Erick Johnson (artist)

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Erick Johnson
Born1959
San Francisco, CA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMilton Avery School for the Arts, Bard College
Empire State College
Known forAbstract Painting
Website https://erickjohnson.com

Erick Johnson (born 1959) is an American contemporary artist living and working in New York City. His primary media are oil painting, drawing and photography. [1]

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Johnson was born in San Francisco and grew up in Los Angeles, CA and New Jersey. He attended the School of Visual Arts and received his B.A. from Empire State College and his M.F.A. from the Milton Avery School of the Arts at Bard College. [1]

Johnson's work has been featured in the New York Times, [2] The Washington Post, [3] Time Out New York, The New York Observer, [4] Artcritical.com, [5] The Brooklyn Rail, [6] and artnet.

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Grants & fellowships

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "(Inside) Out: New Work by Erick Johnson".
  2. "Art Guide". The New York Times. 5 July 2002.
  3. "In the galleries: Summer colors brighten Neptune Fine Art". The Washington Post .
  4. "Jump Factor". The New York Observer. November 18, 2002.
  5. 1 2 "Erick Johnson Parallelogram Paintings at Heskin Contemporary". 2 February 2010.
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  11. "You Are Not Alone".
  12. "Out of Bounds - October 10 - October 29, 2014".