Simen Johan

b. Kirkenes, Norway, 1973

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EDUCATION
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1995
+ BFA in Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
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1992
+ Degree in Photography, Video, and Film, Lugnetskolan, Falun, Sweden
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2005
+ Simen Johan, Stiftelsen 3, 14, Bergen, Norway
+ Simen Johan, National M. K. Ciurlionis Museum, Lithuania
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2004
+ Simen Johan, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
+ Simen Johan, Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
+ Breeding Ground, Koch Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2003
+ Breeding Ground, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
+ Simen Johan, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, Norway and Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway
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2002
+ Evidence of Things Unseen, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
+ Room to Play, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
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2000
+ And Nothing Was to Be Trusted, Benham Studio Gallery, Seattle, WA
+ And Nothing Was to Be Trusted, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
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1999
+ Simen Johan, The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand
+ Recent Works, Cortland Jessup Gallery, New York, NY
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1998
+ Self Portraits, Cortland Jessup Gallery, Provincetown, MA
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1996
+ Simen Johan, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
+ Simen Johan, Galleri Lava, Stockholm, Sweden
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2005
+ 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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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2000
+ Don't Follow Patterns, Empire Bronze Foundry, Queens, NY
+ Images in a Post-Photographic Age, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
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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
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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
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1997
+ SVA Alumni, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
+ The Art Market, Gen Art, New York, NY
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1995
+ Bit by Bit, Post-Photographic Imaging, Hunter College Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
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1993
+ Disposable Generation, CB's 313 Gallery, New York, NY
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GRANTS AND AWARDS
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2002
+ MacDowell Colony Fellowship, Peterborough, NH
+ New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
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PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
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+ Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
+ Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
+ LaSalle Bank
+ Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
+ Museet for Fotokunst - Brandts, Denmark
+ Norsk Museum for Fotografi - Preus Fotomuseum, Norway
+ The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
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RADIO
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2003
+ «The Speakeasy with Dorian.» WFMU, 91.1FM & 90.1FM, 10 Nov 2003.
+ «The Leonard Lopate Show.» WNYC, 820AM & 93.9FM, 28 Oct. 2003.
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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2005
+ Coleman, AD. «The Hybrid Vision of Simen Johan.» AG: The International Journal of Photographic
+ Art & Practice Winter 2005.
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2003
+ 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.
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2002
+ 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.
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2001
+ 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.
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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.
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1999
+ «Artist as a Patron.» The New York Art World Nov. 2000: pg 3.
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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.
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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.
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1994
+ Abenius, Stina. «New York, New York.» Svenska Dagbladet 8 April 1994: pg 6-8.
+ «Exploring Epiphanies.» The Villager 12 March 1994: pg 15.
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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.