Ciri Johnson

I work in painting and photography, creating art that is nature-derivative, often with forms that do not fully define themselves. These images live in a realm between identification and obscurity.

My latest series of photographs utilizes a process of discovery and development into an unexpected image. I use the loss of control by creating a still image through movement, and then explore that image to discover what it wants to become. The final creation is a push-pull between having little say in what is created, and defining the image. Many of these images have been created under, around, and from within trees. Nature is the source and focus of this series, offering a subtle voice to her presence.

My art has been shown in New York City, Los Angeles, and Tucson.

BFA in Painting – San Francisco Art Institute
MA in Sculpture – New York University

2019
Common Ground
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson

2018
Cruzando Líneas / Cruzando Fronteras
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson
¡Chubasco! - a Monsoon Exhibition
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson
Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres (Women, Women, Women)
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson

2017
Chiquititos
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson
Et Tu, Art Brute
Andrew Edlin Gallery • New York, NY
Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres (Women, Women, Women)
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson
¡Chubasco! - a Monsoon Exhibition
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson

2016
Aguas Sagradas - a Monsoon Exhibition
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson
Cositas
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson

2015
Lluvia de Vida - a Monsoon Exhibition
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson
Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres (Women, Women, Women)
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson
Pequenos
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson

2014
Snap to Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art • Los Angeles
Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres (Women, Women, Women)
Raices Taller 222 Gallery • Tucson

2013
Photographs
3861 N First Ave • Tucson
Desert Gala
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Gallery • Tucson
Fresh Paint
University of Arizona Museum of Art • Tucson
Mujeres, Mujeres, ...