1938 Born in Sydney
1953-59 Studied at the Julian Ashton Art School and National Art School, Sydney
1960-67 Lived in London
1961-62 Studied at Central School of Art, London
1963-64 Lecturer, Art History, St Michael's School of Art, London
1965-67 Lecturer, Croydon Art School, Croydon
1967-69 Lived in Sydney
1968-69 Lecturer (Visual Communications), University of NSW
1968-69 Lecturer (Drawings), National Art School
1969-75 Lived in New York, painting full time
1974 Lectured Birmingham Art College, Birmingham, UK
1975 Returned to Australia
1975-76 Artist in Residence, James Cook University, Queensland
1976-78 Lecturer (Drawing, Illustration), Sydney College of the Arts
1977-81 Lecturer (Drawing, Painting), Alexander College of Advanced Education
1980-81 Studio Assistant to Robert Klippel
1981-83 Lecturer (Painting), East Sydney Technical College, School of Art, and City Art Institute
1983 Tapestry commissioned, Waverly Council Civic Centre, Victoria
1984 Commission, State Bank of NSW, Sydney

Awards

1967 RH Taft Prize (Painting), Contemporary Art Society
1974 Visual Art Board Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
1976 Gold Coast Prize (Painting), Queensland
1980 Camden Art Society Prize (Works on Paper)
1981 Visual Arts Board New York Studio
1986 Visual Arts Board (Artist in Residence), The University of Melbourne

Collections

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Burnie Art Gallery, Tasmania
Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
The University of Melbourne Art Collection
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland
Artbank, Sydney
Parliament House, Canberra
National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne
State Library of Western Australia, Perth
CBA Bank, NSW
Australian National University, Canberra
Gold Coast City Art Collection, Queensland
Waverley Council Art Collection, Victoria
Camden Council Art Collection, NSW
Townsville Council Art Collection, Queensland
Chase Manhattan, New York, USA
Croydon Education Committee, London

References:
'Michael Johnson: Paintings 1968-1986', exhibition catalogue, University Gallery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 1986
'The Wrong Place: Five Sydney Painters', exhibition catalogue, Tasmanian School of Art Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 1983

KR


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