b. Honolulu, HI. Lives and works in London.
Education
MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, 2012-14.
BA Philosophy, University of Kingʼs College, Halifax, Nova Scotia 2005.
Selected Exhibition History
Current:
Interstate of Mind, 25 Feb – 26 Mar 2023, Plus-One, Antwerp, BE.
Upcoming:
Core 23 (Tomorrowland). Visuals. Brussles, BE.
2022
APPARATUS (Solo) Foreign & Domestic, 3 Nov – 18 Dec 2022, New York, US
KUNSTENFESTIVAL AARDENBURG (Aardenburg Biennale), 15 July – 4 September, 2022, Aardenburg, NL
INFINITE FLOWERS, 25 June – 21 August, 2022. Plus-One, Antwerp, BE
PROOF OF WORK, WHAT’S AT STAKE? 26 May 2022. Plus-One, Antwerp, BE.
RAPTURE (Solo). 19 Feb – 2 Apr. Peter von Kant, London.
2021
THEY REGARD US AS WE REGARD THEM (Solo). 16 Oct – 21 Nov. Plus-One Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2020
Commissioned essay and presentation of work for
Botanicalmind.online (Vegetal Ontology), Camden Art Centre, London, UK
L’HEURE BLEUE, Plus-One, Antwerp, BE
ARCADIA, Peter von Kant, London, UK
2019
LISTEN TO THE HUM, Alice Black, London, UK
STICKY: LIKE A SUMMER NIGHT, House of Egorn, Berlin, DE
LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLOURED GLASSES, Plus-One, Antwerp, BE
2018
BE:YO:ND, Plus-One, Antwerp, BE
JOHN MOORES PAINTING PRIZE 2018, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Museums, UK
PLANT COMMUNICATION NETWORK (Solo), Peter von Kant, London, UK
SOFT? Tactile Dialogues in Collaboration with MOMU (Antwerp Fashion Museum), Plus-One Gallery Berchem, Antwerp, BE
EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE, Plus-One, Antwerp, BE
LUST, LAUGHTER, LIQUOR, Art Brussels 2018 w/ Plus-One and Sofie van de Velde, Brussels, BE
2017
INNS OF MOLTEN BLUE (Solo), Plus-One, Antwerp, BE
IL MEGLIO DEL MEGLIO, Temple University, Rome, IT
LOVE, PEACE, & HAPPINESS, Kristian Day curates Menier Gallery, London, UK
#INFINITEFLOWERSPLUSONE, Plus-One, Antwerp, BE
2016
DEWDRINKER, OR THE INTOLERABLE STRANGENESS OF VEGETABLE CONSCIOUSNESS (Solo), Montoro 12 Contemporary, Rome, IT
CUE COLLISION Cur: Vivien Zhang, House of Egorn: London Lounge, Herald St., London, UK
SECRETS IN THE CARBON ATOM, Podium, Oslo, NO
THE SHIFT, Flat Time House, London, UK
UNCOMMON CHEMISTRY, Observer Arts, Hastings, UK
ORIEL DAVIES OPEN 2016, Newtown, Wales, UK
BLACK LIGHT, The Averard Hotel, London, UK
THE AVERARD HOTEL, The Averard Hotel, London, UK
2015
INTO THE WOODS, Saatchi Gallery at the Churchill, London
ISLAND III: NATIVE, G39, Cardiff, UK
AND THE SOFT GROUND IN THE GARDEN WAS ALSO A CONSTELLATION, Lychee one, London, UK
THE CATLIN PRIZE 2015 (Solo Presentation), London/Newcastle Project Space, London, UK
2014
SAATCHI NEW SENSATIONS, Victoria House, London, UK
SHOW RCA 2014, Royal Colleg of Art, London, UK
RE: FLUX FESTIVAL w/ Tim Crabtree, Salle Sans Sous, Moncton, NB
2011
FROZEN EVENTS, Flat Time House, London, UK
Prizes, Grants, Residencies
Artist in Residence, City & Guilds of London Art School, London, 2015.
Florence Trust Studio Residency, London, 2011-12.
Vermont Studio Center Residency & Artist Grant, 2011.
Creation Grant: Province of Nova Scotia Grants to Individuals, 2009.
Bibliography
Artwork Featured. Liverpool Biennial Feature. Durant, N. The Times. Visual Arts. 13 July 2018. Print.
“Ai Weiwei’s Iconoclasm or Tropical Trance” DeMorgen. 31 Oct 2017. LINK
“For his First Solo Show in Italy, a Hawaiian-born Artist Ventures into an Otherworldly Paradise” Artsy. 5 Dec 2016. LINK
“Cue Collision at House of Egorn London …” Elephant Magazine. Sep 2016. LINK
“Secrets in the Carbon Atom at Podium in Oslo” Nero. Sep 2016. LINK
Artwork Featured. “From a Bank Vault to a Deli, These Young London Gallerists Are Finding Room for Art Where You’d Least Expect It”, Artsy. 4 July, 2016.
“Oriel Davies Open 2016: Painting” New Welsh Review. April 2016.
Artwork Featured. “Britain’s Got Talent” House and Garden UK, Art Scene. Feb 2016
Interview. Studio International. 26 May 2015.
“Catlin Art Prize 2015″ Chaundy, B. Huffington Post UK. 10 May 2015. LINK
Artwork Featured. “Introducing 40 of the UK’s most promising artists” Dazed Digital. March 2015.
“Catlin Art Prize Shortlist” Apollo Magazine. 3 March 2015.
“Justin Hammonds selects …” ArtSlant. 22 Jan 2015. LINK
“A Crazed Flowering.” Dazed Digital. 8 Jan 2015. LINK
The Catlin Guide 2015.
“A Crazed Flowering.” Time Out 6-12 Jan 2015. P. 43. Print.
Wulsclhager, J. “A Crazed Flowering.” Financial Times Visual Arts. 3 Jan 2015. Print.
“What’s On. Critics Choice” Saturday Review, The Times. 20 April 2013
Artist to Watch: Nicholas Johnson. Harper’s Bazaar. 28 Oct 2014. LINK
“Nicholas Johnson.” Young Space. 14 Aug. 2014. LINK
Featured: Best of 2014. Saatchi Art. LINK
Ones to Watch: The Art Scene Ahead, 13 Rising Art Stars. Goop. Issue 19, 3 July 2014. LINK
The Classroom: Nicholas Johnson. Hunger Magazine. 23 May 2013. LINK
Collections
Simmons & Simmons, London
Morgan Lovells, London
Private collections in UK, BE, IT, DE, HK
Contact
nwjohnso@gmail.com