Rhys Farrell

b. 1992, Canada

Rhys Douglas Farrell is an emerging artist living and working in Calgary, Alberta. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction (major in Painting & Drawing) from the Alberta University of the Arts in the spring of 2016.

His first solo show was named by Canadian Art Magazine as a “Must See”. Farrell has completed a number of public art projects with the Telus Spark Science Center, Beltline Urban Mural Project, the City of Calgary and a number of private commissions. His work has been aggressively collected by private and corporate collections alike and he recently completed three international residencies with Pinea & Linea De Costa A.I.R program in Spain, Graniti Murales in Sicily and the TARP Program in Kuala Lumpur with TAKSU gallery.

Farrell is the recipient of the 2019 Alumni Horizon Award from AUArts. Rhys unique artistic voice has been sought out for different projects; his talents were enlisted by W Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, where he used his signature style of bold and bright colours to transform their spaces.