BETH JOHNSON
Beth Johnson is a Scottish artist based in the North East of England. Beth’s art practice predominantly centres around embroidery. Having concentrated on traditional forms of the craft, she has, in recent years, begun to develop new expressive mixed media artworks incorporating the artform, which tell stories of connecting people and their interaction with a sense of place. Her background and formal training in Architectural Studies influence the structure and form of her work; of geometric shape and repetition. Her artistic practice over the last few years has lead her to be included in group exhibitions including Baltic’s Open Submission 2020 (shown in 2021) and commissioned to work in collaboration with other artists to transform an empty shopping centre space as part of Stockton International Riverside Festival in 2022, as well as coming together with like-minded artists to form Wild Vision Collective who work together on socially engaged art projects.
Exhibitions
2024 Last Shot, group exhibition, Pineapple Black Gallery, Middlesbrough.
2023 Punchcard, group exhibition, Middlesbrough Art Week, Middlesbrough.
2023 From the studio, group exhibition, Middlesbrough Art Week, Middlesbrough.
2023 Summer Show, group exhibition, Pineapple Black Gallery, Middlesbrough.
2023 7XSeven, Solo show, The Auxiliary, Middlesbrough.
2023 Open, group show, Open Gallery, Halifax.
2023 Coffee Project Exhibition, group exhibition (online), Tebbs Contemporary Gallery, London.
2022 Blank Canvas, commissioned collaboration, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Stockton.
2022 Summer Show, group exhibition, Pineapple Black Gallery, Middlesbrough.
2021 Let Us Eat Cake, group exhibition (online), Pineapple Black Gallery, Middlesbrough.
2021 LIGHT:space art trail, group exhibition, Wellington Square & ARC, Stockton-on-Tees.
2021 Baltic Open Submission 2020, group exhibition, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead.
2020 Unlocked in Lockdown, group exhibition, Wild Vision Gallery, Stockton -on-Tees.
Curatorial Projects
2021 Curated group exhibition, LIGHT:space art trail as part of Wild Vision Collective working with Wellington Square and ARC Stockton Arts Centre.
2020 Curated group exhibition, Unlocked in Lockdown as part of Wild Vision Collective working with Wellington Square, Stockton.
Awards
2025 Micro Bursary awarded from Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN) - North East
2023 Micro Bursary awarded from Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN) - North East
2021 Funding gift from local Teesside Philanthropist, “Dragonfly”
2021 Awarded funding form ARC Stockton Arts Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, Pizza and Pitches as part of Wild Vision Collective.
Commissions
2024 The Most Creative Train Station, Middlesbrough Council, Middlesbrough.
2022 Blank Canvas, commissioned collaboration, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Stockton.
