Duane Johnson - Art

Art

Johnson has had several solo exhibitions including Unsocial: The Bully Series, at in Kansas City, Missouri, Paintings: Duane Johnson, at Joan Derryberry Gallery at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee; "Easy Target: Narrative Connections", at StoneMetal Press in San Antonio, Texas; The Visit, Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas. He has had two exhibitions with artist Amy Gerhauser; His & Hers x2: Duane Johnson & Amy Gerhauser, Ira M. Taylor Memorial Gallery in Frost Center for the Visual Arts at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and His & Hers, recent work by Duane Johnson & Amy Gerhauser, at One9zero6 Gallery in San Antonio, Texas. His work has been included in numerous juried international and national exhibitions, including UMKC National Print Exhibition, UMKC Gallery of Art, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri; 30th Bradley International Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois; School Days: Cafeteria Plan, Bonsack Gallery, John Burroughs School, St. Louis, Missouri; Iowa Biennial 2004, Project Art Main Gallery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and Art & Social Activism, Olin Fine Arts Center Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania. He has also curated a few artist books exhibitions including Bound/Unbound with Amy Gerhauser shown at StoneMetal Press.

The Bully Series is a body of work reflecting on the relationship of bully-victim-onlooker incorporating photographs of various people that can be interpreted as any of those three bully-victim-onlooker. Johnson realized that bullying wasn't just limited to the schoolyard and that it can sometimes carry over into adult life. struggling to Johnson currently is working on a new series called the Sappy Series which is a more personal group of work reflecting on his relationships.