Education
1995
BFA in Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1992
Degree in Photography, Video, and Film, Lugnetskolan, Falun, Sweden
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009
Until the Kingdom Comes, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Until the Kingdom Comes, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Evidence of Things Unseen, Stiftelsen 3, 14, Bergen, Norway
Simen Johan, M. K. Ciurlionis National Art Museum, Lithuania
2004
Simen Johan, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
Simen Johan, Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Evidence of Things Unseen, Koch Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003
Evidence of Things Unseen, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
Simen Johan, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, Norway and Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway 2002
Evidence of Things Unseen, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
2001
Room to Play, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
2000
And Nothing Was to Be Trusted, Benham Studio Gallery, Seattle, WA
And Nothing Was to Be Trusted, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Simen Johan, The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand
Recent Works, Cortland Jessup Gallery, New York, NY
1998
Self Portraits, Cortland Jessup Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1996
Simen Johan, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Simen Johan, Galleri Lava, Stockholm, Sweden
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Presumed Innocence, Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park, MA
2007
All for Art!, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada
The Digital Portrait, Clamp Art, New York, NY
Lost in the Woods, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
New Acquisitions, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
Photographic Culture, CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Canada
2006
Creepy Crawlies, Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich, Australia
Drawn, Exposed, & Impressed, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
New to View: Recent Acquisitions in Photography, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
2005
Picturing Eden, George Eastman House/International Museum of Photography and Film
Acting out: The Invented Melodrama in Contemporary Photography, University of Iowa Museum of
Art, Iowa City, IA and The Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
The ChildrenÕs House, Museum of New Art, Detroit, MI
In Focus: Contemporary Photography From the Allen G. Thomas Jr. Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2004
Photography Reborn, Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College, NJ
Changeling, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
The Picture of Innocence: Children in Modern Photography, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Dreamweavers, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY
Beginning Here: 101 Ways, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Pool Party, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
The Beauty of Darkness, Reflex Gallery, Amsterdam, The Neatherlands
2003
Only Skin Deep, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Niños, Centro de Arte de Salamanca, Spain
Migration, A Barents Art Project, Grenseland Museum, Kirkenes, Norway (to travel to Norway,
Sweden, Finland, and Russia through 2004)
2002
Role Play in Self-Portrait Photography, Zabriskie Gallery, New York, NY
New Acquisitions, Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Into the Woods, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
Situated Realities, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD and Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN
2001
Chelsea Rising, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
In a New York State of Mind, Embassy of Sweden, Washington, DC
Go Fish, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2000
Don’t Follow Patterns, Empire Bronze Foundry, Queens, NY
Images in a Post-Photographic Age, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
1999
The Artist as Patron, The Alternative Museum, New York, NY
Images in a Post-Photographic Age, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Artists of Our Times III, The Alternative Museum, New York, NY
Revolution in Technology: Past and Present, Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX
1998
Re-conceptualizations of a Vision, Goldstrom Gallery, New York, NY
Sixth Annual New York Digital Salon, Visual Arts Museum, New York, NY (traveled to Italy, Spain and Portugal through 1999)
(R)evolution, Bianca Pilat Contemporary Art Gallery and Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of
Science and Technology, Milan, Italy
1997
SVA Alumni, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY
1996
The Art Market, Gen Art, New York, NY
1995
Bit by Bit, Post-Photographic Imaging, Hunter College Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
1993
Disposable Generation, CB’s 313 Gallery, New York, NY
Permanent Collection
21C Museum, Louisville, KY
Art and Learning Center & Union Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
LaSalle Bank, Chicago, IL
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Museet for Fotokunst – Brandts, Denmark
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Norsk Museum for Fotografi - Preus Fotomuseum, Norway
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Grants & Awards
2009
The Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant
2003
MacDowell Colony Fellowship, Peterborough, NH
2002
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
RADIO
2006
“The Speakeasy with Dorian.” WFMU, 91.1FM & 90.1FM, 27 March.
2004
“Kultur Nytt.” NRK1, (Norwegian Television), 14 Oct.
2003
“The Speakeasy with Dorian.” WFMU, 91.1FM & 90.1FM, 10 Nov.
“The Leonard Lopate Show.” WNYC, 820AM & 93.9FM, 28 Oct.
Selected Biliography
2008
Presumed Innocence. Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park, MA. P. 18, 107 & 148.
2007
All for Art! In Conversation with Collectors. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. p. 218.
My Soviet Union, by Michael Dumanis. University of Massachusetts Press. Cover.
Light and Lens, by Robert Hirsch. Focal Press. p. 119.
Black Magic, White Noise. Die Gestalten Verlag (Germany). p. 92-95, 150.
“two for one.” Adbusters. Nov/Dec (2007): 2.
Max, D.T. “The Gray One is Taking Over.” New York Times Magazine. 7 October (2007): 66.
Bright, Susan. “What both artists and advertisers have in common is staging of the real.” Photofile. Summer (2007): 27.
“New York Snapper Sees Red in Dundee.” Evening Telegraph and Post (Scotland). 14 August (2007): 2.
“CONTACT Press Clippings: In Pictures.” Globe and Mail. May (2007).
“The Unreal World.” en Route. May (2007): 74.
Milroy, Sarah. “Point, shoot, click, trick.” Globe and Mail (Canada). 5 May (2007): R12.
“Antecámera.” Picnic (Mexico). February (2007): 92-93.
Chabon, Michael. “Nostalgia: It’s Only Make-Believe.” Details. Jan/Feb (2007): 102-105.
Clarke, Indigo. “Doors of Perception: Art by Simen Johan.” BIG. (2007): 67.
Lee, Gwen. “Simen Johan.” Ish (Singapore). 8.1 (2007).
“Qu’est-ce que la photographie aujourd’hui?” Beaux Arts. (2007).
The Drawbridge (United Kingdom). 5(2007): 5.
2006
Picturing Eden, by Deborah Klochko. George Eastman House.
Full of Grace, by Ray Merritt. Cygnet Foundation. p. 329.
Aletti, Vince. “Goings on About Town: Simen Johan.” The New Yorker. 27 March (2006): 16.
Bo, Li. “Gallery: The Foreland of Photography Market.” Chinese Photography July (2006).
Esquire (Russia). July/August (2006):122-129.
Esquire (Russia). December (2006): 209.
Girard, Marie-Claude. “Les enfants ont bien changé.” La Presse (Canada) 4 January 2006: Cover.
International Photo Magazine 1 (2006): 36.
Lingard, Jason. “Simen Johan.” Nothing Magazine. 11 (2006).
Mitchell, Chris. “Simen Johan, Until the Kingdom Comes.” Lifelounge (Australia). 2. (2006): 26-33.
Mouvement (France). April/June (2006): 136-137.
Photo District News. March (2006): 54.
Powers, Bill. “Welcome to the Age of Entitlement.” Blackbook. (2006): 80-81.
Robinson, Andrew. “Illuminating Artifice.” Gay City News. June (2006): 8-14.
Schwartz, Staci. Village Voice. 8 March (2006): 51.
“Simen Johan.” Rojo (Spain). December (2006): Cover, 114-117.
“Special Exhibitions- Drawn, Exposed, & Impressed: Simen Johan.” The Cleveland Museum of Art. www.clemusart.com/exhibcef/cmamoca/html/8791966.html
“The AI Eye: Editors’ Pick of Art for Sale.” ArtInfo 29 March 2006.
Therond, Eve. “North Wind.” Whitewall. 4(2006): 113-115.
Westerstad, Elsa. “Simen Johan.” Odd at Large (Sweden). June/July (2006): 42-46.
“Witches.” Vision (China). July (2006): 142-145.
Wolinski, Natacha. “Cap Au Nord.” Beaux Arts. 269 (2006).
2005
Photography Reborn, by Jonathan Lipkin. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers. pp. 11, 82-87, 84-85.
Antimanuél d’Éducation Sexuelle. Éditions Bréal (France). pp. 166 & 194.
Designed to Help. Die Gestalten Verlag (Germany). pp. 103-112.
Acting Out. Essay by Kathleen A. Edwards. University of Iowa Museum of Art. Cover & pp. 35-37.
Brakewood, John Peter. “Je de Rôles.” art actuel. 41(2005).
Coleman, A.D. “Painting with Photographs: The Hybrid Vision of Simen Johan.” AG Magazine (UK). 38(2005): Cover & p. 20-27.
“Cuando papa sale de viaje.” Picnic. July/Aug, 5(2005).
“Evidence of Things Unseen.” Beautiful/Decay Magazine (UK). J (2005): Cover & p. 50-55.
Farrington, Susan. “Art Museum Opens Singular Photography Exhibit.” The Sanford Herald 13 April (2005): 2C & Cover.
Gravagnuolo, Emma. “La Covata Malefica.” Arte (Italy). Sept. (2005): 64-70.
Hirsch, Rob. “An Alternative View.” Digital Camera Magazine (United Kingdom). 31(2005): 28.
Kuizinaitė, Gabrielė. “Vaikisko pasaulio atspindziai.” 7 Meno Dienos (Lithuania). 11 March (2005): 10.
Kuizinaitė, Gabrielė. “Norvegų šiuolaikinės dailės tendencijos.” akiraciai (Lithuania). 2 (2005).
Kuizinaitė, Gabrielė. “Simenas Johanas: Stengiuosi Suprantamai Pasakoti Istorijas.” Literatüra ir menas (Lithuania). 15 March (2005): 7.
Patterson, Tom. “An Eye for the Unusual.” Winston-Salem Journal. 19 June 2005.
Sanaç, Ekin. “Simen Johan.” Bant (Turkey). June (2005).
Sanchez, Marisa C. “Photographers and Printmakers in the Digital Studio.” Artl¡es. 46 (2005).
Shepherd, Jan. “Photography Debut.” Boston Sunday Globe 27 March 2005.
Smith, Roberta. “Postmodern Wandering In a Forest of Poses.” The New York Times 2 September (2005): E27.
The Big City (Russia). 2 February 2005.
2004
Simen Johan. Kunstnernes Hus (Norway). Curated by Malin Barth. Essays by A.D. Coleman & Gisle Ledel Johannessen.
Wonderland. Die Gestalten Verlag (Germany). pp. 110-119.
Amdam, Peter. “Barnestreker.” Natt & Dag (Norway). October (2004): 14.
Arntzen, Mari Grinde. “Barndommens by.” Aftenposten (Norway). 15 October (2004): 6-7.
Baker, Kenneth. “Simen Johan.” Art News. June (2004): 120.
Carlin, Carrie.” Growing Pains.” City Weekly (Australia). August (2004): 22.
“Changeling.” Artlink (Australia). December (2004): 76.
“Changeling.” The BRAG (Australia). November (2004): 50.
Chatiliez, Philippe. “Bodgan et Vasile contre le destin.” Extra Small (France). Fall Issue (2004): 90-95.
“Crazy Kids.” TNT Magazine (Australia). 11 August (2004): 4.
Elton, Lars. “Scary Monsters.” VG (Norway). 42.274 (2004).
Eriksen, Thor Gjermund. “Siste Sjanse.” Dagbladet (Norway). 11 November (2004): 42.
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” The Art Life. 9 December 2004.
“Growing Pains.” Sunday Telegraph Magazine (Australia). 12 December (2004): 10.
Hageberg, Arne Olav L. “Det ingen vaksne såg.” Vårt Land (Norway). 18 December (2004): Cover & 20-21.
Hauer, Gérald. “Une Société Génétiquement Modifiée.” Préférences (France).(2004):72-76.
Hill, Peter. “Sticks and Bones.” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 11 December (2004), Visual Arts Section: 13.
“Innercity-Long Walk Home.” SOMA. 18.4 (2004): 78.
le Loët, Karine. “Salem Sur Outreau.” Préférences (France). July (2004): 106-112.
Matsue, Misho. “Simen Johan.” Ryuko Tsushin (Japan). April (2004): 111.
Photo District News. January (2004): 114.
Rexer, Lyle. “The Arbus Effect.” Art on Paper. Jan/Feb (2004): 66-69.
Sandor, Claudia C. “Simen Johan.” Fjords (Norway) Fall Issue (2004): 3.
Saunders, George. “Fiction: Bohemians.” The New Yorker. 19 January (2004): 75.
Slater, Lauren. “The Devil is Her Only Friend.” New York Magazine 20 September (2004): p. 47.
“The Week’s Best Exhibitions.” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 19-25 November, Metro Section (2004): 2.
“Visual art: Changeling.” The Weekend (Australia). 27-28 November (2004): 17.
Zeaman, John. “What You See is No Necessarily What You Get.” The Record. 28 November (2004): E-8.
2003
Simen Johan: Room to Play. Monograph from Twin Palms Publishers. Essay by Lyle Rexer.
Ninos, Centro de Arte de Salamanca (Spain).
Aletti, Vince. “Fall Preview: Simen Johan.” Village Voice Sept. 2003.
Aletti, Vince. “Voice Choices: Simen Johan.” Village Voice 12 Nov. 2003 pg 51.
Børresen, Einar. “Mytisk Barndom.” Rogalands Avis 12 March 2003: pg 29.
Borgen, Trond. “Syntetisk Barndom.” Stavanger Aftenblad 14 March 2003: 14 pg 40.
Frøystad, Ann Kristin. “Provoserer i USA.” Bergens Avisen 24 Jan. 2003: pg 33.
Gardner, Jay. “Books.” Picture May/June 2003: pg 59.
“Goings on About Town: Simen Johan.” The New Yorker 27 Oct 2003: pg 16.
Hansen, Cathrine. K. “Klipper og Limer seg inn i Kunsthistorien.” Bergens Tidene 24 January 2003: pg 14.
Harper’s Magazine April 2003: pg 19.
“Images From the forthcoming monograph Room to Play.” Contents Jan. 2003: pg 52-57.
Kopalak, Eliza. “Simen Johan Wobec Dzieci.” Fotopozytyw No 10 2003: pg 49-54.
Lillebostad, Sissel. “Narrativ.” Billed Kunst January 2003 pg 22.
Ljunggren, Charlotte. “3 Svenskar i New York.” Konstvärlden & Disajn Issue 4 2003: pg 36, 42-43.
Resnick, Mason. “Not Quite Right.” Popular Photography March 2003: pg 188.
Rexer, Lyle. “Seeing is Believing: Photographs by Simen Johan.” Aperture Magazine Fall 2003: pg cover, 66-75, 80.
Rice, Jennifer. “Room to Play.” Flaunt Spring 2003: pg 163.
Thérond, Eve. “Drôles de Jeux.” Photo March 2003: pg 12.
Tischer, Benjamin. “Dreams, Children & Self-Esteem.” FINE Issue 3 2003: pg 122, 126-127.
Webb, Sarah. “Simen Johan: Evidence of Things Unseen.” Fotophile, Issue #42 2003: pg cover, 6-15.
Wolfe, Kristin, L. “Room to Play.” Visual Arts Magazine Spring 2003: pg 7.
Yanagihara, Hanya. “Buying Young, Who, What, and Where.” Departures Nov/Dec. 2003: pg 146.
2002
Strange Genius. Essay by John Bennette. 21st: The Journal of Contemporary Photog. pp. 140-141.
Aletti, Vince. “Voice Choices: Simen Johan.” Village Voice 12 March 2002: pg 77.
“Goings on About Town: Simen Johan.” The New Yorker 25 March 2002: pg 16.
Kitamura, Katie. “Simen Johan.” Contemporary May 2002: pg 113.
Magania, Alessandro. “Child’s Play.” Visionaire Magazine Sept/Oct 2002: pg 104.
Myers, Holly. “Maybe Context Isn’t Necessary.” Los Angeles Times 7 July 2002: pg 55-56.
“Provoserer med Barnebilder i New York.” Aftenposten 21 Feb. 2002: pg 16.
Rexer, Lyle. “Fairy Tales Move to a Darker, Wilder Part of the Forest.” The New York Times 7 April 2002: pg 34.
Rexer, Lyle ed. Simen Johan: Room to Play. Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, NM
“The Architect of Photography.” Mariv USA 22 March 2002: pg 13.
Widdicombe, Ben. “Private Eye.” Art & Auction Nov. 2002: pg cover, 99, 101-103.
Wood, John and John Bennette, ed. “Strange Genius.” The Journal of Contemporary Photography pg 140-141.
2001
Chelsea Rising. Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans.
Photographic Possibilites. Focal Press. By Robert Hirsch and John P. Valentino. 2nd ed. p. 242.
Aletti, Vince. “Voice Choices: Simen Johan.” Village Voice 3 April 2001: pg 77.
Black Book Magazine Spring 2001: pg 174.
Bookhardt, Eric D. “Been there, Viewed that.” Gambit Weekly’s 27 Feb. 2001 pg 26.
Bull, Stephen. “The Lexicon of Digital Art.” DPICT (Incorporating Creative Camera) April/May 2001: pg cover, 32-35.
Hirsch, Robert and John P. Valentino. Photographic Possibilities 2nd edition, Focal Press 2001: pg 242.
Hoffengh, Sissel. “Ubehag i Galleriet.” Dagsavisen 4 March 2001: pg cover, 26-27.
Leroy, JT. “Smack Filled Balloons.” Black Book Magazine Fall 2001: pg. 42, 146-149.
Ochayon, Karen. “That’s My Signature.” Mariv USA 19 July 2001: pg 4-5.
“Offerlammet.” Korn Issue # 149 2001: pg 16-17.
“Room to Play.” Kid’s Wear Winter 2001: pg 36.
“Simen Johan: Goings on About Town.” The New Yorker 2 April: pg 17.
Widdicombe, Ben. “Just Desserts.” Jalouse Sept. 2001: pg 72-75.
2000
Cotter, James A. “Simen Johan, Shock Value.” Photo Insider Magazine Jan/Feb 2000: pg 16-21.
Gullestad. Frida H. “Jakter på det Bizarre.” Adresseavisen 28 Aug. 2000: pg 9.
“Mostre New York.” PHOTO June 2000: pg 16.
“Norsk kunstner i New York.” Dagsavisen 19 April 2000: pg 34.
Portfolio - Simen Johan.” Photo Metro Magazine volume 18 issue 159 2000: pg 10-17.
Sandvik, Hilde. “Bare barn er barn.” Dagbladet 21 July 2000: pg 14-15.
Weideman, Paul. “Surrogates for Humanity.” New Mexican 8 Sept. 2000 pg 24-25.
Widdicombe, Ben. “Parlay dot.com Profits into Art.” Art Collector Oct/Dec. 2000: pg 38-39.
1999
“Artist as a Patron.” The New York Art World Nov. 2000: pg 3.
1998
Crosby, David. “Simen Johan.” ZOOM International Sept/Oct 1998: pg 30-35.
“Hot Tips: A Digital Sneak Peak.” Good Times Magazine 3 Nov. 1998: pg 3.
1996
Breding, Grant. “Simen Johan.” Hot LAVA Magazine Oct. 1996: pg 44-49.
Carr, Josephine. “tio grejor.” Aftonbladet 8 Nov. 1996: pg 29.
Forbes, S. R. “Skewed Swede.” Flatiron News Winter 1996: pg 28-29.
“Simen Johan.” PLEBS Magasin Oct/Dec. 1996: pg 16.
1994
Abenius, Stina. “New York, New York.” Svenska Dagbladet 8 April 1994: pg 6-8.
“Exploring Epiphanies.” The Villager 12 March 1994: pg 15.
1993
Heiner, Cathy. “Photos from a Twentysomething Point of View.” USA Today 8 July 1993: pg 5D.
Pehrson, Lennart. “Simen Johan, Fotograf i Generation X.” Sydsvenska Dagbladet 19 Sept. 1993: pg cover, B3.
Wallner, Jaques. “Simen vågade språnget!” Dagens Nyheter 9 July 1993: pg B12.
