA has emerged as a global epicenter of art & culture, with a distinct, interwoven multi-cultural influence unique to the city. The city rises as the world-class destination for art, LA Art Show […]

HOFA Gallery will be exhibiting new works by Joel Rea, Joseph Klibansky, Wang Ziling & Mike Dargas at the Context Art Fair in Miami USA, December  1-6 2019. CONTEXT Art Miami’s open atmosphere creates a meaningful dialogue between artists, galleries and collectors while providing the ultimate platform for the presentation of mid-career, emergent and cutting-edge […]

Joel Rea’s oil on canvas portrait of multiple world champion Muay Thai kick boxer John Wayne Parr has won the 2019 Brisbane Portrait Prize, People’s Choice category. ‘The people have spoken and crowned their winner of The Courier-Mail People’s Choice award at the inaugural Brisbane Portrait Prize has been whittled down to one standout winner, […]

Joel Rea’s artwork features in this Beautiful Bizarre Magazine debut museum exhibition, Gaia Reborn: A Future Utopia. Held in Urban Nation Berlin, Germany from May 11 – July 10 2019. After curating seven successful exhibitions in Australia, Japan, and the USA, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine is thrilled collaborate with Yasha Young, Executive Director of the Urban Nation […]

Joel Rea has had a painting acquired by comedian & UFC commentator Joe Rogan, February 2019. Rogan will house the painting at the studio of his world Renowned podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. Recent podcast guests include Elon Musk, Mike Tyson, Jamie Fox, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dan Bilzerian, Steve-O, Macaulay Culkin, Russell Brand, Louis Theroux, […]

Joel has collaborated with American Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk by creating artwork to promote the release of the Gary Vee 003 Clouds & Dirt by K-Swiss, July 2018. Last year we saw K-Swiss team up with entrepreneur and internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk aka Gary V to launch their first two signature shoes, the Gary Vee 001 […]

Kelly Rowland from the world’s most famous female pop group ‘Destiny’s Child’ reached out as a fan of Joel’s artwork and invited him to join her for a private dinner in Sydney in June, 2018. The two shared insights from their artistic careers and discussed possible future collaborations. Instagram photo link here.

‘OUTSIDER’, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Joel Rea opening October 6th at Mitchell Fine Art, 86 Arthur St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia. While new to the Brisbane art scene, Mitchell Fine Art, formerly Muk Muk Fine Art, has 20 years of experience in the Art industry. Established in 1996 and one of Australia’s established […]

Joel Rea has been interviewed by VICE Creators about his latest body of work. Creators is VICE’s arts and culture platform, covering every aspect of the creative process. Our mission is to make art more accessible to a wider audience with diverse voices reporting on emergent arts and artists. From sculpture and light projections to street art […]