Chad Rea

I am a multidisciplinary artist using language, humor, and symbolism to examine contemporary culture. Through protest, play, and presence, my work explores how meaning is navigated amid collective unrest and personal awakening. My practice is iterative, shaped by curiosity, lived experience, and an interest in holding contradiction—attentive to the emotional and cultural currents that shape how we see ourselves and others.

Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, Texas Tech University
Advanced Spiritual Psychology, University of Santa Monica

2026
Group Exhibition, Native Species, Preacher Gallery, Austin, TX

2025
Group Exhibition, Word Play, Black Box Gallery, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition, The People’s Art, Satellite Gallery, NYC, NY

2024
Juried Exhibition, IAA/USA Member Group Show, Los Angeles, CA/Online

Juried Exhibition, Members Only, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX

Group Exhibition, Come on Back Now & Again, Central Machine Works, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition, LRG Brew Art Show, Los Ruano Gallery Pop-Up, Long Beach, CA

Group Exhibition, The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA

Solo Exhibition, Read The Room, Lockhart Post-Gallery, Lockhart, TX

Group Exhibition, Common Ground, Downtowner Gallery, Round Rock, TX

Group Exhibition, Inter Being, Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX

Group Exhibition, Lockhart Post-Gallery, Lockhart, TX

Group Exhibition, Wig Out, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX

Group Exhibition, Goddess, Reeves Art + Design, Houston, TX

Solo Exhibition, All Together Now, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX

Curator/Group Exhibition, SILOED, Tank Town, Lockhart, TX

Solo Exhibition, Happy To Be Here, Preacher Gallery, Austin, TX

Solo Exhibition, Heartivism, Cloud Tree Gallery, ...