Charlotte E. Johnson
Ph.D, MA, MRes, BSc
Ph.D, MA, MRes, BSc
I’m a mixed media artist working with still image, paint, ceramics, moving image and sound. Originally from the UK, I've been living and working in Auckland for close to 7 years.
Sense of place, identity and belonging, as well as concepts of liminality, liquidity and temporality feature strongly in my works. Seascapes are my main source of inspiration and I often incorporate these places into my works with items gathered from my visits to the coast. Pieces are held in the New Zealand Maritime Museum, the McGregor Museum, and private collections.
DWELL (2024) explored my sense of identity and connection to place as a person living away from their homeland and family. This was my first public showcase of mixed media artworks, moving image and sound. DWELL formed the final major project for my MA in Fine Arts, which I achieved in May 2024.
FATHOM (2023) was my debut solo exhibition, featuring contemporary portraiture exploring visualisations of depression and feelings of overwhelm. I used photography of ocean waves captured near where I grew up in the UK, printed onto fabric and made into a custom dress by talented collaborators.
DWELL (2024) explored my sense of identity and connection to place as a person living away from their homeland and family. This was my first public showcase of mixed media artworks, moving image and sound. DWELL formed the final major project for my MA in Fine Arts, which I achieved in May 2024.
FATHOM (2023) was my debut solo exhibition, featuring contemporary portraiture exploring visualisations of depression and feelings of overwhelm. I used photography of ocean waves captured near where I grew up in the UK, printed onto fabric and made into a custom dress by talented collaborators.
I'm currently focussed on capturing intimate portraits of the liminal landscapes of Auckland's west coast beaches. I'm also following in the footsteps of my mother and grandfather by working with clay and creating ceramics, incorporating place by adding sand, shells, beach grasses and feathers gathered from the west coast, and experimenting with the entire process of using this medium.
Selected Exhibitions
- Dwell (2024), solo exhibition, 250 Gallery, Auckland, NZ
- Baradene Art Show 2024, Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland, NZ
- FATHOM (2023), debut solo exhibition, Lake House Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ
- Our Aotearoa 2023, group exhibition, Kumeu Arts, Auckland, NZ
- Baradene Art Show 2023, Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland, NZ
- The Trusts 36th Art Awards Exhibition, Corban Estate Art Centre, Auckland, NZ
- King's College Art Exhibition 2023, King's College, Auckland, NZ
- Summer show members exhibition 2022, Upstairs Gallery, Auckland, NZ
- Kumeu Arts Awards exhibition 2022, Kumeu Arts, Auckland, NZ
- Various group exhibitions throughout 2022, Railway Street Studios, Auckland, NZ
- Logan Campbell Photography Expo 2022, Auckland, NZ
- Positive Disintegration, part of Digital Screens, Auckland Festival of Photography 2021
- Baradene Art Show 2024, Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland, NZ
- FATHOM (2023), debut solo exhibition, Lake House Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ
- Our Aotearoa 2023, group exhibition, Kumeu Arts, Auckland, NZ
- Baradene Art Show 2023, Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland, NZ
- The Trusts 36th Art Awards Exhibition, Corban Estate Art Centre, Auckland, NZ
- King's College Art Exhibition 2023, King's College, Auckland, NZ
- Summer show members exhibition 2022, Upstairs Gallery, Auckland, NZ
- Kumeu Arts Awards exhibition 2022, Kumeu Arts, Auckland, NZ
- Various group exhibitions throughout 2022, Railway Street Studios, Auckland, NZ
- Logan Campbell Photography Expo 2022, Auckland, NZ
- Positive Disintegration, part of Digital Screens, Auckland Festival of Photography 2021
Original mixed media paintings and unique ceramics are available for purchase. Contact me directly for pricing or purchase my work through an art show. Follow me on Instagram for the the latest updates.
Limited edition fine-art prints of my photographs are available through Art Collective and Artfull NZ. If you can't find what you're looking for listed there, please get in touch.
