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Artist

Alison Johnson

Sheffield University (Health and social care BA Hons / 2000)

Interview

What is your favourite film of all time?

Waste land a documentary by Victor Munez 

What music are you currently listening to and why?

Adele, gets me in the mood for lots of atmospheric work : )

Which living artists do you most admire and why?

There are so many I wouldn't know where to start or stop.

Which deceased artist do you most admire and why?

Turner for the wonderful atmosphere he creates.

Which exhibition that you have visited made the greatest impact on you and why?

I went to see the Glasgow Boys exhibition at the Royal Academy, I simply loved it how they managed to create such fantastic work despite all the the obstacles they encountered.

The colours and atmosphere in their work was so inspiring. 

What is the question you get asked most frequently about your work and how do you answer it?

How do create such fantastic light in your work?

It comes from within, during my work as a nurse I try to create light in peoples life constantly searching for positivity.

What / who inspired you to be an artist?

My mother is an artist and I have always been surrounded by art to create has always been an obsession of mine. 

Can you tell us about where you make your art and what if any the significance of this location is?

I have a purpose built studio in my garden, it's my little sanctury.

What do you like most about being an artist?

To be able to create somethng new and bring pleasure to peoples' lives, it is all about escapism. 

What is your greatest achievement as an artist to date?

Winning first prize at the Rugby Open peoples choice award, it was great to know that people liked my work that much to vote for it.

What are your plans for the coming year?

Increase my hours as a practicing artist, exhibit in London for the first time and continue to develop as an artist. 

Latest artwork - View all by this artist

  • Gentle Dream
    Size(HxWxD):67.5x100x4cm
    £1,400.00
  • Slipping Through Memories
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x5cm
    £1,900.00
  • Twilight
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
    £1,900.00
  • Modern World
    Size(HxWxD):80x80x4cm
    £1,650.00
  • Waiting at the Edge
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x5cm
    £1,900.00
  • Winter's Swirl
    Size(HxWxD):70x120x4cm
    £1,900.00
  • Still Wonder
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
    £1,900.00
  • Esssence of Shore
    Size(HxWxD):70x110x4cm
    £1,400.00
  • Catching Moments
    Size(HxWxD):50x50x4cm
    £650.00
  • Swept in Silk
    Size(HxWxD):100x4x100cm
    £2,000.00
  • Enchanted Light
    Size(HxWxD):100x100x5cm
    £1,900.00
  • Drift in Blue
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x5cm
    £1,900.00
  • Visions in Blue
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
    £1,900.00

Artist's statement

By expressing the power of light playing amongst the water drops, this artist shows the abstract, surreal side to the natural world.

 Her seascapes follow a deep tradition which Johnson modernises and brings to a contemporary forefront. Colours sink below a piercing white surface as oceans and landscapes drift in and out of a sweeping hazy mist.

The sky appears deep and brooding, the colours revealing a darkness that battles with the flashes of light. When shapes and figures do reveal themselves they appear lost and fragile against the infinite space of the world around. Such is the atmosphere contained in these works they could easily be viewed as pure abstractions, each detail vital enough to stand alone.

Ephemeral, warm powerful and evocative she creates a sense of movement through colour, light and balance.

Johnson's delicate handling of the world she depicts around her has the power to not only move the viewer but to make a lasting impression.

Exhibitions

2013

Lloyd Gill Gallery March 2013

Torquil gallery Henley in Arden May 2013

Montpelier Gallery Cheltenham  March 2013

Art at 5 Brighton

Cloud Gallery Chester and Worthing.

2012

Lloyd Gill Gallery March 2013

 Claremont Art Gallery Kent

Mitchell Gallery Warwick ongoing

Bristol Art Fair

Degree Art, Vyner Street, London, Group Show, July.

London Affordable Art Fair

Manchester Affordable Art Fair

Spencer house Tetbury

Art at 5

Cloud Gallery Worthing and Chester.

011

Rugby Art Gallery

Spencer house Tetbury

Art and Wine Warwick

Torquil gallery Henley in Arden

Where I  Fell In Love Gallery  Leamington- Solo Exhibition.

Manchester Buy Art  Fair

The Art Curator- Roaming Gallery.

Achievements & Awards

1st prize

Recently sold artwork

  • Traces
    Size(HxWxD):80x80x4cm
  • When Energies Meet
    Size(HxWxD):100x100x4cm
  • Marina Vibe
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Simply Silent
    Size(HxWxD):80x80x5cm
  • Under Scarlet Skies
    Size(HxWxD):4x70x100cm
  • Raw and Wild
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Descend and Beyond
    Size(HxWxD):90x170x4cm
  • Night Lights
    Size(HxWxD):60x90x4cm
  • Light Echoes
    Size(HxWxD):0x0x0cm
  • If It Excites You?
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Flight of Fancy
    Size(HxWxD):80x80x4cm
  • I dream
    Size(HxWxD):80x80x4cm
  • Free
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x5cm
  • Free Flow
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Emphemaral Commission
    Size(HxWxD):78x68x0.5cm
  • Some Day commission
    Size(HxWxD):78x68x0.5cm
  • Autumn Approach
    Size(HxWxD):55x68x1cm
  • Ephemeral commission
    Size(HxWxD):75x58x2cm
  • Let's Tango
    Size(HxWxD):100x100x4cm
  • Hush
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Harbour Lights Series
    Size(HxWxD):100x4x70cm
  • Evening Drama
    Size(HxWxD):70x4x120cm
  • Brooding Light
    Size(HxWxD):70x120x5cm
  • Opal Escape
    Size(HxWxD):50x50x4cm
  • Swept Beyond
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Evening Display
    Size(HxWxD):106x76x4cm
  • Memories of Japan.
    Size(HxWxD):50x70x4cm
  • Silent Shore
    Size(HxWxD):100x100x4cm
  • Reflect
    Size(HxWxD):40x40x4cm
  • Evening Harmony
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Retreat
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Still Aqua
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Harbour's Glow
    Size(HxWxD):70x100x4cm
  • Summer's dream
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Reach Beyond
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x5cm
  • Dreams of Elegance
    Size(HxWxD):20x20x5cm
  • Dusk Falls
    Size(HxWxD):70x120x4cm
  • A View From Afar
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x5cm
  • City Echoes
    Size(HxWxD):70x120x5cm
  • Storm Rapids
    Size(HxWxD):100x78x4cm
  • Glimmers of Light
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Far away place
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Float
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Distant Reach
    Size(HxWxD):40x60x4cm
  • Luminescence
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Sheltering Place.
    Size(HxWxD):40x90x4cm
  • Blue light
    Size(HxWxD):40x40x3.5cm
  • Nature's dream
    Size(HxWxD):40x40x4cm
  • Stillness
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x3cm
  • Swirl
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x3cm
  • Drifting light
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Some day
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Breathless
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Swept by air
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Urban reflections
    Size(HxWxD):50x50x4cm
  • Ephemeral
    Size(HxWxD):100x100x4cm
  • Far Side
    Size(HxWxD):60x60x4cm
  • Festival of colour
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Moon Light Blue
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm
  • Fire In My Heart
    Size(HxWxD):90x90x4cm