Ben Johnson (b. 1946, Llandudno, Wales) is a British painter, whose interest in architecture has allowed him to explore geometric forms, industrial surfaces, and historic places through an idealized lens. Working on oversized canvases, Johnson’s paintings are immersive, depicting cavernous architectural interiors as well as panoramas of cities that seem to stretch as far as the eye can possibly see. Johnson continues to push the boundaries of his airbrush, with each painting capturing more detail than the last.
Johnson studied at the Royal College of Art and has lived and worked in London since 1965. His work is included in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, amongst others.
For more information on this artist, visit:
www.benjohnsonartist.com
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Exhibitions
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Previous Exhibitions
Rivaling Reality: 60 Years of Photorealism
at Museum Frieder Burda
28 February — 2 August, 2026
Spring Selections
6 May — 25 May, 2023
Art Miami 2022
Booth AM408
29 November — 4 December, 2022
Recent Acquisitions
6 September — 24 September, 2022
Perfect Spaces: Paintings by Ben Johnson
16 June — 30 October, 2021
New Beginnings: Spring 2021
Virtual Exhibition
11 March — 5 June, 2021
Recent Press
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The Master of Architectural Painting
Vermeer Magazine, 27/05/2026
Perfect Spaces: Paintings by Ben Johnson
V&A Blog, 07/06/2021
The Superhuman Photorealism of Painter Ben Johnson
Yatzer.com, 01/01/2016
How Painter Ben Johnson Takes Architectural Representation to Incredible Levels of Realism
archdaily.com, 08/12/2015