Issue Seven of White Horses features a Joel Rea interview and six page spread of ocean related paintings by the Gold Coast artist. White Horses is a high-end, publication with amazing imagery, compelling content and no pretences. It’s a million miles away from a typical surf magazine, devoted to stories of the sea. www.whitehorses.com.au

Joel Rea was announced the Winner of The Mission to Seafarers ANL Maritime Art Award with his painting ‘Collision’ on the 3rd of October, 2013. The exhibition is open daily at 717 Flinders Street until 31st October 2013, and features the artworks of 95 finalists form around Australia. See Joel with his winning painting.

Joel Rea has collaborated with Australian actor Chris Hemsworth with a photo shoot and portrait sitting for upcoming paintings that Rea will complete in 2014. In 2013, Chris Hemsworth will reprise his role as Thor in the sequel Thor: The Dark World. He also starred in Ron Howard’s action film Rush, as Formula 1 driver […]

Joel Rea’s 2013 solo exhibition ‘Beneath the Blue’ has been reviewed by Sharne Wolff for RAVEN. ‘Joel Rea’s latest paintings touch on many of art’s grand themes. Along with romance and beauty, Rea explores our love-hate relationship with the extraordinary powers of nature’… Continue reading here.

Opening Night- Thursday 10th October, 6-8pm at Gallery One, Gold Coast. This is Joel Rea’s first solo exhibition in his home town of the Gold Coast. Exhibition runs until November 4th. Mindscapes and landscapes. The surreal and the hyper-real. The blurring of past, present and future. In ‘Beneath the Blue’ Rea’s work conjures up these […]

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A short film by Benny Godfrey, interviewing artist Joel Rea as he prepares for his upcoming 2013 Gold Coast solo Exhibition. The video portrait depicts Rea in the studio painting, discussing the influence his life experiences growing up on the Gold Coast has had towards his artworks. Watch the film here.

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Joel Rea has been selected as a finalist in the 2013 Fleurieu Art Prize held in South Australia. With a main prize of $60,000 non acquisitive in 2013, the Fleurieu Art Prize is the most significant landscape painting prize world wide. The Fleurieu Art Prize festival will be held 26 October – 25 November in […]

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Joel Rea has been selected as a finalist for the 2013 Black Swan Prize for Portraiture held in Perth. The 2013 Black Swan Prize features one of Australia’s richest Portraiture Prizes and a newly instigated Heritage Prize. Showcasing and promoting Australia’s top artists. See the finalists here.

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Joel Rea has been selected as a finalist in the 2013 ANL Maritime Art Awards in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 2002 the Mission to Seafarers Victoria maritime art prize has exhibited the work of over 700 artists and fast become recognised as Australia’s leading maritime art award. www.missiontoseafarers.com.au

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Joel Rea will be appearing as a guest speaker at the 2013 Creative Conference, September 14th. The ArtLab Creative Conference aims to inspire the community and motivate the emerging artists of Perth. Buy Tickets to ARTLAB

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