Gretta Johnson
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Where the Echo Rebounds, Group Show at Hudson House, NY, June 2022. Gretta Johnson, Jon Weary, Jim Strong, Zachary Martin. Curated by Christina Bolt and Nick Payne

Mourning Dove, 40x30", acrylic on linen, 2022
Motherboard of Pearl, 2022, acrylic on linen, 30x40x1”
Year of the Lion, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 36x24x1¼ inches
Strange Dreams, 28x30", acrylic on linen, 2022
True Selves, 32x35", acrylic on canvas, 2022

NADA NY, 2022

Flesh and Blood, 48x36", acrylic on canvas,2022
You are Free, 32x25", acrylic on canvas, 2022
Free Thought, 28x30", acrylic on linen, 2022
Winter hours, 2021, Watercolor on paper, 11x14"
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I surrrender, 2022, watercolor on paper,12 x 13 in
Holding Pattern, 18x24”, acrylic on linen, 2022

Submersion, Solo Show, September 30-November 21, 2021, Tapetto Volante Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2020

Grid Prayer, 2020, 24"x30", acrylic on canvas
Chaotic Gate, 2020, 28"x28", acrylic on canvas
Pegasus Biome, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 24"x24"

2019

Egg Drop, watercolor and colored pencil

2018

Nodes, 2018, 24"x24", acrylic on canvas
Family Tree, 2018 Oil on canvas 34h x 38w in
Leak, 2018 Oil on canvas 16h x 20w in
Maternal Flow State, 2018 Oil on canvas 22h x 22w in
Dinner Table, 2018 Oil on canvas 24h x 24w in
​Venus Dance, 2018, 20 x 16 3/4 inches, acrylic and pastel on paper
At the Top of a Tall Mountain There is a Deep Dark Cave, 2018, acrylic and chalk pastel on paper, 16 x 16 in., 2018. Photo by Adam Reich.
Full Moon Wreath,  2018, 60 x 60 inches, pastel and acrylic on collaged paper, mounted. Photo by Adam Reich.
Ceremonial Burning, 2018, acrylic, wax pastel and gouache on paper, 72 x 60 in. Photo by Adam Reich.
Seed Cycle Wreath , 2018, acrylic and wax on paper
A Temporary Resting Place, 2018, 62 x 71 in, acrylic on canvas. Photo by Andy Kincaid.
Machine (2nd State, Yellow), 2018, various dimensions, mixed media. Photo by Andy Kincaid.

2017

Egg Shell, 2017, wax and pastel on paper, 33 x 25 in.
Feral Chair (without metal form), 2017, acrylic on canvas stuffed with memory foam, 36 x 46 in.
Sink Out, 2017, wax on paper, 30x22 in
Red Wind Tract, 2017, Wax pastel, ink and acrylic on paper, 32 × 58 in

2016

Window Net, 2016, ink, acrylic and wax pastel on paper, mounted
Head On In, 2016, wax and Ink on Handmade paper, 28 × 38 in
Untitled, wax and acrylic on various papers, 61 × 33 in, 2016
Machine, 1st State, 24x17x21 inches, mixed media, 2016
Listening Machine, colored pencil on paper
JunKit, Wax on a combination of handmade papers
Helmet, wax on paper, 19 x 23 inches
High RIse, wax on paper

2015

Torso, wax on paper
Yellow Jacket Blue Squeeze, 2015, 52” x 40”, wax pastel on paper
Slip, 2015, 43” x 25”, wax pastel on paper
Pink Puffer, 2015, 30” x 22”, wax pastel and colored pencil on paper
Lost Shoe , 2015, 25” x 26”, wax pastel on paper
Brown Fur, 2015, 30” x 22”, wax pastel on paper
Blue Robe, 2015, 35” x 25”, wax pastel on paper
Shoe Box, 2015, 21” x 23”x 2” wax pastel on paper
Transformer, 2015, 25” x 17” wax pastel and watercolor on paper
Torso Frame, 2015, 24" x 22", wax on paper
Trap 1, 2015, 30" x 20", wax on paper
Door, 2015, watercolor, gouache and wax on paper
Torso Rope, 2015, colored pencil and wax on paper
At Work , 18” x 12”, wax pastel on paper
At Home, 16” x 12”, wax pastel on paper
18” x 15”, wax pastel on paper
16” x 12”, wax pastel on paper
15” x 10”, wax pastel on  paper

OOLM

<i>OOLM</i><br>Book of drawings, 2015. All drawings 11 x 14 inches, watercolor and colored pencil on paper. <br>Published by Dark Chart House of Production.
Installation View at <i>OOLM</i>,Culture Room, NY, November 2015
Installation View at <i>OOLM</i>,Culture Room, NY, November 2015
Installation view at Safe Gallery, 2016

Bending Bones

Wave, 2012, wire, pantyhose, gesso, found objects
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