
	Biography Eric Ernest Johnson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute with a B.F.A. in Painting and Film. He currently works from his L.A. studio creating paintings, sculpture, mobiles, drawings, writings and music. Johnson's modern approach to ancient themes – Mother Nature, creation stories, towers to the sky, great battles, heroic vessels, seas, and the great beyond – reveal new and miraculous worlds with a richness of spirit and imagination.
		Past Exhibitions May 2008, Inner Battles of the Imaginary Male (group show), Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles CA. February 2008, Monsters in the Garden, Owl and Lion Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland. May 2007, Eric Ernest Johnson & Chris Verene, ADA Gallery, Richmond VA. November 2006, New Works by Eric Ernest Johnson, Ames Ingham, West Hollywood CA. March 2006, New Works by Larry Yust & Eric Ernest Johnson, Fluxco Gallery, Los Angeles CA. December 2005, New Works by Eric Ernest Johnson & Dee Dee Cheriel, Fluxco Gallery, Los Angeles CA. September 2005, America (group show), Mendenhall/Sobieski Gallery, Pasadena CA. June 2004, New Paintings by Eric Ernest Johnson, Foundation, Venice CA. February 2004, Maiden Voyage, Stonepath Gallery, New York NY. January 2004, 21 Paintings by Eric Ernest Johnson, On Gallery, South Pasadena CA. August 2003, Eric Ernest Johnson Paintings, Launch Pad Gallery, Los Angeles CA. December 2001, Mobiles, Show Pony, Los Angeles CA. November 1998, New Works, Bicentennial 13, Los Angeles CA. May 1997, Toy Show (group show), Spanish Kitchen Studios, Los Angeles CA. April 1996, Cookin' in Another Dimension (group show), Spanish Kitchen Studios, Los Angeles CA. April 1994, Eric Ernest Johnson Solo Exhibition, The Rossmore House, Los Angeles CA. September 1993, New Monsters, Big and Tall, Hollywood CA. August 1993, The Shooting Gallery Benefit Auction, Arboretum Studios, Santa Monica CA. December 1992, Small Works, Jewels to Behold (group show), Studio Raid Gallery, Los Angeles CA. March 1992, Paintings by Eric Ernest Johnson, Lizard Gallery, Los Angeles CA. January 1992, Poor Traits, Whatever Gallery, San Francisco CA. November 1991, Eric Ernest Johnson (Graduate Exhibition), Diego Rivera Gallery (San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco CA. September 1991, S.F. Mission Group Show, Adobe Bookstore, San Francisco CA. February 1988, Lost Angeles, Stepps, Los Angeles CA. April 1987, Paintings and Other Works, The Motley (Scripps College), Claremont CA.