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JOHNNY ROBERTSON

EDUCATION
1998  M.F.A., Painting, University of North Texas
1991  B.F.A., Painting, University of North Texas 

BORN
Lubbock, TX, 1965
Currently lives in Dallas, TX

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009  George Billis Gallery, L.A., Los Angeles, CA
2009  Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008  Art Ball, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
2007  Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX
2006  Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
2006  Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005  Kidder Smith Gallery, Boston, MA
2005  REM Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2005  George Billis Gallery, L.A., Los Angeles, CA
2003  Johnny Robertson: Recent Work, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2003  Smog, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2002  Magsaysay Blvd. and Other Places, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2002  Still in Hollywood, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999  Johnny Robertson: Lordsburg/El Centro, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
1998  Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITONS
2004  George Billis Gallery, L.A., Los Angeles, CA
2004  Going West, Arthouse at Jones Center, Austin, TX (Curated by Erin Keever)
2004  Meanwhile, Elsewhere . . ., Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX (Curated by
         Charlie Wylie)
2003  Arts League of Houston, Houston, TX
2003  New American Talent #18, Arthouse at Jones Center, Austin, TX
2002  El Macho Grande, Plano Arts Center, Plano, TX
2002  Cool: Robert Caslin & Johnny Robertson, R.E.M. Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2002  No History to Speak of, but Great Shopping and Fantastic Food: New Art From Dallas, 2002  Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX (Curated by Ted Kincaid)
2002  Surface Tensions, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
2002  Group Exhibition, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2002  Duo, Haggerty Gallery, Dallas, TX (Curated by Christine Bisetto)
2002  Sublime: The Landscape Re-Envisioned, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX (Curated
          by Anne Allen)
2000  500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2000  Real Space, Purple Orchid, Dallas, TX (Curated by Robert Caslin)
2000  Los Angeles/The Social: Johnny Robertson & Randall Friedman, Four Walls Exhibition
          Space, Ft. Worth, TX
2000  Reduction, New Works Space - McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2000  Fault Lines; Johnny Robertson & Jodi Lee, Conduit Gallery Annex, Dallas, TX
2000  The Tao of Painting: Principles in Monochrome, McKinney Avenue Contemporary,
          Dallas, TX
1999  Handling Art, 803 Commerce Exhibition Space, Fort Worth, TX (Curated by Rachel Harris)
1999  21 & Up, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999  Expo ‘99, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX (Juried by Rick Brittell)
1999  In the House, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX (Curated by Victoria Montelongo)
1992  The Instinctive “I”, Gallery - One Bell Plaza, Dallas, TX (Curated by Victoria Montelongo,  
          Deborah Rameriz, and Maryanna Sobstad)

COLLECTIONS
Accenture Corporation, Irving
American Airlines, Dallas
Hyatt Regency, Dallas
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth

AWARDS
2002  New American Paintings Seventh Western Competition. Jurors: Michael Auping, 
          Chief Curator, and Andrea Karnes, Associate Curator, Museum of Modern Art Fort Worth
2001  Otis & Velma Dozier Travel Grant, Awarded through the Dallas Museum of Art

LECTURES & TEACHING
ArtCamp, (guest artist), Modern Art Museum Fort Worth, Summer 2004.
High School Return Program, Modern Art Museum Fort Worth, Spring 2004.
Sketching in the Galleries, Dallas Museum of Art, Fall 2003.
Drawing from the Collection, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Summer 2003.
Artist Led Gallery, Tour Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Spring 2003.
Sketching in the Galleries, Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Spring & Summer 2002.
Adjunct Faculty, Drawing and Painting, University of North Texas, Spring 2000.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bratone, Jim. Review of “Sublime: The Landscape Re-envisioned” at Arlington Museum of Art, 
Artlies, Spring 2002, no. 33.
Daniels, Mike. Review of “Los Angeles/The Social,” Dallas Morning News, The Guide section, 
August 11, 2000.
Dalton, Jeff. Review of “The Tao of Painting: Principles in Monochrome” at the MAC’ Artlies, 
Winter 1999-2000, no. 25.
Kuntner, Janet. “12 young artists win DMA grants,” The Dallas Morning News, May 26, 2001.
Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Wall to Wall Party,” Dallas Morning News, Artsday June 28, 2004.
Mitchell, Charles Dee. “More Space Enriches Conduit Works,” Dallas Morning News, Artsday,
May 29, 2002.
Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Monochromatic Paintings Draw Much Attention,” The Dallas Morning News,
Entertainment section, Feb. 5, 2000. (exhibition article)
Reese, Christina. “Break It Down”. Dallas Observer, Dec. 31, 1998. (article) 
Robertson, Johnny. Review of “Trace-Christine Bisetto” at Mulcahy Modern, glasstire.com website.
Posted September 2003.
Robertson, Johnny. Review of “Terry Allen: Dugout” at Pillsbury Peters Fine Art, 
glasstire.com website. Posted May 21, 2002.
Robertson, Johnny. Review of “Robert Caslin” at Four Walls, Artlies #33, Sept. 2001.
Robertson, Johnny. Review of “Brian Fridge” at Four Walls, Artlies #30, Spring 2001.

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