James Johnson

James Johnson received an MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a BFA from Marywood University. His art encompasses installation, sculpture, photography, and live activity, and makes reference to architecture and issues surrounding representation, economics and power. He is influenced by conceptual art and minimalism. Recognitions include an Independence Foundation Fellowship and two Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Fellowships. He was an Acquisition Finalist for the West Prize and completed a residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. 

Exhibitions include: Fleisher/Ollman Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), Vox Populi (Philadelphia, PA), Humble Arts Foundation (New York, NY), Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA), The Print Center (Philadelphia), ThreeWalls (Chicago, IL), Guest Spot (Baltimore, MD). He participated in No Soul for Sale with Vox Populi at the Tate Modern in London. His work was included in HUMBLE CATS: New Cats in Art Photography, published by Yoffy Press. Johnson lives and works in Philadelphia where he holds the appointment of Associate Professor of Photography at Moore College of Art & Design.