Paul Johnson (born 1972) is an artist based in London.
Johnson’s images of people and disused spaces are collages made from tiny pieces of paper, coloured by hand and fitted together in intricate patterns.[1] In older work, such as in 2003’s The Glass Family at One In The Other Gallery in London, Johnson has been known to cover his collages with semi-transparent laminate surfaces, obscuring the image.[2]
Johnson received his MA from the Royal Academy Schools.
Solo Exhibitions
2009 ‘Ascension into Unselfishness’, Ancient & Modern ‘When We’re Gonna Destroy Everything’, One in the Other, London
2008 'Sensitive Chaos' Mizuma Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2005 ‘The Glass Family’ One in the Other, London
2003 Studio d’Arte Cannaviello, Milan, Italy ‘Second Seed’ One in the Other, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
The Armory Show, New York, solo presentation, Ancient & Modern.
‘Newspeak: British Art Now’, Saatchi Gallery, London
2009 ‘Collider’, Margini arte contemporanea, Massa, Italy
2008 ‘Living London’ Zabludowicz Collection, 176, London ‘Brotherhood of Subterranea’, Kunstbunker, Nuremberg, Germany
2006 ’The Souvenir Mine’, Mizuma Gallery, Tokyo ‘Black Moon Island’, One in the Other, London
2005 ’The Future Lasts a Long Time’, Le Consortium, Dijon ‘Introspective Men’, Madder Rose Gallery, London ‘Future Primitive’, (curated by Paul Johnson) One in the Other, London ‘Faux Realism Part.2’, Rockwell, London
2004 ’The Future Lasts a Long Time’, Tal Esther Gallery, Tel Aviv ‘World.B’ Flaca Gallery, London
2003 ‘Arrivals’ Pumphouse Gallery, London ‘Friction’ London Print Studio, London
2000 ‘Snapshot’, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, USA
1999 4th St. Petersburg International Biennale of Contemporary Art Manege Central Exhibitional Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1998 ‘I Love This Life’, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow The Cross Point, Gana Art Space, Seoul, Korea
Red Mill Gallery, Vermount Studio centre, Vermont
Artist Residencies
2007 Camden Arts Centre, London 1998 Vermont Studio Centre, Vermont, USA