Biography

Sarah Anne Johnson was born in 1976 in Winnipeg, MB. She received her BFA from the University of Manitoba in 2002, and went on to complete her MFA at Yale School of Art in 2004.

Sarah Anne Johnson’s work has been exhibited in a number of solo and group exhibitions in Canada and the United States, and she is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards. Her first solo show in New York City opened in February of 2005, and garnered excellent reviews from The New York Times, The Village Voice, and Art Forum magazine. She currently resides in Winnipeg.

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Born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1976

EDUCATION
2004		Masters of Photography, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2002		BFA, Honors Degree, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
1997		Associate of Occupational Studies Degree, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008		To be announced, Image Du Pole, Orleans, France
2007		The Galapagos Project, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON The Galapagos Project, Julie Saul Gallery, NY
2006		In the Forest, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL Either Side of Eden, Plug In, Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, MB Tree Planting, Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2005		Tree Planting, Duke University, Durham, NC Tree Planting, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY Tree Planting, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT Tree Planting, John Hope Franklin Center Gallery, Duke University, NC
2001		Rush-hour, College St. Boniface, Winnipeg, MB
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007		Elsewhere, The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia 5th Biennale de Montreal, Centre International d'Art Contemporian de Montreal, QC L'Enfant de Cartier, Theatre de la Photographie et de l'Image, Nice, France
2006		The Female Machine, Sister Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Stiff, Gallery 4000, Chicago, IL Soft Radical, Compact Space, Los Angeles, CA Either Side of Eden, Plug-In RCA, Winnipeg, MB Under 30, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
2005		Imprints, CMCP, Ottawa, ON Bugs, Label Gallery, Winnipeg, MB J'en Reve, Foundation Cartier, Paris, France On Transit, Mexicali, Mexico
2004		Dreamweavers, Yancey Richardson Gallery, NY $200 Days, Label Gallery, Winnipeg, MB Flirt, Neubacher Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003		Another Other, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, ON Mr. Ketchup's Rolla Decks Art Show, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB The Living Room Show, Gallery 260, Winnipeg, MB
2002-2003		More Than Code, touring exhibition, various cities across the U.S
2001		Latchkey Magazine Launch, The Other Gallery, Winnipeg, MB Wall Art, The Other Gallery, Winnipeg, MB

AWARDS, GRANTS, AND RESIDENCIES
2007		Grange Prize, Short List, (winner t.b.a.) Art Gallery of Ontario/Aeroplan On the Rise, Winnipeg Arts Council Travel Grant, Winnipeg Arts Council
2004		Creation/Production Grant, Manitoba Arts Council Alice Kimball Foundation Travel Grant, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2003		Schickle-Collingwood Prize, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2003 & 2002		Reader's Digest/Lila Acheson Wallace Scholarship, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Student Bursary Grant, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg, MB Garry Trudeau/Yale University School of Art Scholarship, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2002 & 2001		UMSU Scholarship, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS
		James D. Cambell, "Crack in the Sky - La Biennale de Montreal", Border Crossing Magazine, Issue 104, December, 2007 Christine Hanlon, "Art In the Making", On Manitoba, Aug, 2007 Critic's Pick, "Elsewhere" Artforum, Sept, 2007 "Milroy's Contact Top Ten", The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2007 Saltz, Jerry, "Vision Thing, Sarah Anne Johnson blurs the line between mediums", The Village Voice, March 2, 2007 Modern Painters. Review. Feb. 2007 Guggenheim Magazine, Winter 2006 Weinburg, Lauren, Time Out Chicago, Issue 75, 2006 Jaeny Baik, CBC Radio, "Shaken not Stirred", November 26-28, 2006 Walsh, Meeka, Frieze Magazine, Issue #102, October 2006 Eyland, Cliff, "Visual Arts", Border Crossings Magazine, Issue 99, August 2006 Top 40 under 40, Winnipeg Sun, June 25, 2006 Enright, Robert, "Picture Perfect" Globe and Mail, June 20, 2006 Roberts, Lorne, "Tree Planter Turns Lens on Galapagos Islands", Winnipeg Free Press, June 22, 2006 Enright, Robert, "City Report: Winnipeg" Freize Magazine, Issue 97, March 2006 Walker, Morley, "True to her Roots", Winnipeg Free Press, March 16, 2006 "Sarah Anne Johnson", Domino, March 2006 "Newsmakers", Maclean's, Dec, 12-19 2005 Loftin, A.J., "Into the Woods," Hartford Advocate, August 18 - 24, 2005 Ross, Lauren, "Sarah Anne Johnson: "Tree Planting" at Julie Saul Gallery," Art on Paper, June Loren Roberts, "Roots of a Movement", Winnipeg Free Press, June 16, 2005 Fineman, Mia, "Close Up," Photograph, May/June 2005 Peterson, Thane, "Photography's Golden Age," BusinessWeek, May 2, 2005 Aletti, Vince, "Mud, Sweat and Tears," Modern Painters, April 2005 Smith, Roberta, "Last Chance," The New York Times, March 11, 2005 "Don't Miss! Sarah Anne Johnson," Time Out New York, March 3-9, 2005 Aletti, Vince, "Paradise Found," The Village Voice, February 15, 2005 Schwendener, Martha, "Sarah Anne Johnson," Artforum.com, February, 2005 Smith, Roberta, "Tree Planting," The New York Times, February 11, 2005 Maclean's, "Newsmakers", Vol. 118, Number 50, Dec. 12, 2005 Border Crossings, Issue #92, p.80, 2004 Grosz, David, "Dreamweavers," New York Sun, August 26, 2002 Dahle, Sigrid, Winnipeg Free Press, "Compelling Photos Click", 2002 Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, "Warehouse, Eleven", 2002
CATALOG
		Enfant De Cartier, Photogrqaphie Canadienne Contemoporaine, 2007 Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now, 2007
COLLECTIONS
		Canada Arts Council Art Bank Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, ON Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
WORK RELATED
		Lecturer, Yale School of Art, Intro photography, Dec. 2005 - May, 2007 Sessional Instructor, University of Manitoba, Intro Sculpture, Sept. 2007 -