Benjamin M Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was raised in southern New Jersey. He studied painting at The University of the Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he was awarded a European travel scholarship that greatly informed the direction of his work. Benjamin’s highly detailed oil paintings are inspired by the natural world and our place in it. He often incorporates scientific or historical themes, and frequently collaborates with field researchers, including a multi-year project studying the ecology and archaeology of the Gran Desierto de Altar in Sonora Mexico. Benjamin currently lives and works in Tucson, Arizona. He exhibits his work internationally, and travels frequently to explore wild places and channel those experiences into his signature, photo-realistic paintings.
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Education
1997 – 2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Certificate Program
1995 – 1997 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, P.A.
Exhibitions
2022 The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY | Artists in Residence Exhibition
2022 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2021 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2021 Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts | Between the Earth and Jupiter
2020 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2020 Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ | Go Figure
2020 Cynthia Corbett Gallery | Scope NY
2020 Cynthia Corbett Gallery | London Art Fair
2019 Young Masters Art Prize Exhibition, London
2019 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2019 Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ | Travelogue: Grand Destinations and Personal Journeys
2019 Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson AZ | Small Things Considered
2019 Bonner David Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2019 University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson AZ | 6&6 Art and Science
2018 Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson AZ | Small Things Considered
2018 F.A.N. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2017 Tucson Museum Of Art, Tucson, AZ | Dress Matters
2017 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2016 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2016 Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson AZ | Small Things Considered
2015 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2015 Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ | Taking Flight: Birds In Art
2015 Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ | Small Things Considered
2014 Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ | The Tree: Myth, Symbol and Metaphor
2013 Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson AZ | Small Things Considered
2013 Tucson Museum of Art | Desert Grasslands
2011 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA | Alumni Travel Grant Exhibition
2009 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2009 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2007 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2006 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2006 Accent Gallery, Ocean City, NJ
2005 Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2005 The Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2004 Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon Twp, NJ |Feast or Famine: Group Exhibition
2004 Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA | Creative Artist’s Network Winter Group Exhibition
2004 Biggs Museum, Dover, Delaware: Group Exhibition
2004 Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts: Creative Artist’s Network Group Exhibition
2004 The Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2004 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Creative Artist’s Network, Philadelphia, PA | Winter Group Exhibition
2003 American College, Bryn Mawr, PA | Creative Artist’s Network Spring Group Exhibition
2003 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD | Creative Artist’s Network Exhibition “Baltimore Bound”
2003 Morgan Lewis and Bockius, Philadelphia, PA | Creative Artist’s Network Group Exhibition
2003 SEI Investments Co. Oaks, PA: Creative Artist’s Network Exhibition
2002 Creative Artist’s Network, Philadelphia, PA: Spring Group Exhibition
2002 Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ | Annual Photography Exhibition
2002 Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA: Emerging Artists Exhibition
2002 Salon Des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA: Group Exhibition
2002 Creative Artist’s Network, Philadelphia, PA | Off the Wall: Small Works Exhibition
2001 Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ | Works on Paper Exhibition
2001 Salon Des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA | Amazing Animal Show III
2001 Markeim Art Center, Haddonfield, NJ: Annual Juried Exhibition
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA | Alumni Exhibition
2001 Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | Third Annual New Talent Exhibition
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA | Annual Student Exhibition
2000 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA | Annual Student Exhibition
Awards and Honors
2008 The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA: Alumni Travel Grant
2002 – 2004 The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA: Visual Artists Fellowship
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: The Ruth and Ben Wolf Scholarship Prize in Honor of Peter Paone
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: The John Galasso Memorial Prize
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Gross McCleaf Gallery Prize in Honor of Estelle Shane Gross
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Hobson Pittman Memorial Prize
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Charles Toppan Prize
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Philadelphia Watercolor Society Award
2001 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Ware Travel Scholarship
2000 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Packard Prize
1999 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Franklin C. Watkins Memorial Grant
1996 University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA: Crozier Award
Residencies
2021 The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY
Publications
American Art Collector ‘Sea and Sky’ June 2008, Issue 32. p. 200
Philadelphia Lifestyle Magazine, ‘The Natural World Through the Eyes of Benjamin Johnson’, Kendra Toscano. February 2007
Desert Leaf, ‘Room to Breathe’, Lorraine A. DarConte. September 2015
Southwest Art, ‘Introductions’, by Kim Agricola, January 2019
Luxe Interiors and Design ‘Let These Paintings RemindYou Not To Dismiss The Beauty Of Everyday Objects’ by Mikki Brammer / December 2, 2019
