ABOUT
John Rego is an illustrator and educator living and working in Providence, RI. His work is inspired by the absurdities of the human and natural world, reportage illustration pop-surrealism and 19th Century scientific illustration. John is a 17 time Olympic Gold Medalist in synchronized swimming, and was the original choice to host Hell's Kitchen. John Rego has experience in editorial, fine art, package design, and narrative illustration.
John Rego is represented by Richard Solomon Artist Representatives
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
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023: Eat at your Own Risk: Out of the Box Gallery | Jamestown, RI
2023: One Sheet Print Show: Gallery 1988 | Los Angeles, CA
2023: House of Many Tales: WowxWow | Scotland, UK
2023: MassArt Auction: MassArt Design Center | Boston, MA
2022: Cornucopia: WowXWow | Scotland, UK
2022: Smorgasbord: Gallery 1988 | Los Angeles, CA
2022: BLAB: Copro Gallery | Santa Monica, CA
2022: Imaginators-A-Go-Go: WowXWow | Scotland, UK
2022: Salut 7: Gallery Nucleus | Portland, OR
2022: One Sheet Print Show: Gallery 1988 | Los Angeles, CA
2022: MassArt Auction: MassArt Design Center | Boston, MA
2022: Illustration 64: Society of Illustrators | New York, NY
2021: MFAI Thesis Show: SVA Chelsea Gallery | New York, NY
2021: Paintings 2011-2021: Site Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY
2021: City Hall Exhibit | Jersey City, NJ
2021: Spring 66: Superchief Gallery | New York, NY
2021: MassArt Auction: Bakalar and Paine Galleries | Boston, MA
2021: Emerging Artists 2021: Dodomu Gallery | 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: 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
2017: AFK Student Scholarship Competition | Boston, MA
2017: All School Show: President's Gallery | Boston, MA
2017: Student Show: Gallery 263 | Cambridge, MA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022: Natural Selection: Dryden Gallery | North Providence, RI
INTERVIEWS/ ARTIST TALKS
2022: Parsons School of Design
2022: Maryland Institute College of Arts
2019: Motif Magazine
2018: Imago Foundation for the Arts
2018: Boston Voyager
AWARDS
2021: Society of Illustrators 64 | Gold Medal Uncommissioned
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
2022: Gardner & Gun Magazine: Upturning the Holiday Table
2022: Hudson Valley Seed Company: French Breakfast Radish
2022: Rhode Island Monthly: August Issue (Matunuck Oyster Bar)
2022: Art & Fable Puzzle Company: Aspic Hunt
2021: New York Times: Our Digital Pasts...
2021: Tiny Showcase: Brunch
2021: Chief Investment Officer: Distressed Real Estate
2021: Rhode Island Monthly: February Issue (Not so Happy Trails)
2020: Motif Magazine: November Issue
2020: Rhode Island Monthly: November Issue (Terek Sandpiper)
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 (Rhode Island Reds Awards)
2019: 3x3 Magazine: No. 16
2019: Rhode Island Monthly: July Issue (Dyer Woods Campground)
2019: Motif Magazine: Alternative Romance Issue
2018: Pigment: Bird Houses
2018: Rhode Island Monthly: November Issue (Wild Turkeys)
2018: Rhode Island Monthly: October Issue (Brownfields in Rhode Island)
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
TEACHING
Parsons School of Design: Spring 2023 - Present
Massachusetts College of Art and Design: Spring 2022 - Present