Details
| First Name | Jamie |
| Last Name | Johnson |
| Username | jamiejohnson |
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| Region | Greater Glasgow |
| Disciplines | Drawing, Illustration, Moving Image, Painting, Printmaking |
| Themes | Abstract, Environment, Landscape, Narratives |
Statement
| Statement | Jamie Johnson is a Glasgow based artist that works across collage, painting, drawing and printmaking. His work suggests a narrative through reinterpreting observations from his surroundings – predominately using field recordings, sketches and notes as a starting point. From these varied fragments, an autonomous visual language is created through form, colour and texture. He often strips layers of paint back and builds them back up, allowing a controlled sense of chance into the work. He is fundamentally inspired by the stories and sounds that make up his environment and is often drawn to elements of dark humour and surreal moments, which frequently make their way into the work.
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Biography
| Biography | Jamie Johnson (b.1988) graduated from DJCAD in 2011. He has exhibited steadily since then with shows in London, Toronto and Copenhagen as well as established galleries across Scotland. Recent solo exhibitions include Circular Seas at Summerhall (2023), Tones at Govan Project Space in Glasgow (2020), Allder at The Chopping Block Gallery in London (2018) and P. Plane at SWG3 (2017). He exhibited in a group show, Crocodile Tears, at Morgan Fine Arts Center in New York (2019). He has shown work frequently in the Royal Scottish Academy and Edinburgh City Art Centre, where he was awarded the Purcell Paper Prize (2017) and the Nancy Graham Artist Book Prize (2012) by the Society of Scottish Artists and Visual Arts Scotland respectively. His piece ‘Expedition’ was acquired by the University of Dundee in 2010 and is now on permanent show at the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum. |