JOHNIE THORNTON
Johnie Thornton was born and raised in Southern California and is currently living & working as an artist in Palm Springs and Los Angeles.
Thornton’s body of work is a mix of photo realistic oil painting and geometric/psychedelic abstract painting. His work is largely influenced by sociology, geometry, architecture, and their relationship to nature.
As a self-taught artist, Thornton draws inspiration from experience and environment. Thornton has developed a unique painting style while experimenting with many different mediums both traditional and unconventional.
“My work focuses on depth, color, and form. My current body of work uses geometry as an expression of movement, communication and growth to explore the uneasy relationship between humans and nature. Through the manipulation of image and plain, I create an environment of both ease and discomfort, examining an inner struggle between the appreciation and disdain of man’s creations and accomplishments.”
Johnie is currently working in his Los Angeles and Palm Springs studios on a collection of paintings to show in 2017/2018.
Past Exhibitions:
3Yr - Helikon Gallery - Denver CO - 2016
"Wanderlust 4" - Modern Eden Gallery - SF - 2016
"Best Friends" - Copro Gallery - 2016
Vanity Pop - Launch Gallery-Culver city - 2016
7YR - Thumbprint Gallery - San Diego - 2016
"Extraction" - Future Tongue - dtla - 2016
Kaaboo Del Mar - Live Painting, Thumbprint Gallery 2016
Solo Show - Woodman/Shimko Gallery - Provincetown - August - 2016
11:11 ACC Gallery, Los Angeles - 2016
Undressed #6 - Ventura - 2016
Coastline Art Gallery - Newport Beach - 2016
Hale Arts – Santa Monica - July 22 2016
Hive Gallery/Artillerist - Los Angeles -2016
Vanity Pop - DTLA - June 2016
Solo Show - Woodman/Shimko Gallery - Palm Springs - April 1st 2016
Helikon Gallery - Denver CO - June 2016
Gauntlet Gallery 12x12 Show - 2016
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair - Woodman/Shimko - 2016
ArtShare LA - Faces in the Crowd - 3.30.16
Woodman/Shimko - 2.19.16
Vanity Pop - Culver City 2.18.16
Future Toungue - The Eternal Unknown - LA 1.14.16
TPG2 - For What It's Worth -San Diego - 12.5.15
Solo Show - Gallery 420 - Long Beach - Summer 2015
Villian LLC - NYC - 2015
Thumbprint Gallery - Kaaboo Fest, San Diego, CA - 2015
Featured Artist - Hive Gallery - Los Angeles - 2015
Solo Show - Gallery 420 - Long Beach - Winter 2015
Solo Show - Moen Mason Gallery, AZ - 2015
Create:Fixate - LA - 2015
Woodman/Shimko Gallery - Palm Springs - 2015
LA Modernism - 2015
TPG2 - San Diego - 2015
Keystone Gallery – Los Angeles -2015
11:11 ACC Gallery, Los Angeles - 2015
Thumbprint Gallery, San Diego, CA - 2015
11:11 ACC Gallery, Los Angeles - 2014
2312 Gallery, WA – 2014
Thumbprint Gallery, San Diego, CA - 2014
Gallery 446 - Palm Springs- 2014
One Grand Gallery – Portland, OR - 2014
Bid27 – Gallery 446 - Palm Springs- 2014
Bid27 – ThinkTank Gallery - 2014
Synthesis – Wallspace Gallery - 2014
Summer – ThinkTank Gallery - 2014
Create:Fixate – 2014
Wallspace Gallery – 2014
Muzeumm Gallery – 2013
Keystone Gallery – 2013
Beverly Hills Art Show – Featured Artist – 2013
Cross Campus – Silicon Beach Fest – Featured Artist – 2013
Ranch&Roll Gallery – 2013
Create:Fixate – 2013
Wallspace Gallery – 2013
Project Ethos – Featured Artist – 2013
Future Exhibitions:
Copycat Violence Collective -Sally Centigrade Gallery - Denver CO Feb 2017
Artlink Canada - Feb 2017
"Lover's Eye" - Modern Eden Gallery - Feb 2017
CAVE Gallery - Feb 2017
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