Johan Andersson was born 1986 in Sweden. He moved to England in 1995. After graduating from Central St.Martins in 2008 he became the youngest ever person to be shortlisted for the BP Portrait Award and named as The Independent’s top 20 Artists 2008. His selected work was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery and in the same year he was also selected for the Jerwood Contemporary Painters prize.
Since then Andersson has gone onto exhibit work along side artists including Anish Kapoor, Tracy Emin, Sarah Lucas, Gavin Turk and Howard Hodgkin, and in 2010 was selected to exhibit work in support of BreakThrough Breast Cancer at The V&A Museum.
He has exhibited and sold on the international art market including The Scope Art Fair in Basel and Cutlog in Paris. His work has also been displayed in major London Underground stations including Bond Street, Baker street and South Kensington.
In 2010 Andersson was selected by Sky Arts as the ‘one to watch’ young British Contemporary Artist to feature on a 6 week Documentary called ‘Art of Survival’ broadcasted July 2011.
In late July 2011 Andersson received a posthumous public commission to paint Amy Winehouse.
The climax of the STOLEN FACES series was a solo show at the elusively private Long Gallery of Englefield house in May 2012 where the paintings of individuals marginalised by society replaced 17th century portraits of prominent earls and countesses.
PRESS ON JOHAN ANDERSSON
BILD, Germany, Highlights of Berlin Art Week, 11 September 2012
The Local,Germany, article on Andersson and the exhibition in Berlin. September 2012 – article here
Digital Projection at Oxford Circus tube 14-20th May 2012
The Telegraph, Johan Andersson’s Stolen Faces by Anoush Chakelian May 2012
Dazed & Confused, Johan Andersson: Stolen Faces by Johan Wirfält May 2012
Art Wednesday, Johan Andersson: Stolen Faces by Tim Howard, May 2012
Beautiful Crime, ‘Breaking The Mould’, April 2012
Arts London News, ‘Watch this grad’s space’ by Adam Leyland, May 2012
Residence Magazine, ‘Wonderboy’ Sweden, May 2012
TED Talks, The Power of Connection, Painting (16min 30sec onwards) 2012
BBC London Robert Elms show Interview, 13.40pm 18th August 2011
BBC Radio 4, Excess Baggage, Interview with Sandi Toksvig, 10.00am 23rd July 2011
The Independent, David Lister article on Amy Winehouse painting, 27th August
The Times, Telegraph, Independent, Evening Standard, Amy Winehouse painting 23/24th Aug 2011
Washington Post, Yahoo News, Msn News, Features Amy Winehouse painting 23rd August 2011
Sky News, The Art of Survival, Sunrise with Eamon Holmes, July 2011
Daily Express, The Art of Survival July 2011
Daily Mail, The Art of Survival July 2011
Ft1 France T.V interview about Amy Winehouse painting Aug 2011
Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen, Göteborg Posten Amy Winehouse painting, Sweden Aug 2011
Konsten at överleva en dokusåpa, GT Expressen, Sweden 20th July 2011
Johan deltar i Brittisk dokusåpa, ttela, Sweden 20th July 2011
Stolen Faces, Yo Venice, Los Angeles June 2011
Gaddafi Painting revealed opposite Parliament, Demotix Mar 2011
Breakthrough Breast Cancer V&A auction, The Sun Nov 2010
DN (Dagens Nyheter) Culture section, Stockholm, Sweden 2009
Art Below Ltd – South Kensington & Baker St Underground poster advertisement 2009
Frieze, Zoo and Affordable show bargain art, The Sunday Times 2009
Kounter Kulture, Artworld Magazine feature 2008 Frieze Art Fair Newsletter feature 2008
The 20 Best Up and Coming Artists, The Independent 2008
Radio Interview, Resonance FM 2008
Aspiring Artist’s Brush With Faith, Bedfordshire on Sunday 2008
Hot Prospects, Artworld Magazine feature 2008
Peter Fuller Memorial Foundation – Emerging Artist, Artinfluence 2008
I Captured A Moment I Shouldn’t Have Been Allowed To Capture, Jotta.com feature 2008
There’s No Substitute For Experience, London Evening Standard 2007
The BP Portrait Awards, London Evening Standard 2007
Ung svensk konstnär gör succé i London, Swedish Business: Realtid Monthly 2007
Artists’ Close Brush With Reality, The Times 2007
BP Portrait Shortlist Announced, The Guardian 2007
Radio Interview – BBC 3 Counties 2007 Featured articles in London Lite, London Paper, Metro 2007-2008
Exhibitions
Brand For Life • de freo gallery, Berlin, 11-30 Sep 2012
Breaking The Traditions of Centuries (Stolen Faces) • Englefield House, Newbury 11-18th May 2012
Candid Berlin • Universität der Künste Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 33, Berlin 03-18th May 2012
Stolen Faces • The Future Gallery, Leicester Square, London April 2011
Breakthrough Breast Cancer • Victoria & Albert Museum, London Dec 2010
Small is Beautiful • Flowers East Gallery 2009
Follow Your Art show & auction • Royal Institution of Great Britain, London 2009
ArtBarter • The Rag Factory, London 2009
Cutlog Art Fair • Bourse du Commerce de Paris, Paris 2009
London Art Fair • James Freeman Gallery, London 2009
Scope Basel Art Fair • Opus Art, Basel 2009
Next Art Fair • TheBunkerGallery, Chicago 2009
Bridge Art Fair • Opus Art, New York 2009
Galeria Miquel Alzueta • Barcelona 2009
Return to Reason • The Gallery 77, Noting Hill, London 2009
Five Years • James Freeman Gallery, London 2009
The Seduction of Paint • Rollo Contemporary Art, London 2009
Small is Beautiful XXVI • Flowers East Gallery, London 2008
Room For My Art • Biscayne Boulevard, Miami 2008
Saints and Sinners • Art Republic, Leicester Square, London 2008
Kounter Kulture • Opus, Truman Brewery, London 2008
Central Saint Martins Degree Show • 103-107 Charing Cross road, London 2008
Jerwood Contemporary Painters Exhibition • 171 Union St, London 2008
BP Portrait Award Tour • Dean Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh 2007
BP Portrait Award Tour • Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle 2007
BP Portrait Award • National Portrait Gallery, London 2007
