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Sarah Anne Johnson statement | biography | links + press

born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1976

EDUCATION

2004 Masters of Photography, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2002 BFA, Honors Degree, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
1997 Associate of Occupational Studies Degree, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007
The Galapagos Project
, Julie Saul Gallery, NY
Elsewhere, The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL

2006
In the Forest, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
Either Side of Eden, Plug In, Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Canada
Tree Planting, Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada

2005
Tree Planting, Duke University, Durham, NC
Tree Planting, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
Tree Planting, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
Tree Planting, John Hope Franklin Center Gallery, Duke University, NC

2001 Rush-hour, College St. Boniface, Winnipeg, MB

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007
Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now
, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
5th Biennale de Montreal, Centre International d'Art Contemporian de Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2006
In the Forest, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Female Machine, Sister Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Stiff, Gallery 4000, Chicago, IL
Soft Radical, Compact Space, Los Angeles, CA
Either Side of Eden, Plug-In RCA, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Under 30, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

2005
Imprints, CMCP, Ottawa, Canada
Bugs, Label Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
J'en Reve, Foundation Cartier, Paris, France
On Transit, Mexicali, Mexico

2004
Dreamweavers, Yancey Richardson Gallery, NY
$200 Days, Label Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
Flirt, Neubacher Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2003
Another Other, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Ketchup's Rolla Decks Art Show, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
The Living Room Show, Gallery 260, Winnipeg, MB

2002-2003 More Than Code, touring exhibition, various cities across the U.S.

2001
Latchkey Magazine Launch, The Other Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Wall Art, The Other Gallery, Winnipeg, MB

1999 Absence in Presence, Chien Dog Gallery, Winnipeg, MB

AWARDS, GRANTS, AND RESIDENCIES

2004
Creation/Production Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
Alice Kimball Foundation Travel Grant, Yale School of Art, New Haven, Connecticut

2003 Schickle-Collingwood Prize, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT

2003 & 2002
Reader's Digest/Lila Acheson Wallace Scholarship, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Student Bursary Grant, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg, MB
Garry Trudeau/Yale University School of Art Scholarship, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT

2002 & 2001 UMSU Scholarship, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS

Saltz, Jerry, "Vision Thing, Sarah Anne Johnson blurs the line between mediums", The Village Voice, March 2, 2007
Modern Painters. Review. Feb. 2007
Guggenheim Magazine, Winter 2006
Walsh, Meeka, Frieze Magazine, Issue #102, October 2006
Eyland, Cliff, "Visual Arts", Border Crossings Magazine, Issue 99, August 2006
Enright, Robert, "City Report: Winnipeg" Freize Magazine, Issue 97, March 2006
Walker, Morley, "True to her Roots", Winnipeg Free Press, March 16, 2006
"Sarah Anne Johnson", Domino, March 2006
Enright, Robert, "Picture Perfect" Globe and Mail, June 20, 2006
Roberts, Lorne, "Tree Planter Turns Lens on Galapagos Islands", Winnipeg Free Press, June 22, 2006
Weinburg, Lauren, Time Out Chicago, Issue 75, 2006
Loftin, A.J., "Into the Woods," Hartford Advocate, August 18 - 24, 2005
Jaeny Baik, CBC Radio, "Shaken not Stirred", November 26-28,
Fineman, Mia, "Close Up," Photograph, May/June 2005
Peterson, Thane, "Photography's Golden Age," BusinessWeek, May 2, 2005
Ross, Lauren, "Sarah Anne Johnson: "Tree Planting" at Julie Saul Gallery," Art on Paper, June 2005
"Roots of a Movement", Winnipeg Free Press, June 16, 2005
Aletti, Vince, "Mud, Sweat and Tears," Modern Painters, April 2005
Schwendener, Martha, "Sarah Anne Johnson," Artforum.com, February, 2005
Smith, Roberta, "Last Chance," The New York Times, March 11, 2005
"Don't Miss! Sarah Anne Johnson," Time Out New York, March 3-9, 2005
Aletti, Vince, "Paradise Found," The Village Voice, February 15, 2005
Smith, Roberta, "Tree Planting," The New York Times, February 11, 2005
Maclean's, "Newsmakers", Vol. 118, Number 50, Dec. 12, 2005
Border Crossings, Issue #92, p.80, 2004
Grosz, David, "Dreamweavers," New York Sun, August 26, 2002
Dahle, Sigrid, Winnipeg Free Press, "Compelling Photos Click", 2002
Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, "Warehouse, Eleven", 2002

COLLECTIONS

Canada Arts Council Art Bank
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Canada
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT


Tree Planting 2003-2005 [view]