Colin has been a professional Freelance Illustrator and GalleryArtist since his graduation from The Maryland Institute College of Art in the Spring of 1995. His work has received honors from Print’s Regional Design Annual, The Society of Publication Design, Communication Arts Illustration Annual, American Illustration, and Society of Illustrators Los Angeles. Some of his Freelance Illustration clients include: American Airlines, The American Medical Association, Audubon, Better Homes and Gardens, Converse, Fast Company, Newsweek, Raygun, Time Inc., and U.S. News and World Report. He has recently been a part of gallery shows in Los Angeles, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Chicago.

Colin enjoys collecting art and toys, driving mac trucks, building quonset huts, picking lint from his bellybutton, circumnavigating the globe in his custom made hydrofoil, and is also a huge fan of both music and film. He lives and works in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Current and Upcoming Shows

RENOWNED GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR, “IT’S ALL WOOD” Group Show curated by Ryan Bubnis, Coming October 2006

DvA GALLERY, CHICAGO, IL, “WILD WILD MIDWEST” 4 Person show curated by Colin Johnson including: Chris Ryniak, Mike Burnett, Jeremiah Ketner, Colin Johnson, Coming November 2006

FEINKUNST KRUGER GALLERY, HAMBURG, GERMANY, “DON’T WAKE DADDY” Group Show curated by Heiko Muller, Coming November 2006

THE OUTER EDGE STUDIO, MONTEREY, CA, 3 Person Group Show w/ Ryan Bubnis, Rik Catlow, Colin Johnson, Coming in 2007

2006

LILLIAN DAVIS HOGAN GALLERIES, WINONA, MN, “BEGIN TO CONTINUE” Group Show, Winter 2006 curated by Colin Johnson including: Joshua Krause, Katherine Streeter, Andrew Skwish, Nate Williams, Emily Keyishian, Daniel Chang, Shannon Brady, Andrew Hugelier, Jason D'Aquino, Jordin Isip, Melinda Beck, Allen Brewer, Jeff Soto, Jeremiah Ketner, Lisa Franke, Tim McCormick, Mario Zucca, Rik Catlow, Jason Lynch, Gina Triplett, Mathew Curtius, Doug Boehm, Chris Buzelli, Mildred, Vincent Stall, Jeremy Fish, Chris Ryniak, Stephen Schildbach, Sarajo Frieden, Foi Jimenez Jurado, Charles Glaubitz, Allison Cole, Craig LaRotonda, Colin Johnson

UNKNOWN GALLERY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, “THE UNK BOARD SHOW” Group Skatedeck Show, Winter 2006

LA LUZ DE JESUS, HOLLYWOOD, CA, “EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SYNC” Annual Juried Group Show, Winter 2006

BILLY SHIRE FINE ARTS, CULVER CITY, CA, “SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS LOS ANGELES 44” Group Show, Spring 2006

MAXWELLS, HOBOKEN, NJ, “3 FEET HIGH” Group Skate Deck Show, Spring 2006

DvA GALLERY, CHICAGO, IL, “ANNUAL TIKI SHOW” Group Show, Summer 2006

2005

FRODEN GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA, “SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS LOS ANGELES 43” Group Show, Spring 2005

PRIMARY SPACE GALLERY, DETROT, MI, “PRIMARY RED” Group Show, Spring 2005

PRIMARY SPACE GALLERY, DETROIT, MI, “SPLIT FOUR WAYS” 4 Person Show, Fall 2005

RENOWNED GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR, “SOON AND VERY SOON” Group Show, Fall 2005

MAGPIE GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CA, “L’IL BIG FAT” Holiday Group Show, Winter 2005, Curated by Joshua Krause

2004

JONATHAN LEVINE’S TIN MAN ALLEY, PHILADELPHIA, PA, “GHOST TOWN” Group Show, Fall 2004

ARTHOUSE 60, ZIONSVILLE, IN, “ECLECTICA” Group Show, Fall 2004

2002

FLECKENSTEIN GALLERY, TOWSON, MD, “EVERYBODY DRAWS” Group Show, Summer 2002

BERTAUX GALLERY, LUTHERVILLE, MD, “ONE-MAN GROUP SHOW, FINE ART & ILLUSTRATION” Fall 2002

THE DELAPLAINE VISUAL ARTS CENTER, FREDERICK, MD, “ARTIST’S GALLERY INVITATIONAL 2002”

BERTAUX GALLERY, LUTHERVILLE, MD, “ONE-MAN SHOW, FINE ART & ILLUSTRATION” Fall 2002

2000

BERTAUX GALLERY, LUTHERVILLE, MD, “BALTIMORE ILLUSTRATORS” Group Show, Summer 2000

SOCIETY OF PUBLICATION DESIGN, NYC, “SPOTS EXHIBITION” The Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration, Summer 2000

1999

ONE WORLD CAFE, BALTIMORE, MD, “ONE-MAN ILLUSTRATION SHOW” Summer 1999

1995

MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, BALTIMORE, MD, “SENIOR SHOW” 1995

MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, BALTIMORE, MD, “SENIOR DESIGN SHOW” 1995

1994

MICA, BALTIMORE, MD, “THE HOUSE AS A CONCEPT” One-Man Show, Winter 1994