Femi J Johnson

Art Statement
Femi J. Johnson’s abstract storyscapes embody a uniquely raw and permissive form of contemporary abstraction. Floating harmonized color, shaped figural elements, and snippets of line drawing all find their position and coalesce as expressions of Johnson’s worldview. Familiar places, formal or self-educated beliefs, and personal or media-influenced subjects saturate his mutable compositions, freeing the viewer to explore interchangeable scenarios. Translating chaos into temporary but believable order on canvas, Johnson’s cohesive improvisations exalt the rich connectivity of life.

Bio
Femi J. Johnson was born in Manhattan, New York, and raised in Easton, Pennsylvania. His early talent in graphite and charcoal drawing led to a professional career as a Master Draftsman & Designer for companies such as Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies. After thousands of technical drawings over decades of work, Johnson redirected his creative energy back to the fine arts. He completed a two-year studio program in art at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, where his engagement with contemporary and modernist art inspired his emerging studio practice. In 2012 Johnson returned to the Lehigh Valley, where he...

Hudson Valley College - Studio Fine Arts

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
December 14 – January 26, 2020: The Embodiment of Abstraction
Gallery On Fourth, Easton, PA

June 14 – August 1, 2019: Femi and the Collection
Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA

August 16 – November 30, 2018, Abstract Story-Boards
Renaissance Mezzanine Gallery, Allentown, PA

August 3 – October 16, 2018: Urban Pathways: Safe or Sacred Spaces
Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA

February 22 – May 31, 2018: Mind-Scapes
Respect Graduate School, Allentown, PA

September 21 – October 2017: Femi J. Johnson In the Raw
RE:find Gallery 724, Allentown, PA

April 2 - 30, 2016: Fire & Ice
Bank Street Gallery, Easton, PA

January 7 – February 2016: Urbanscapes
Civic 514 Gallery, Allentown, PA


2-PERSON & GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
January 9 – February 9, 2020: Passing Bittersweet: A Tribute to Ross Gay's ‘The Book of Delights’
Lafayette College, Williams Center Gallery, Easton, PA

November 2, 2019: Cocktails & Collecting
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA

October 19 – December 20, 2019: The Artist / The Muse: Femi J. Johnson & Yvette Hendler
Soft Machine Gallery, Allentown, PA

October 19 – January 20, 2020: Afrocosmologies: American Reflections (Featuring works from P...