Curriculum Vitae
Robert A. Johnson
217 Walnut Lane
Vienna, VA 22180
Born in Hopewell, Virginia
EDUCATION
217 Walnut Lane
Vienna, VA 22180
Born in Hopewell, Virginia
EDUCATION
• Public Schools, Hopewell, Virginia
• Duke University, BA,
• Duke University Law School, JD,
ART STUDIES
Painting
• Art Students League of New York (Study with David Leffel)
• Private study with Master Painter Lajos Markos, Houston, Texas
• Painting and studies in Europe.
• Certified copyist of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Drawing
• Art Students League of New York, Robert Beverly Hale, Michael Burban
• George Washington University Frank Wright
• Sumi Drawing, Hasashi Otah, Los Angeles, California
GROUP SHOWS
• 1991- 1997 - Salmagundi Club of New York
• 1992, 1993 - Knickerbocker Artists, NY,Washington
• 1993 -"The Flower Show "Grand Central Galleries, 57th Street, NY
• 1996 -"Fields, Flowers, and Fence Posts", Meyer Gallery
• 1996 - Oil Painters of America
• 1996 - National Portrait Institute Winners Show, NY
• 1997 - National Watercolor Society, New York
• 1997 - Arts for the Parks, Jackson Hole, WY
• 1997 - Washington Society of Portrait Artist - United States Senate Office Building
• 1998 - Oil Painters of America
• 1998 - Allied Artists; New York
• 1999 - Allied Artists; New York
• 1999 - Winter Landscapes; Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• 2000 - Oil Painters of America; Carmel, CA
• 2000 - Arts for the Parks; Jackson Hole, WY
• 2000 - Allied Artists; New York
• 2001 - Oil Painters of America; Palm Desert, CA
• 2001 - Allied Artists; Butler Institute, OH
• 2001 - Allied Artists; New York
• 2002 - Winter Landscapes; Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• 2002 - Oil Painters of America; Chicago
• 2002 - Allied Artists; New York
• 2003 - Oil Painters of America; Taos, NM
• 2005 - Oil Painters of America, Chicago, IL
• 2007 - Oil Painters of America, Fredericksburg, Texas
• 2007 - Allied Artists, New York
ONE MAN SHOWS
• 1989 - Turner Gallery Show, Middleburg, VA
• 1990 - Gilpin Gallery, Washington, DC
• 1992 - Gilpin Gallery, Washington, DC
• 1995 - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• 1997 - Atlantic Gallery, Washington, DC
• 1998 - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• 1999 - Atlantic Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2000 - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• 2000 - Atlantic Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2001 - Atlantic Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2001 - Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
• 2002 - Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
• 2002 - Atlantic Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2003 - Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
• 2005 - Trailside Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
• 2006 - Atlantic Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2007 - Trailside Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
. 2008 - Brazier Fine Art, Richmond, VA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Scottsdale Artists School, Instructor, Scottsdale, AZ
• Art Students League of New York, Drawing and Anatomy Workshop
• Fredericksburg Artists School; TX, Instructor
• Fechin Art School, Taos, NM
• Private Painting Workshops
AWARDS
First Place Awards
• The Artist's Magazine National Competition, First Prize Florals, 1993
• Salmagundi Club, Non Members National Competition, First Prize, 1997
Other Awards
• Salmagundi Club, Jacqueline Fox Award, 1996
• Finalist, National Portrait Competition, The Portrait Institute, NY, 1996
• Artist in Residence, Dinan, France, Summer 1997
• United States Arts for the Parks, Finalist, 1997
• Washington Society of Portrait Artist Finalist, 1997
• Oil Painters of America, America Frames Award, 1998
• Allied Artists of America, Florence Thorne and Earnest Thompson Award, 1998
• Oil Painters of America, Maimeri: Award of Excellence
• United States Arts For the Parks Finalist, 2000
Fine Art Connoisseur magazine Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America, 2007
COLLECTIONS
• Montgomery, Alabama Museum of Fine Arts
• Art Students League of New York
• Food Distribution Institute, Washington, DC
• Numerous private collections throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East.
HONORARY DEGREE
• Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Schiller International University, London, England 2002
MEMBERSHIPS
• Art Students League of New York, Life Member
• Signature Member Allied Artists, New York
• Signature Member Oil Painters of America
PUBLISHED BOOKS (Click Title for Book page)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (Click Underlined Magazine Title for Article)
Newspapers and Periodicals
• Santa Fe/Focus. "Robert Johnson, Uniquely His Own." December 1992; Santa Fe, NM.
• Vienna Times. "The Natural Harmony of Nature." November 1992; Vienna, VA.
• Robert Johnson Show: Atlantic Gallery. "The Georgetowner." November 1999; Washington, DC.
• Wolf, Rachel Rubin. "The Best of Flower Painting II". Cincinnati: North Light Books, 1999.
• Southwest Art. "Cover Article" December 2001; Santa Fe, NM.
BOOKS including works by Robert Johnson
• The Best of Flower Painting II: North Light Books, 1999
• The Simple Secret to Better Painting: by Greg Albert, North Light Books, 2003
VIDEOS
• Robert Johnson Paints Roses
• SaraBritt Arts, Tuscaloosa, AL 2002
• Robert Johnson Paints Pansies
• SaraBritt Arts, Tuscaloosa, AL 2002
• Floral Still Life, Lilliedahl Fine Arts, La Porte, TX
• Pears on an Oriental Rug, Lilliedahl Fine Arts, La Porte, TX
• Dahlias, Lilliedahl Fine Arts, La Porte, TX, 2006
• Carnations, Lilliedahl Fine Arts, La Porte, TX, 2006
• Azaleas and Oranges, Lilliedahl Fine Arts, La Porte, TX, 2007
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
• Trailside Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ and Jackson,
Marine Arts Gallery, Naples FL and Salem, MA
MUSEUMS
• Oakland Museum of California: 1000 Oak St. Oakland, CA
• Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum: The University of Minnesota 333 East River Rd Minn, MN
