Ben Johnson, born 1946 in Llandudno, Wales. Studied at the Royal College of Art, London.
  • Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 "Set in Stone," PM Gallery & House, London
2008 Miami Art Fair
2008 Dubai Art Fair
2007 Abu Dhahi Art Fair
2007 Toronto Art Fair
2007 Inaugural Exhibition House of Arts, Garden of Arts, Vught, Netherlands
2007 London Art Fair
2006 Toronto Art Fair
2006 "London Now," City of Heaven, City of Hell," Guildhall Art Gallery, London
2005 “The Artist and Radio 4,” Bankside Gallery, London
2004 "Small is Beautiful," Flowers Central, London
2004 "Exactitude," Plus One Plus Two Galleries, London
2004 "BlowUp, New Painting and Photoreality," St Paul's Gallery, Birmingham
2004 "ARTitecture," Collins Gallery, Glasgow
2003 "Realism," Flowers East, London
2002 "Architecture: 3 Ways," The Robert Phillips Gallery at Riverhouse, Walton-on-Thames
2002 "Small is Beautiful," Flowers East, London
2001 "Interiors Observed," Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York
2001 "Great! Britain," Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York
2000 "Zen and the Art of Cities," curated by the London Arts Café, Rivington Gallery, London.
2000 "Urban Realism," Blains Fine Art, London
2000 "Looking Forward," Inaugural exhibition, The Robert Phillips Gallery at Riverhouse, Walton-on-Thames
1999 Travelling Exhibition: "Into the Light," Royal Photographic Society, Bath; Cadaques, Spain
1999 "Mobiles @ Camberwell," London
1999 "Mobiles @ RIBA Architecture Gallery," London
1999 "The Discerning Eye," Mall Galleries, London
1998 National Print Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
1997 "Oil on Canvas," Boundary Gallery, London
1997 Virgin Airways, Heathrow Airport, London
1994-96 Travelling Exhibition: "Contemporary British Architecture," UK LA 1994 Festival, Pacific Design Centre, Los Angeles; 1995 National Academy of Design, New York; 1996 Art Institute of Chicago
1992 "The Art of Folly," New Academy Gallery, London
1991 Photographic collaboration with Norman Foster, Venice Biennale, Venice
1990 "Aspekte des Europåischen Realismus von 1900-1990," Cologne
1990 Frankfurt; 1990 Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne; 1991 Pabellón Mudéjar, Seville; 1992 Mercado Ferreira Borges, Portugal.
1990 "Art Works : From IBM1s UK Locations," Glasgow Art School, Glasgow
1989 "50 Years of Collecting: Art at IBM," IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York
1988-92 Travelling exhibition : "Châteaux Bordeaux," Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; 1989 Bordeaux;
1988 "Light & Space - Looking into Paintings," Crawford Centre for the Arts, Scottish Arts Council Touring Exhibition.
1986 "Lieux? de Travail," Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
1986 "Painting/Photography," Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh
1985 Travelling Exhibition: St. Martin's School of Art, London; Dartington Hall, Dartington; Winchester Gallery, Winchester.
1984 "Images et Imaginaires d'Architecture," Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
1984 Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.
1983 "Four British Realists," Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1983 "Eight British Realists," Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
1983 "Contemporary British Painting," Museo Municipal, Madrid
1982 Glasgow City Art Museum, Scotland
1982 "Art into the 80's," Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1982 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1982 "Painter/Printmaker," Farnham Art School, Farnham
1982 Arts Council, Edinburgh Fruit Market, Scotland
1981 "The Real British," Fischer Fine Art, London
1981 International Print Biennale, Ljubljana
1981 "John Moores Exhibition 12," Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1977 International Print Biennale, Cracow
1977 "Illustrating Architecture", 2 Royal Institute of British Architecture, London
1976 Graphics '76 Britain, 2 University Art Gallery, Kentucky
1976 "British Realists", 2 Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
1974 Bradford Print Biennale, Bradford
1974 "John Moores Exhibition 9," Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1973 "Europalia," Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels
1967 "London Group '67," London
Solo Exhibitions
2008 "Ben Johnson's Liverpool Cityscape 2008 and the World Panorama Series," Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
2008 Artist in Residence, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
2001 "Jerusalem, The Eternal City," Chester Beatty Museum, Dublin
1997
"Hong Kong Panorama 1997," Royal Academy, London; New Convention & Exhibition Centre Hong Kong - unveiled and accepted by Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive, Special Administrative Regional Government of Hong Kong, on behalf of the people of China
1994 "Time Present and Time Past are Both Perhaps Present in Time Future and Time Future Contained in Time Past," Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
1992 "Paintings & Diverse Projects," Fischer Fine Art, London
1991 "Collaborations: Collaborative Sculpture Projects with Ove Arup & Partners, Arup Associates and Foster Associates," Arup Associates, London
1990 Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
1989 "Painting Beyond Architecture - Independent Observation," Royal Institute of British,Architects,London
1987 "Great Engineers," Royal College of Art, London
1986 "Structuring Space," Fischer Fine Art, London
1984 "A Study in Patronage - Art, Architecture and Design," Fischer Fine Art, London
1981 South Square Gallery, Bradford
1978 Riverside Studios, London
1978 "Paintings 1975-1978," Fischer Fine Art, London
1975 Fischer Fine Art, London
1973 Institute of Contemporary Art, London
1969 Wickesham Gallery, New York
  • Works in Public Collections
  • Corporate Commissions
Boymans-van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam
The British Council, London
The Contemporary Arts Society, London
De Beers/CSO Collection, London
Royal Institute of British Architecture, London
City Art Gallery, Glasgow
Whitworth Gallery, Manchester
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Deutsche Bank
British Petroleum
Guildhall Art Gallery, Corporation of London
Special Administrative Regional Government of Hong Kong, New Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Regional Services Council Museum, Hong Kong
Museum of London
The British Museum
The Government Art Collection
Elemeta Ltd
IBM UK Ltd.
Department of the Environment
Renault UK Ltd.
Gillette Industries Ltd.
British Gas
J P Morgan
Royal Institute of British Architects
Ove Arup & Partners
Arup Associates
Société de Vins de France
Volvo, Sweden
Troughton McAslan, Architects
British Steel
Stanhope Grays Inn Ltd.
Chelsfield Management Services Ltd.
Cable & Wireless plc.
Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd.
Pearson plc
HSBC Holdings plc

  • Millennium Commission

Panorama "Jerusalem, The Eternal City" commissioned by The Khalili Family Trust. World Tour commenced Royal Academy, London 2000

Commemorative print commissioned by The British Museum Development Trust to celebrate the opening of The Great Court