Tim Johnson b. 1947

  • Artist (Painter)
A painter by profession, Johnson initially studied architecture at Sydney University which is not surprising given his family's strong ties to architecture both in the public and private sectors. Johnson was an early and major collector of Western Desert Aboriginal art.
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Painter, a son of Peter Johnson, former professor of architecture at Sydney University, chancellor UTS and name partner in the firm of McConnell, Smith and Johnson; his brother is Chris Johnson, NSW Government Architect since the late 1990s. Tim Johnson was an early and major collector of Western Desert Aboriginal art from the 1970s when he was married to the writer and historian of Aboriginal Art, Dr Vivien Johnson. Tim began studying architecture at SU but instead took up painting as a profession. In 1987 he did a group of paintings in collaboration with Kaapa (Mbitjana) Tjampitjinpa (c.1926-1989) and others (including possibly Michael Nelson Jagamara) some of which were exhibited in one of the Sydney Biennales. There is some speculation that the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra also commissioned a work from him.

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Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011

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