John Feely

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About

John Feely’s work has been exhibited internationally in festivals and galleries including the Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art as part of Organ Vida and the Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India. He is a recipient of the Canon SUWP grant, was named one of Lens Culture’s top 25 Emerging photographers and Australian Emerging Photographer of the year.

He studied photography and graphic design (2011) at the Queensland College of Art (Griffith University) and has an Applied Science Degree from the University of Queensland (2001).

He produces work for editorial, advertising and fashion clients including CNN, It’s Nice That, NAB, LG and Aje.

He independently mentors photographers from around the world and is a guest mentor for the MA program at Photography Studies College, Melbourne, Australia. John also facilitates workshops in Asia and Australia.

Awards

2018
Finalist — Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award
HOTA, Gold Coast, Australia
2017
Canon SUWP Grant Recipient
2017
Guest Speaker, Unless You Will Conference
RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
2017
Shortlisted, Gomma Grant
2016
Lens Culture Top Emerging Talent
2016
Gomma Grant — Shortlisted
2016
Emerging Australian Photographer of the Year
2016
Emerging Australian Documentary Photographer of the Year

Exhibitions

2019
Embracing Complexity & Uncertainty
PH Museum
2019
This Time It’s Personal
Sun Studios, Sydney, Australia
2018
Indian Photo Festival
Hyderabad, India
2018
Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award
HOTA, Gold Coast, Australia
2018
This Time It’s Personal
Sun Studios, Sydney, Australia
2018
Eyes on Main Street
Wilson, NC, USA
2018
This Time It’s Personal
Sun Studios, Sydney, Australia
2017
The Outsider
Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
Organ Vida — New Citizen
2017
Eyes on Main Street
Wilson, NC, USA
2016
The Outsider
Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Bibliography

Jack Harries: “John Feely Q&A”, in: Heavy Collective (August 2018)

Alice Zoo: “Exploring the Vast Beauty of Western Mongolia”, in: Feature Shoot (July 2016)