Chris Johanson (b. 1968) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Johanson’s multidimensional practice encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, design, and music. Incorporating disparate influences that underscore the complexity of life, his work is centered upon themes that include spirituality, sociology, and environmental observation. His compositions position themselves as conceptually open – they are fluid to interpretation and invite reflection on everyday life and the human condition.
Solo exhibitions include NANZUKA Underground, Tokyo, Japan; Portland Museum of Modern Art, Portland, OR; Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Modern Institute, Glasgow, UK; University of California Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; MoCA Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; and Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden. Group exhibitions include The Whitney Biennial, New York, NY; the 4th Berlin Biennial, Berlin, Germany; The 8th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Türkiye; The New Museum, New York, NY; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; 3110NZ by LDH kitchen, Tokyo, Japan; Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Marin, CA; Misako and Rosen, Los Angeles, CA; White Columns, New York, NY; The Drawing Center, New York, NY; Deste Foundation, Athens, GA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC; CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, CA and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA. Chris Johanson, a monograph published by Phaidon, features text by Bob Nickas, Corrina Peipon and Julie Deamer.
