Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson
EDUCATION
New York University, MA Performance Studies, New York City NY 2013
Pacific Northwest College of Art, BFA, Portland OR 2010
RESIDENCIES
La Pocha Nostra Performance Intensive, instructor, Museo de arte Moderno, Mexico City Mexico 2018
La Pocha Nostra Performance Intensive, 18th Street Art Center, Los Angeles CA 2017
La Pocha Nostra Performance Intensive, La Perrera, Oaxaca Mexico 2012
La Pocha Nostra Performance Intensive, Performing Art Institute, San Francisco CA 2011
Artist in Residence, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff Canada 2011
Artist in Residence, Hogeschool Sint Lukas, Brussels Belgium 2008

SELECTED PERFORMANCES [*denotes guest appearance]
It’s in the Upper Room. Sub Rosa, Athens Greece 2018
I Know What It Is To Be Young. Human Resources, Los Angeles CA 2018
*Matthew Savitsky: Mid City Angels. Shoot the Lobster, Los Angeles CA 2018
*Ron Athey: Gifts Of The Spirit. Vibiana, Los Angeles CA 2018
In Love, A SawZall, And A Russian Translator. Minty’s Backyard, Los Angeles CA 2017
Cutting Down A Tree. Minty’s Backyard, Los Angeles CA 2016
*La Pocha Nostra: Five Psycho-Magic Actions Against Violence. LACE, Los Angeles CA 2016
Punching Bag And Crutches In Front Of My Car. Minty’s Backyard, Los Angeles CA 2016
Leaf Blower And Monologue. Otherwild, Los Angeles CA 2014
Find Three Men, Hold A Woman Up. Witching Hour, New York NY 2013
Terrifying Women (with The GDP). Time Based Art Festival, Portland OR 2012
*This Could Be Something If I Let It (Guest of Daw Kasper). Whitney Bienniel, New York NY 2012
Untitled: Ultimate Fighter. Unwrapped PICA Gala, Portland OR 2011
Untitled: Stand By Me Soundtrack. Valentine’s Performance Space, Portland OR 2011
Untitled: Saxophone And Brass Band. Appendix Gallery, Portland OR 2011
Kathleen Johnson And Sarah Keogh. Performance Works NW, Portland OR 2011
Untitled: Swedish Things. Holocene, Portland OR 2011
Untitled: Maria Dancing. Worksound Gallery, Portland OR 2011
Do You Want A Sample. InterArts Festival, Portland OR 2011
Untitled: Composer. Banff Center for the Arts, Banff Canada 2011
Good Night With GDP (with The GDP). Valentine’s Art Space, Portland OR 2011
Untitled: Stand-Up. Worksound Gallery, Portland OR 2010
Untitled: Drummer. Time Based Art Festival, Portland OR 2010
You Know Me (with The GDP). The Woods, Portland OR 2010
*Pictureplane (with Pictureplane and The GDP). Holocene, Portland OR 2010
Ten Tiny Dances. Time Based Art Festival, Portland OR 2009
Untitled: Drummer. RocksBox Gallery, Portland OR 2009
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Like Pissing in a Violin. Quatsch Gallery, Brussels Belgium 2009
I’m Not Sexually Satisfied. Chambers Fine Art Gallery, Portland OR 2008
Keeping Time. Tiga, Portland OR 2007
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
PRADA Ad with Ellen Lesperance and FEMEN. Vogue Magazine 2011
Regal Theatre Presents. (Video Screening). Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland OR 2010
Ian Forrester. Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland OR 2010
Something Like the New Young Turks. (Video Screening). PSU, Portland OR 2009
Blue Show. (With Derek Franklin). Milepost 5, Portland OR 2009
Mellow Yellow. East End, Portland OR 2008