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)