Kelley Johnson
Kelley Johnson (b.1973, Houston, Texas) holds an MFA from Indiana University, a BFA from Parsons School of Design, and a Yale University Even Battle Stoeckel Fellow.
Recent solo exhibitions of the artist's work have been on view at Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL; Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL; Freight and Volume Gallery, New York, NY; Arts and Leisure Gallery, New York, NY.
Recent Public Art Commissions include Art in Public Place Virgin Voyages Terminal, Miami, FL; FedEx Headquarters, Miami International Airport; Untitled Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL; Locust Projects, Public Art Installation at the Grove at Grand Bay, Coconut Grove, FL.
Notable collections include Perez Art Museum, Art in Public Places MD, Related Group, UBS Bank, and Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.
Education
2001 Indiana University, Master of Fine Arts
1999 Parsons School of Design, Bachelor of Fine Art
1998 Yale Summer School of Art, Painting Fellow
Public Art
2023 Rado Watches, Miami Art Week, Fleeting Fragments of Time 27/45, Miami Beach, FL
2023 Untitled Art fair, Functional Sculptures Commission, Fleeting Fragments of Time 15/45, Miami Beach, FL
2022 Art in Public Places, Virgin Voyages Terminal, Miami, FL
2021 Art in Public Places, Miami International Airport, Fedex Building, Miami, FL
2019 Locust Projects, Public Installation at the Grove at Grand Bay, Miami, FL
2018 Untitled Art Fair, Special Projects, Miami Beach, Miami, FL
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Illusive Memories of Space, Miami, FL
2020 Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Windows, Planes, Screens and Veils, Miami, FL
2019 Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, Mo
2018 Freight + Volume Gallery, Slow Hum, New York City, NY
2017 Bruno David Gallery, Kelley Johnson: Somewhere Between Here and There, Saint Louis, MO
2016 Dupont Building Diorama, Kelley Johnson, Downtown Miami, FL
2016 David Castillo Gallery, Somewhere Between Here and There / Somewhere Between You and Me, Miami Beach, FL
2016 Arts + Leisure Gallery, Flickering and Floating / Here and There /, New York City, NY
2016 Dupont Building, Diorama Project, Miami, FL
2016 Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Something that Hovers and Pulses Just Under The Surface, Hollywood, FL
2015 Bruno David Projects, Kelley Johnson: Paintings, Saint Louis, MO
2014 Greenlease Gallery, Kelley Johnson: Paintings, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
2013 Bruno David Gallery Kelley Johnson: New Paintings, Saint Louis, MO (catalog)
2012 Twin Kittens Gallery, Kelley Johnson: Recent Paintings, Atlanta, GA
2011 Bruno David Gallery, Works on Paper Series, Saint Louis, MO (catalog)
2010 Bruno David Gallery, Kelley Johnson: Recent Paintings, Saint Louis, MO (catalog)
2007 Bruno David Gallery, Kelley Johnson: Dreaming, Saint Louis, MO (catalog)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, Presence as Object, Webster University, Saint Louis, MO
2023 Fredric Snitzer Gallery, 45th Anniversary Show, Miami, FL
2021 Fredric Snitzer Gallery, A9 Group Show, Miami, FL
2020 Fredric Snitzer Gallery, 10 W San Marino Dr Show, Miami, FL
2018 Bruno David Gallery, Overview 2018, Saint Louis, MO
2018 Mindy Solomon Gallery, If You Would Just Shut Up and Listen, Miami, FL
2017 Bruno David Gallery, Saint Louis, MO
2016 Fountainhead, Welcome to Miami, Miami, FL
2015 Locust Projects, NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL
2015 100+ Degrees in the Shade, curated by Jane Hart, Miami, FL
2015 David Castillo Gallery, DCG Summer Show, Miami, FL
2014 Bruno David Gallery, Saint Louis, MO
2013 Bruno David Gallery, Blue-White-Red, Saint Louis, MO
2012 Twin Kittens Gallery, LIVE/WORK, Atlanta, GA
2011 Bruno David Gallery, OVERPAPER, Saint Louis, MO (catalog)
2010 Bruno David Gallery, Recession Rejuvenations, Saint Louis, MO
2009 Bruno David Gallery, Overview_09, Saint Louis, MO
2009 Art Chicago, NEXT, Chicago, IL
2008 Bruno David Gallery, Controlled Chaos, Saint Louis, MO
2007 Bruno David Gallery, OVER_VIEW 08, Saint Louis, MO
2007 Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Painters from Saint Louis, Sedalia, MO
2007 Bruno David Gallery, On Paper, Saint Louis, MO
2006 Bruno David Gallery, Overview, Saint Louis, MO
2005 Bruno David Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition, Saint Louis, MO
2005 Greenlease Gallery, Once Upon a Time, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
2003 Webster University, Group Show, Saint Louis, MO
2002 Ohr-O'keefe Museum of Art, Group Exhibition, Biloxi, MS
2002 Southern Illinois University, Group Exhibition, Edwardsville, IL
2001 Indiana University Museum, Thesis Show, Bloomington, IN
2000 S.O.F.A. Gallery, Group Show, Bloomington, IN
1999 Parsons School of Design in Paris, Group Show, Paris, France
1998 S.O.F.A Gallery, Group Show, Bloomington, IN
1998 Yale at Norfolk, Summer Show, Norfolk, CT
Selected Bibliography
2018 "From Gordon Parks to LaToya Ruby Frazier, Here Are 35 Must-See gallery Shows in New York City This January" Art Net, Sarah Cascone, January
2018 "Escaping to the Present with Artist Kelley Johnson at Newest Exhibition" Art Zealous, Kristina Adduci, January
2018 "Spiritual Visions in the New Exhibition by Kelley Johnson at Freight + Volume" After NYNE, January
2018 "Freight + Volume opens Slow Hum: An exhibition of new works by Kelley Johnson" Art Daily, January
2018 "Kelley Johnson’s “Slow Hum” at Freight + Volume, New York" Blouin ArtInfo, January
2016 "Southern Edition no. 124" New American Paintings, Open Studios Press
2016 "Francesco Lo Castro of Art and Culture Center/Hollywood showcases Kelley Johnson’s artwork" The Miami Herald, George Fishman
2016 "Kelley Johnson’s colorful geometry highlights solo shows at Hollywood arts center" The Miami Herald, George Fishman
2015 "DCG Summer Show" The Miami Rail, Amanda Sanfilippo
2015 "South Florida galleries provideArt Basel’s local afterglow" The Miami Herald, Anne Tschida
2013 "Southern Edition no. 106" New American Paintings, Open Studios Press
2013 "Must See Painting Shows: Kelley Johnson" Huffington Post, Steven Zevitas
2013 "Visual Effects… Delight for the Eyes and Mind", St. Louis Beacon, Sarah Griesbach
2013 "Kelley Johnson" Bruno David Gallery Exhibition Catalog, Essay by Damon Freed
2013 "Kelley Johnson" Bruno David Gallery Exhibition Catalog, Essay by Nicole Yen
2012 "Twin Kittens and Kelley Johnson Prove Solid…“ BURNAWAY Magazine, Rachel Reese
2011 "Works on Paper” Bruno David Gallery Exhibition Catalog, Essay by Sara Mote
2011 "Kelley Johnson" Bruno David Gallery Exhibition Catalog, Essay by James Yood
2010 "Johnson’s work demands attention" St. Beacon, Ivy Cooper
2010 "Recent Paintings" Bruno David Gallery Exhibition Catalog, Essay by Vara Lyons
2010 "Recession Rejuvenations" Riverfront Times, Jessica Baran
2007 "2007 St. Louis Painters" Review Magazine, Nancy K. Weant
2007 "Dreaming" Bruno David Gallery Exhibition Catalog, Essay by Lindsey Stouffer
2005 "Overhung show or, Hung over critic?“ Saint Louis Art, Rob Miller
2005 "Bruno David Gallery: Inaugural Exhibition” River front Times, Ivy Cooper
2005 "Bruno David Gallery" St. Louis Post Dispatch, David Bonetti
2005 "Bruno David to Open on Friday" 52nd City, Tomas Crone
2005 "The Bruno buzz" West End Word, Hugh Beall
2005 "Bruno David Gallery: Inaugural Exhibition" Saint Louis Art, Rob Miller
2005 "Bruno David Gallery: Inaugural Exhibition" Illusion Junkie, Hugh Beall
2005 "Kelley Johnson", Bill Griffin Interview, Video
2005 "Bruno David Gallery: Inaugural Exhibition" St. Louis Post Dispatch, David Bonetti
2005 "Grand Grand Center" Riverfront Times, Alison Sielof
2005 "Gallery musical chairs" St. Louis Post Dispatch, David Bonetti
2005 "Art News" The Healthy Planet, Anne Murphy, October