John Rees

Faculty Member

Professor 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

Presentations

Rees, John (Co-Presenter), Rees, James (Co-Presenter), Array, "Born Into This ", Array, UVU Museum of Art . (September 10, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Rees, John , (2025) "Braze Modern " . Brazemodern.com
Rees, John , (2025) "Array" (vol. Volume 2024 ). New York, New York: Creative Quarterly .
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 , (2024) "Ever Arriving " . Orem, Utah : PHASE3 UVU Books .
Rees, John , (2023) "Wadsworth Modern" . WadsworthModern.com
Rees, John , (2023) "Composing Chaos : Metaphor & Abstraction " . Orem, Utah : PHASE3 UVU ART & DESIGN .

Awards

Honorable Mention (Photography) Creative Quarterly 79

Creative Qaurterly - March, 2025

Creative Quarterly is an international journal focusing on promoting the best work in graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art.

2025 | Creative Quarterly Annual 2024 (ISBN 978-946750-27-3) Pages 25, 204 and 208

Creative Quarterly - January 31, 2025

Honorable Mention

19th Annual Black and White Spider Awards - October 26, 2024

The 19th Black & White Spider Awards were held in 2024, recognized for his exceptional The awards are an international recognition for excellence in black and white photography, providing a platform for photographers to showcase their work.Basil O'Brien, the awards' Creative Director, highlighted the significant achievement of being selected from a large number of entries from around the world.
19th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Flatland Gallery, Amsterdam; Pace Galley, Berlin; Ogilvy, New York; Financial Times, London; Alexander McQueen, London; The ArtFactory Club, Vienna; Dallas Contemporary; Kunsthaus Lempertz Auctions, Cologne; Portuguese Center of Photography; Jason McCoy Gallery, New York; Estee Lauder, London; DDB Canada; V Magazine, New York; Tori Fujii Creative Tokyo; Silvan Faessler Fine Art, Switzerland; Goldsmiths, University of London; Each Modern Gallery, Taipei; Galerie Eigen + Art, Leipzig/Berlin; Galleria Valeria Bella, Milan; David Clarke, London; Chiara Badinella, Art Advisory and Appraisals, Milan; Paola Anselmi Contemporary Art, Perth; Grey Group, New York; CHEP Network, Sydney; Nuud.Berlin Gallery, Berlin; Utah Museum Of Fine Arts; Ammann Gallery, Cologne; MUDEC, Museo Delle Culture di Milano, Milan; and Galerie Bugada Cargnel in Paris

Winner Creative Quarterly 76

Creative Quarterly - September, 2024

Creative Quarterly is an international journal focusing on promoting the best work in graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art

Nominated 4 images

International Color Awards - April 27, 2024

International photography competition. 17th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; The Washington Post, Washington DC; The Art Channel, London; Groninger Museum, Netherlands; Kunstbroker, Switzerland; Serpentine Galleries, London; Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York; MediaMonks, Berlin; Chung 24 Gallery, San Francisco; Accenture Song, Hamburg; FILA, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Kunstsammlungen und Museen, Augsburg, Germany; Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; Museo d’arte Moderna di Bologna (MAMbo), Bologna; and Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Auctions, Brussel.

Winner Creative Quarterly 75

Creative Quarterly - March 31, 2024

Creative Quarterly is an international journal focusing on promoting the best work in graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art. This international competition is juried. Winner in the Fine Art ​category