b. 1979, Australia

Helen Johnson Biography

Johnson lives and works in Melbourne.

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From Helen Johnson’s artist statement 2013: Painting serves as the primary ground of my practice, though the approaches I take seek an understanding of painting as a loaded medium operating on new terms in a post-medium condition. I have an interest in how painting might be used as a means of addressing and reflecting on aspects of cultural identity in an open way, which I might position against a declarative way. The space of painting is for me a space where seemingly incontrovertible things are constantly being reconsidered, put into new relations with other things, where slippage is always present. In this regard it is a useful space for thought.

Helen Johnson has exhibited regularly with Sutton Gallery since 2007. Recent individual exhibitions include: Air to Surface (with Parker Ito) Curated by Liv Barrett at Prism, Los Angeles 2013, Meantime at Sutton Gallery, Melbourne 2013,  Dead Metaphor at ACME Project Space, London, 2012; and  System Preferences at Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, 2011.
Selected group exhibitions include: Melbourne Now, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2013; Collage: The Heide Collection, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2013; Negotiating This World: Contemporary Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria, 2012; Chinatown: the Sequel, ltd los angeles, 2012; Art & Australia Collection 2003 – 2013, Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales, 2012; Stick It! Collage in Australia Art, National Gallery of Victoria, 2010; The Independence Project, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, 2007; Present Future, Artissima, Turin, 2007; Octopus 6, Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne, 2006; and New06, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2006.

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Fell from the gaze of the other by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork painting
Helen Johnson Fell from the gaze of the other, 2023 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
87 x 61.5 cm
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Scales fell from eyes by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork painting
Helen Johnson Scales fell from eyes, 2023 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
87 x 61.5 cm
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Gaze fell, constituted by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork painting
Helen Johnson Gaze fell, constituted, 2023 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
87 x 61.5 cm
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Small pool (patience) by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork works on paper, drawing
Helen Johnson Small pool (patience), 2022 Synthetic polymer paint and pencil on canvas
238 x 184 cm
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Conversation Piece by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork painting
Helen Johnson Conversation Piece, 2022 Synthetic polymer paint and pencil on canvas
216 x 273 cm
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Death Painting (Knowledge transfer ghoul) by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork painting
Helen Johnson Death Painting (Knowledge transfer ghoul), 2017 Acrylic on canvas
252 x 180 cm
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Arseholes by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork painting
Helen Johnson Arseholes, 2020 Acrylic on canvas
45.7 x 61 cm
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Denial by Helen Johnson contemporary artwork painting, drawing, mixed media
Helen Johnson Denial, 2019 Acrylic and pencil on canvas
198 x 137 cm
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