Tim Johnson b. 1947

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer)
A painter by profession, Johnson initially studied architecture at Sydney University which is not surprising given his family's strong ties to architecture both in the public and private sectors. He taught for some years at NSW schools. Johnson was an early and major collector of Western Desert Aboriginal art.
Tags: Conceptual art, Aboriginal connections, Spiritual values
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associate of
Michael Jagamara Nelson
1949
Artist (Painter)
Unconfirmed
sibling of
Christine Johnson
1959
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
child of
Peter Johnson
Other occupation
spouse of
Dr Vivien Johnson
Curator, Other occupation
Former
associate of
Terry Smith
Curator
associate of
Mike Parr
1945
Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Screen Artist)
associate of
Peter Kennedy
1945
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
associate of
Aleks Danko
1947
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
John Fisher
1947
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Kaapa Tjampitjinpa
1947
Artist (Carver), Artist (Painter)

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  • Languish (exhibited at)
  • Three views of emptiness: Buddhism and the art of Tim Johnson, Lindy Lee and Peter Tyndall (exhibited at)
  • Recent Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • The Situation Now: Object and Post Object Art (exhibited at)
  • Australian and New Zealand Post-Object Show- A Survey (exhibited at)
  • Rotary Collection of Australian Art (exhibited at)
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  • Group exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Concepts (exhibited at)
  • Royal Easter Show: Art prize exhibitions 1970 (exhibited at)
  • Biennale of Sydney: All our relations (exhibited at)
  • Project 9: Documents, Film, Video (exhibited at)
  • Tim Johnson: painting ideas (exhibited at)
  • Tim Johnson: across cultures: cultural repatriation (exhibited at)
  • Languish (exhibited at)
  • Three views of emptiness: Buddhism and the art of Tim Johnson, Lindy Lee and Peter Tyndall (exhibited at)
  • Recent Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • The Situation Now: Object and Post Object Art (exhibited at)
  • Australian and New Zealand Post-Object Show- A Survey (exhibited at)
  • Rotary Collection of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Events/Structures (performed at)
  • Group exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Concepts (exhibited at)