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.
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.
