Joel Rea (born 27 January 1983) is an Australian artist known for his surreal, photorealistic oil on canvas works.

Highly acclaimed and multi award-winning, Rea’s allegorical paintings stand somewhere between genres of hyperrealism, photorealism and virtuosic Renaissance realism. He has exhibited his paintings in galleries and public spaces since 2004 and is held in numerous public and private collections worldwide. Collectors of Rea's artworks include UFC commentator & comedian Joe Rogan, fashion editor & writer Tim Blanks, Author Chris Salgardo. Rea has been profiled by such art publications as Juxtapoz, VICE Arts, Beautiful Bizarre, WideWalls, Art Business News & Huffington Post Arts.