Shannon Johnson
Education
1996 - 1998 Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts, Meadowbank TAFE
1999 - 2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Hons 1st class, UNSW,COFA
2004 - 2007 M.F.A with A.P.A, at U.N.S.W, C.O.F.A
Selected Exhibiting History
Solo
2007 October - ‘Omen Wallpaper’, Titanik Gallery, Turku, Finland
February - ‘Omen Wallpaper’, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
2006 June - ‘Lucky Draw’, M.A.D Gallery, Enmore, Sydney
May - ‘Little Breaks’, Sheffer Gallery, Darlington, Sydney
2005 November - ‘Shoes and Booze’, Paris, France
2004 May - ‘Hardly Wallpaper’, Space 3, Chippendale, Sydney
2003 September - ‘Wallpaper Imposter’, Space3, Chippendale, Sydney
2002 March - ‘One Armed Point’, Space3, Chippendale, Sydney
2001 February - ‘I might buy your property’, Space3,Sydney
1999 September - ‘Record’, The Little Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Group Shows
2008 August - ‘Restart’ 388 Gallery, Chengdu, China
‘Most’ Glint Gallery, Eskineville
July - ‘Ergas, Ergo’ Silvershot Gallery, Melbourne
March - ‘Through The Eye Of A Needle’, Gaffa Gallery, Surry Hills
2006 June -‘Profile 1’, Gaffa Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2005 September - ‘Gangfest’, Salatiga, Indonesia
June -‘Interstate’ 4Cats Gallery, Melbourne
March - ‘ Cut and Spray’ , Volume, Newcastle
January -‘Checkpoint’ Mori Gallery, Sydney
2004 December - ‘End of Year Show’ Knot Gallery
November - ‘Raw’, Space3, Chippendale, Sydney
‘COFA Fundraising Exhibition’, Kudos, Paddington
October - ‘Unholy Matrimony’, The Wedding Circle, Chippendale
August - ‘Cut Sik’ The Labour Club, Surry Hills, Sydney
July- ‘Waste of Art’ 245 Broadway, Broadway, Sydney
2003 April - ‘Knot, En Exhibition’ Australia Council, Sydney
‘I Never Promised I’d Make Sense’ Space3, Sydney
March -‘After Midnight My Sweet’ Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2002 August - ‘Monopolies’, Performance Space, Chippendale, Sydney
July - ‘Fishibition’, Knot Gallery, Strawberry Hills, Sydney
‘Seductress’, Beowulf Gallery, Woolhara, Sydney
May -‘Jumbo Connector’, Kilo Studios, Chippendale, Sydney
2001 December -‘Fuck Art Lets Thrash’ Space3, Chippendale, Sydney
November - ‘Mint’ , COFA, Paddington, Sydney
August - ‘Dissonance’ Kudos Gallery, Paddington,Sydney
‘Context’ Kudos Gallery
May - ‘Foundation series’ Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2000 December -‘SA Selection Exhibition’, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
November - ‘Dialogue’ COFA, Paddington, Sydney
October -‘Currents, Interpreting Leonardo’ Powerhouse Museum,
1999 ‘A Week of Women or Women’s Weekly’ COFA, Sydney
April -‘Marks and Matter’ The Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney
Collections
Ergas Collection, Sydney, Australia
Ǻbo Akademi University Foundations Collection, Finland
Student Association Collection, C.O.F.A, U.N.S.W
Transfield Ltd Collection, Sydney
Private Collections in Paris, Melbourne, Sydney, Finland, Indonesia
Bibliography
2008 March 24, ‘The Brag’,p 34
2007 October 5, ‘Turun Ylioppilasehti’, p 17
October 6, ‘Ǻbo Underrättelser’, p 16
September 11, ‘Turun Sanomat’, p 14
September 30, ‘Turun Sanomat’, p 20
2006 June 20, ‘Inner West Courier’, p 33
May 13- 14,’Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum’, p16
2005 Space 3 Exhibiting Artists Book
March 28,’The Brag’, p 40
2004 October, ‘The Hub’, p 5
‘U.B.M, Issue 3’, p 60
August 23,’The Brag’, p 44
May 24,’The Brag’, p 47
2002 July 27-28, Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan
Director/ Curator/ Associations
2007-2008 Arte - Turku, Finland
2003-2008 R.A.W - Sydney, Indonesia
2006-2008 G.E.L - Paris, France
2002-2008 Glint Gallery/Alpha House – Erskineville, Sydney
2004-2005 Wedding Circle Gallery – Chippendale, Sydney
2000-2002 Kilo Studios – Chippendale, Sydney
2000-2005 Space3 – Chippendale, Sydney
Awards
2004 Australian Post Graduate Award
2003 Cite des Internationale Residency in Paris
2001 1st Class Honours
2000 Student Ass