Biography
IAN JOHNSON (b. 1969, UK) studied at Jacob Kramer College of Art, Leeds and Goldsmiths College, London, where he graduated with a BA (hons) Fine Art degree in 1991. During this period he was awarded an Erasmus Travel Scholarship to study at L'Ecole de Beaux Arts, Montpellier, France, as well as receive a Young Artist's Work Scholarship for the Museo de Arte Contemporanea, Castello di Rivoli, Torino, Italy. In addition to numerous awards and grants, Ian was a recipient of the Florence Trust International Artist Studio Residency in 2006.
He has exhibited in the UK and internationally, in both public and private galleries and his work is held in many private collections worldwide. Having traveled widely throughout the last 15 years, Ian now divides his time between London and Mexico. His work is currently on show with Interseccion Arte Contemporaneo, in San Miguel de Allende and Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
He has exhibited in the UK and internationally, in both public and private galleries and his work is held in many private collections worldwide. Having traveled widely throughout the last 15 years, Ian now divides his time between London and Mexico. His work is currently on show with Interseccion Arte Contemporaneo, in San Miguel de Allende and Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Constructed Nature (solo show)
Interseccion Arte Contemporaneo, SMA, MX
300 Years of European Landscapes (group show)
Casa de Europa, SMA, MX
2018 Micro Cosmo (group show)
Interseccion Arte Contemporaneo, SMA, MX
2017 The Frequency Variations (solo show)
Interseccion Arte Contemporaneo, SMA, MX
2016 Cross Sections (solo presentation)
Interseccion Arte Contemporaneo, Valle de Bravo, MX
Refractor Paintings (solo installation)
Skot Foreman Gallery, SMA, MX
2015 4 Elements (solo installation)
Skot Foreman Gallery, SMA, MX
New works (group show)
Interseccion Arte Contemporaneo, Valle de Bravo, MX
2014 Kind of Blue (group show)
Skot Foreman Gallery, SMA, MX
2013 Mapping the Territory (solo show)
Skot Foreman Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, MX
2011 Collidescope (solo show)
Four Arts, London, UK
Colour (group show)
Beldam Gallery, Brunel University, London, UK
2010 Split Screen (group show)
Galerie Jones, Cologne, DE
TimeScale (solo show)
Gooden Gallery, London, UK
Print Now Pt.2 (group show)
Bearspace, London, UK
Print Now (selected group show)
London Art Fair, London, UK
2009 Storm (group show - RVCC)
Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
2008 Without Borders (group show)
Blank Gallery, Brighton, UK
Climate Control (solo show)
Cell Studios, London, UK
2006 Eidos (two-person show)
VineSpace, Vyner Street, London, UK
Liminal Phase (group show)
Highbury Studios, London, UK
FT'06 (group show)
Florence Trust Studios, London, UK
Small Works (group show)
VineSpace, Vyner Street, London, UK
2005 Painting Concepts (group show)
VineSpace, Vyner Street, London, UK
Arts Unwrapped
Florence Trust Open Studios, London, UK
2002 Climate Drawings (solo show)
Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax, UK
Climate Drawings (solo show)
Canning House, London, UK
2001 Red Oxide (solo show)
Ollintla Gallery, Oaxaca, MX
2000 Political Dialogue (solo show)
Space Studios, London, UK
1999 Imagining Developments (group show)
Worldwrite Centre, London, UK
1997 El Observatorio (solo show)
Centro Cultural El Puente, San Cristobal Las Casas, MX
1995 Tropical Cancer (solo show)
Copperfield Road Studios, London, MX
1994 Whitechapel Open (group show)
Copperfield Road Studios, London, MX
1993 Cross-Over (group show)
Genius Loci Arts, London, UK
1992 Sheffield Media Show (group show)
Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, UK
1991 Ian Johnson / Daisuke Minowa (2 person show)
Kepler Gallery, London, UK
Selected Awards / Grants
2005 Florence Trust International Studio Residency
St. Saviours, Aberdeen Park, London, UK
2002 France-Amerique-Latine (FAL)
Towards a new Autonomy for Young People
European / Latin American Conference - Paris, France
1998 Un Idee du Monde / Natura 2000
Encuentro Multilateral en Monfrague, Estremadura, Spain
1994 France-Amerique-Latine (FAL) / INJEP
Le role des Jeunes dans le developpement local des societes
multi-culturelles
European / Latin American Conference - Athens, Greece
1993 Genius Loci/ London Arts Board
Cross-Over Installation Show Grant
Kings Cross, London, UK
Un Idee du Monde
Violence Against the Young - Arts Research Grant
Ecuador, Colombia, S America
International Young Workers Study Scholarship
Museo d' Arte Contemporanea, Castello di Rivoli, Torino, Italy
Education
Goldsmiths College of Art, London, UK
Ba (hons) Fine Art
L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montpellier, France
Erasmus Travel Scholarship
Jacob Kramer College of Art, Leeds, UK
Art & Design Foundation Course