Born 1963, Durham, North Carolina
EDUCATION
1985
BA in Studio Art & Art History, Duke University, Durham NC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Beneath the Surface, William Havu Gallery, Denver
Over the Line: New Paintings by Clay Johnson, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA
2020
Wide Open Spaces, 425 Market Street, San Francisco
The Wide Open Landscape, 555 California Street, San Francisco
Clay Johnson: New Paintings, Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery, Mill Valley CA
2019
Latitude: New Paintings by Clay Johnson, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles
Clay Johnson: New Paintings, William Havu Gallery, Denver
2018
New Paintings by Clay Johnson, George Billis Gallery, New York
2017
The Connected Edge, William Havu Gallery, Denver
2016
Wide Open: New Paintings by Clay Johnson, Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco
2003
Clay Johnson: New Paintings, District Fine Arts, Washington DC
2002
Clay Johnson: New Paintings, District Fine Arts, Washington DC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS
2023
Good Will III, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA
2022
ArtMarket SF (Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery), San Francisco
Good Will: A Group Exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA
2021
Architecture Shape & Color, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA
Poets: A Group Exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA
2020
Glean: Select Gallery Artists, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA
Abstraction: Old Friends, New Faces, Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery, Mill Valley CA
2019
Glean: Select Gallery Artists, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA
The Modern Landscape, Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery, Mill Valley CA
Luxembourg Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, La Pinacothèque, Luxembourg City
2018
SOFA (George Billis Gallery), Chicago
Selected Abstracts, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles
Summer Group Show, George Billis Gallery, New York
Art Market SF (Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery), San Francisco
Art Palm Springs (George Billis Gallery), Palm Springs
2017
New Acquisitions, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie WY
Art Market SF (Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery), San Francisco
Art on Paper (Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery), New York
2016
ArtMarket Hamptons (Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery), Bridgehampton NY
ArtMarket SF (Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery), San Francisco
2015
Art Silicon Valley (Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery), San Mateo CA
2004
Art of the Twentieth Century (Samson Fine Arts), Park Avenue Armory, New York
2002
Gallery Artists, Samson Fine Arts, New York
Poetic Minimalism, District Fine Arts, Washington DC
Works on Paper (Samson Fine Arts), Park Avenue Armory, New York
2001
Gallery Artists, Samson Fine Arts, New York
Works on Paper (Samson Fine Arts), Park Avenue Armory, New York
2000
Works on Paper (Samson Fine Arts), Park Avenue Armory, New York
1999
Small Works, District Fine Arts, Washington DC
Talent 1999, New Artists/New Works, Samson Fine Arts, New York
Works on Paper (Samson Fine Arts), Park Avenue Armory, New York
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
University of Wyoming Art Museum
La Pinacothèque (Luxembourg)
The Kimpton Corporation
Allan Myers Corporation
Collection of Dr. Andrea Shepard
Collection of Sheldon Ostroff
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Over the Line: New Paintings by Clay Johnson
April 2 - April 30, 2021
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Glean : Select Gallery Artists
December 10 - January 16, 2021
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GOOD WILL: A GROUP EXHIBITION
DECEMBER 10 2021 - JANUARY 22, 2022
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ARCHITECTURE SHAPE & COLOR: A Group Exhibition
August 26 - September 25, 2021
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POETS: A Group Exhibition
JULY 15 - AUGUST 21, 2021