John Rees

Faculty Member

John Rees

Biography

CLIENTS & EXPERIENCE
Nike, Apple, Starbucks, America Express, Paul Mitchell, Philips, Nordstrom, MGM, Wieden+Kennedy,
Young & Rubicam, Cocoa Branding, 7d8, Axis 41, Jugar Clothing, First Security Bank, Adobe/ Omniture,
Entrepreneur, Morinda, UMOCA, Ameritech, Valeant, Ambi, Successes Magazine, Twins, AtTask, FranklinCovey, Wadsworth Design, Harris Publications, Calle Underground, CB, AMG/Parade, Axiom, Spin Magazine, NuSkin, Natures Way, Hammer & Nails, Legends Boxing, Dry Luxe, Nuventix, EcoSmart,
Wolfshield Records, Capitol Reef National Park, Roots magazine, Collective Rebellion, BBC

AWARDS

2023 | 100 Best Creative Quarterly Annual and NY, NY Exhibition
2023 | Creative Quarterly 70 Award of Excellence Fine Art Professional
2023 | 17th Annual International Black and White Spider Awards Nominee, Los Angeles CA.
Juried by Galerie Springer, Berlin; HackelBury Fine Art, London; DROGA5, New York; Artfactory Club, Vienna; Portuguese Center of Photography, Porto; Spurs Gallery, Beijing; Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels; The Guardian, London; Istanbul Museum of Modern Art; Alessia Paladini Gallery, Milan; ADK Creative One Inc., Tokyo; Hiroshima MOCA, Japan; Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney; Silvan Faessler Fine Art, Switzerland; Goldsmiths, University of London; Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation, Berlin; NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale; Cassina Projects Gallery, Milan; David Clarke, London; Paola Anselmi Contemporary Art, Perth; Chiara Badinella, Art Advisory & Appraisals, Milan; MWWM, New York; and Galerie Bugada Cargnel in Paris
2023 | 16th Annual International Color Awards, Nominee in Fashion, Nominee in Abstract, Nominee in Fine Art, Juried by, Wieden & Kennedy, the Royal Academy of Art, Kolle Rebbe, Newsweek, Gallery Kong, Preus Museum, BMW Group, Gallerie Mitterrand, Fila and Netflix.
2022 | IPPY Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medalist for J?ADORE Book
2022 | International Color Awards Nominee Fine Art Jurors: The Armory Show, New York; The J. Paul Getty

Teaching

ART 481R

Art and Design Internship, Spring 2025

ART 499R

BFA Project WE, Spring 2025

ART 2730

Photographic Lighting I, Spring 2025

ART 3730

Photographic Lighting II, Spring 2025

Scholarly/Creative Works

Rees, John , (2024) "Pages 88, 140 " (Issue: 2024, vol. 2024 Professional Edition ). Beverly Hills, CA : 2024 | International Black and White Spider Awards Curated Collection of Contemporary B&W Photography Winners Book Professional Edition.
Rees, John , (2023) "Wadsworth Modern" . WadsworthModern.com
Rees, John , (2023) "Composing Chaos : Metaphor & Abstraction " . Orem, Utah : PHASE3 UVU ART & DESIGN .
Rees, John , (2023) "Image selected as top 25 Artist " (Issue: 2022, vol. 2022). Brooklyn NY : Creative Quarterly 100 Best 2022.

Awards

Black and White 18th International Spider Awards

International Spider Awards - November 24, 2023

International competition held annually with international submissions. The competition is juried by high profile jurors such as_ The Getty Museum. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, A Galerie, Paris, Phillips, London, IBASHO, Antwerp, Saatchi and Saatchi, London, ADK Creative One Tokyo, Japan, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, Goldsmiths University, London, GALERIE BUGADA CARGNEL, Paris, SILVAN FAESSLER FINE ART, Zug/Switzerland, CHIARA / BADINELLA, Milan... These jurors represent high profile international entities viewed as some of the most respected names in the fine art,