Acacia Johnson
Acacia Johnson is a photographer from Alaska, focused on human relationships to the earth’s Polar Regions. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Acacia now lives in Scandinavia and exhibits her work internationally.
In 2014, Acacia was awarded a Fulbright grant in Canada to pursue a project about Inuit relationships to the winter landscape of Baffin Island, resulting in the series Under The Same Stars. Her work is included in collections including the Anchorage Museum and the Smithsonian Museum of American History, and has been featured in numerous publications, including National Geographic PROOF. She is increasingly interested in using photography to explore anthropological issues in the Arctic and Antarctica.
In 2014, Acacia was awarded a Fulbright grant in Canada to pursue a project about Inuit relationships to the winter landscape of Baffin Island, resulting in the series Under The Same Stars. Her work is included in collections including the Anchorage Museum and the Smithsonian Museum of American History, and has been featured in numerous publications, including National Geographic PROOF. She is increasingly interested in using photography to explore anthropological issues in the Arctic and Antarctica.
Selected Exhibition
2018
ART BUSAN international art fair, Busan, Korea
Polaris (solo), Gallery SYNTHESIS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Polaris (solo), Galleri Elf, Gothenburg, Sweden
Polaris (solo), Galleri Elf, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016
Portraits of Place: The Arctic in Photographs, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska
Cibo dell’Artico (Arctic Food), Fermo, Italy
Polaris (solo), Galleri My, Narvik, Norway
Cibo dell’Artico (Arctic Food), Fermo, Italy
Polaris (solo), Galleri My, Narvik, Norway
2015
Under the Same Stars (solo), Embassy of Canada Art Gallery, Washington DC
Going North: Stories from Canada’s Arctic, Gallery 44 Production Gallery, Toronto, Canada
GRAYS
Space Gallery, Denver, CO
Tomorrow Has Passed, One Eyed Jack’s Gallery, Brighton, UK
Under The Same Stars (solo), Constitution Square, Ottawa, Canada
2014
Cabin Fever, The Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska
Breaking Ground, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
State of the Art 2014, Chase Young Gallery, Boston, MA
New Contemporaries, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Senior Invitational Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Photography/Jewelry & Metalsmithing Senior Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
FotoVisura Spotlight Exhibition, Brisbane Powerhouse Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Under the Same Stars (solo), Embassy of Canada Art Gallery, Washington DC
Going North: Stories from Canada’s Arctic, Gallery 44 Production Gallery, Toronto, Canada
GRAYS
Space Gallery, Denver, CO
Tomorrow Has Passed, One Eyed Jack’s Gallery, Brighton, UK
Under The Same Stars (solo), Constitution Square, Ottawa, Canada
2014
Cabin Fever, The Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska
Breaking Ground, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
State of the Art 2014, Chase Young Gallery, Boston, MA
New Contemporaries, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Senior Invitational Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Photography/Jewelry & Metalsmithing Senior Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
FotoVisura Spotlight Exhibition, Brisbane Powerhouse Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Flash Forward Festival: Undergraduate Photography Now, Harrison Gallery, Boston, MA
Origins, senior exhibition with Rachel Jump , Red Eye Gallery, Providence, RI
Der Greif “A Process” Exhibition, Neue Galerie im Höhmannhaus, Augsburg, Germany
Der Greif “A Process” Exhibition, Neue Galerie im Höhmannhaus, Augsburg, Germany
2013
Alaska Photographic Center Member’s Show, Carr-Gottstein Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Rarefied Light Exhibition, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK (Juried by Sean Kernan)
The Cream of the Crop, the Cherry on Top, group exhibition, RISD Exposé Gallery, Providence, RI
At Home In The Universe, group exhibition, Red Eye Gallery, Providence, RI
2012
Rarefied Light Exhibition, Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Anchorage, AK (Juried by Cig Harvey), New York Photo Awards, powerHouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY, First Place Award
RISD Exposé Fall Exhibition, RISD Exposé Gallery, Providence, RI
2011
InVision ArtsQuest College Photography Exhibition, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
RISD Photography Triennial Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2010
Rarefied Light Exhibition, Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Anchorage, AK (Juried by Keith Carter)
Self Portraits Project, traveling group exhibition to Alaska, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Quebec, and Sweden, Organized by Alicia Candiani, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alaska Photographic Center Member’s Show, Carr-Gottstein Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Rarefied Light Exhibition, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK (Juried by Sean Kernan)
The Cream of the Crop, the Cherry on Top, group exhibition, RISD Exposé Gallery, Providence, RI
At Home In The Universe, group exhibition, Red Eye Gallery, Providence, RI
2012
Rarefied Light Exhibition, Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Anchorage, AK (Juried by Cig Harvey), New York Photo Awards, powerHouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY, First Place Award
RISD Exposé Fall Exhibition, RISD Exposé Gallery, Providence, RI
2011
InVision ArtsQuest College Photography Exhibition, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
RISD Photography Triennial Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2010
Rarefied Light Exhibition, Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Anchorage, AK (Juried by Keith Carter)
Self Portraits Project, traveling group exhibition to Alaska, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Quebec, and Sweden, Organized by Alicia Candiani, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Awards
2015
Fulbright Canada-RBC Eco-Leadership Award
2014-15
Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Canada
2014
Student Scholarship Award
Society for Photographic Education National Conference
2013
TC Colley Scholarship Award
Rhode Island School of Design Photography Department
Fulbright Canada-RBC Eco-Leadership Award
2014-15
Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Canada
2014
Student Scholarship Award
Society for Photographic Education National Conference
2013
TC Colley Scholarship Award
Rhode Island School of Design Photography Department
