Photographic artist Eirik Johnson (b. 1974) makes conceptually-grounded work examining the intersections of contemporary environmental, social, and cultural issues both in America and abroad.  Employing various modes of presentation from photobooks to experiential photo and sound-based installation, Johnson’s photographic projects explore the marks and connections formed in the friction of this complicated relationship. Johnson received his BFA and BA from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA in 1997 and his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2003.  He has exhibited his work at institutions including the Aperture Foundation, NY, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA, and the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.  Johnson is the recipient of numerous awards including the Santa Fe Prize, the Neddy Award, an Art Matters Grant, and a Fulbright Fellowship. His first monograph BORDERLANDS was published by Twin Palms Publishers in 2005 and was the subject of solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York, and Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco.  His second monograph Sawdust Mountain was published by Aperture in 2009 and culminated in exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery, the Aperture Foundation, and Vassar College.  In 2018, Johnson published his third book PINE, with Minor Matters Books, for which he also produced a full-length vinyl album featuring original compositions by seven musicians. Johnson’s photobook Barrow Cabins, was published in 2019 by Ice Fog Press and in 2021 he self-published his most recent title Road to Nowhere.  Johnson’s work is in the permanent collections of institutions including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, NY, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX.  Eirik Johnson is represented by Koplin del Rio Gallery in Seattle.  He is a member of the photographic cooperative Cake Collective and serves as Programs Chair at the Photographic Center Northwest and faculty at the University of Washington. 

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Koplin Del Rio Gallery - Seattle, WA