Description
About Leon Johnson:
With this edition, we are pleased to present new letterpress printed artwork by internationally acclaimed artist and chef Leon Johnson. In our edition, Johnson presents a series of winter “fortresses” to accompany the poetry that have been abstracted from ancient structures.
Currently based here in Newburgh, NY, Johnson’s work bridges multiple mediums, uniting through his conjuring of sacred enclaves painting, printmaking, collage, atmosphere and food into one collective experience.
He started the creative space LODGER in 2018, hosting dinners, private events, and operating as an innovative classroom, kitchen lab, and new model for community engagement. LODGER was named Best of the Hudson Valley for Communal Dining (Hudson Valley Magazine, 2021). Johnson’s studio work is focused on works on paper and the potential for the form of the book. He designs and produces intermedia performances including dinner events, short films, and installations. His work has been performed and exhibited internationally. He is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Painting, Fellowships from Yaddo and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. He won the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Williams Fellowship for Distinguished Interdisciplinary Teaching at the University of Oregon, and was the 2014 Martha Daniel Newell Distinguished Scholar at Georgia College.
