ABOUT
John Rego is a freelance illustrator and painter living in Jersey City, NJ. His work is inspired by the absurdities of the human and natural world. Primarily working in acrylics, his artwork references pop-surrealism, daily observations, and 19th Century scientific illustration. He is a goose enthusiast and can eat two pounds of grapes in one sitting. John Rego has experience in editorial, fine art painting, package design, and narrative illustration.
CONTACT
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EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts
MFA: Illustration as Visual Essay 2021
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
BFA: Illustration 2018
EXHIBITIONS
2021: Super Chief Gallery | New York, NY
2021: MassArt Auction: Bakalar and Paine Galleries | Boston, MA
2021: Dodomu Gallery: Emerging Artists 2021 | Brooklyn, NY
2021: The Book Show: SVA Galleries | New York, NY
2020: Color Management: SVA Flatiron Gallery | New York, NY
2020: MassArt Auction: Bakalar and Paine Galleries | Boston, MA
2020: Starta Arta: Gramercy Gallery | New York, NY
2020: Our Concerning Paradise: The Living Gallery | Brooklyn, NY
2020: Chuck's Bucket: SVA Gramercy Gallery | New York, NY
2019: Seeking Spaces: Bushwick Open Studios | Brooklyn, NY
2019: Illustration Exhibit: The Art League Gallery | Alexandria, VA
2019: Little Compton Art Auction | Little Compton, RI
2019: MassArt Auction: Bakalar and Paine Galleries | Boston, MA
2019: Illustration West 57 Gallery Show: Swains HQ | Glendale, CA
2018: Holiday Show: Imago Foundation for the Arts | Warren, RI
2018: 30 & Under: Imago Foundation for the Arts | Warren, RI
2018: MassArt Auction: Bakalar and Paine Galleries | Boston, MA
2018: All School Show: Doran Gallery | Boston, MA
2018: Illustration Senior Thesis Show: President's Gallery | Boston, MA
2018: Fruit Froot Frute: Student Life Gallery | Boston, MA
2017: Yellow Show: Student Life Gallery | Boston, MA
2017: AFK Student Scholarship Competition | Boston, MA
2017: All School Show: President's Gallery | Boston, MA
2017: Student Show: Gallery 263 | Cambridge, MA
2017: Out of the Blue Too Gallery | Cambridge, MA
2015: Away Show: Student Life Gallery | Boston, MA
INTERVIEWS/ ARTIST TALKS
2019: Motif Magazine
2018: Imago Foundation for the Arts
2018: Boston Voyager
AWARDS
2021: AI-AP | American Illustration 40 Winner
2020: SVA Merit Scholarship
2020: AI-AP | American Illustration 39 Winner
2019: The Art League | Illustration Exhibition Honorable Mention
2019: Little Compton Community Center | Award of Excellence
2019: 3x3 Illustration Show No. 16 | Honorable Mention
2018: Society of Illustrators: West 57
2018: Creative Quarterly No. 53 | Runner-Up
2018: George Nick Prize
2018: MassArt | Illustration Departmental Honors
2018: Creative Quarterly No. 51 | Runner-Up
2017: AFK Student Scholarship | Runner-Up
PUBLICATIONS
2021: Tiny Showcase: Brunch
2021: Chief Investment Officer: Distressed Real Estate
2021: Rhode Island Monthly: February Issue
2020: Motif Magazine: November Issue
2020: Rhode Island Monthly: November Issue
2020: The New Yorker: Daily Shouts (Apartment Hunt 2020)
2020: Motif Magazine: Rhode Island Beaches and Bike Paths
2020: Tiny Showcase: The Neighborhood
2020: The Nation's OppArt: Running Outfits: Covid Edition
2020: New York Poster House: #CombatCovid
2020: Milton Glaser Design Study Center: Glaser Archives
2020: Print Magazine: The Daily Heller
2019: Rhode Island Monthly: January Issue
2019: 3x3 Magazine: No. 16
2019: Rhode Island Monthly: July Issue
2019: Motif Magazine: Alternative Romance Issue
2018: Pigment: Bird Houses
2018: Rhode Island Monthly: November Issue
2018: Rhode Island Monthly: October Issue
2018: Creative Quarterly No. 53
2018: Creative Quarterly No. 51
2017: ACS Greeting Card
2017: On Tray Magazine: Beautiful Spring 2017
2016: MassArt Center of Vision: April Issue