EDUCATION
- 2003 M.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute, CA
- 1997 B.F.A. Photography & B.A. History, University of Washington
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2009 Eirik Johnson: Sawdust Mountain, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2009 Eirik Johnson: Sawdust Mountain, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- 2009 Eirik Johnson: Sawdust Mountain, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2007 Eirik Johnson: Animal Holes, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2006 Eirik Johnson: Borderlands, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
- 2005 Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA2004 Landscape, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
- 2004 Oculus, ASA Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM.
- 2004 Residency Finalist Exhibition, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA.
- 2003 Intervals, Artist Television Access, San Francisco, CA.
- 2003 Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
- 2003 Bay Area Currents, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA. juried by James Elaine, curator of Hammer Projects, UCLA Hammer Museum.
- 2003 Vernissage, SFAI Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
- 2003 New California Masters, Works/San José, San José, CA.
- 2002 Repurpose, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA; juried by Nicolas Bourriaud, director of the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
- 2002 Reclaiming the Hollow, site-specific installation, San Francisco, CA.
- 2002 Lucite, Longitude and Joe Namath, collaboration with Toban Nichols, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
- 2002 Solo Exhibition, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
- 2001 Re-Imaging the West: a New History, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA.
- 2000 Tawantinsuyo: un viaje fotográfico, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cusco, Peru.
- 2000 Eirik Johnson: Estonopeica y Estereoscópicas, Ojo Ajeno Galería, Centro de la Fotografía, Lima, Peru.
- 2000 "Eirik Johnson: Redefining the Western Landscape," Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA
- 1999 Commotion, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA.
- 1999 Western Ground, RayKo South, San Francisco, CA.
- 1998 Selected Contemporary Work, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
- 1998 Western Ground, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA.
- 1997 The Camera Obscured, FotoCircle Gallery, Seattle, WA.
- 1997 Intrusion: the Contemporary Landscape, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2008 "Cavallo Point Photography Program," Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito, CA
- 2008 "Animal Intelligence," Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2007 "Utopian Mirage: Social Metaphors in Contemporary Photographs and Film," Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- 2007 "On the Wall: Aperture '05/'06," Aperture Foundation Gallery, New York, NY
- 2007 "Selections '07," Stephen Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
- 2005 "Vital Signs," George Eastman House, Internatinal Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, NY
- 2004 "Boundaries," Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Episcopal Academy, Alexandria, VA
- 2004 "Oculus," ASA Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
- 2004 "Landscape," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2004 "Close Calls," Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
- 2003 "Intervals," Artist Television Access, San Francisco, CA
- 2003 "Stanford Art Spaces," Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
- 2003 "Bay Area Currents," Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
- 2003 "Vernissage," SFAI Master of Fine Arts Exibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
- 2003 "New California Masters," Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- 2002 "Repurpose," Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
- 2002 "Reclaiming the Hollow," Site-specific installation, San Francisco, CA
- 2002 "Lucite, Longitude and Joe Namath," collaboration iwth Toban Nichols, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2002 "Solo Exhibition," Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2001 "Re-Imaging the West: a New History," SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
- 2000 "Tawantinsuyo: un viaje fotografico," Museum of Contemporary Art, Cusco, Peru
- 1999 "Commotion," SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
- 1999 "Western Ground," RayKo South, San Francisco, CA
- 1998 "Selected Contemporary Work," Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 1998 "Western Ground," G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 1997 "The Camera Obscured," FotoCircle Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 1997 "Intrusion: the Contemporary Landscape," G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
GRANTS AND AWARDS
- 1999 - 2000 William J. Fulbright Grant, Peru
- 2001 Artist Trust Grant for Artist Project (GAP), Washington State Arts Council
- 2001 - 2003 San Francisco Art Institute Graduate Artistic Merit Fellowship
- 2003 Brooks Award to Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado
- 2003 Artist Book Competition, San Francisco Art Institute
- 2005 Santa Fe Prize for Photography
- 2008 Kelner Faculty Travel Fellowship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2008-Present Assistant Professor of Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
COLLECTIONS
- Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
- George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
- Museum of COntemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
- Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
- The National Fulbright Organization
- National Institute of Culture, Peru
- Centro de la Fotografia, Lima, Peru
- Paul Sack Collection, San Francisco, CA
- Joseph and Elaine Monsen Collection, Seattle, WA
- Artist and Special Book Collection, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Collection of the President of the University of Washington, Seattle, WA