Matt Johanning

Matt Johanning is a contemporary representational painter whose work explores place, memory, architecture, and the quiet pleasures of everyday life. His deep understanding of color, composition, and storytelling comes from decades as an art director and creative director at ad agencies and design firms nationwide.

He resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where you will see his paintings hanging in local hospitals, luxury condos, and other public spaces, as well as in private collections locally and across the region, He lives and creates with his wife and creative partner, and Winston, their playful and always demanding Cockapoo.

Contemporary realism
American landscape
Architectural painting
Figurative realism

Depictions include:

American Places
Moments of Motion
Quiet Architecture
Summer Light
Pennsylvania Observations

Matt holds an AAS in Advertising Design from Brown College in Minneapolis, MN.

Upcoming

November, 2026
Small Jewels
Peninsula Gallery
Lewes, DE

April, 2027
Highlight Wall
Red Raven Art
Lancaster, PA



2026

"The Boys of Red Raven" Featured Artist",
Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, PA

2025

"The Boys of Red Raven" Featured Artist",
Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, PA

"Small Jewels" Group Show
Peninsula Gallery, Lewes, DE


Holiday Group Show
Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, PA

2024

May Show
Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, PA

Holiday Group Show
Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, PA

Highlight Show
Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, PA



Gallery Representation
Red Raven Art Company, Lancaster, PA

The Little Gallery
Philadelphia, PA

Perry County Council of the Arts
PCCA Gallery