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Timothy Johnson

Timothy Johnson (Born 1947) is active/lives in Australia.  Timothy Johnson is known for Painting and sculpture.

Tim Johnson visited Papunya regularly from 1980 to 1989.  He met the artists, painted alongside them and later with them, and with his wife Vivien Johnson became one of the earliest collectors of Papunya Tula art.  The art and experiences at Papunya gave him a set of ideas and a body of work to engage with that provided direction to his own art through that decade.  The large painting Microphone was made immediately after his final trip to Papunya in 1989.  On that visit he had been peripherally involved in traditional men's business which had had an unexpected negative outcome.  Convention required customary justice, and as the newcomer to the group he was likely to be its target.  For his own safety he was advised to leave Papunya and never return.

Back in Sydney he spent a sleepless night thinking about the events at Papunya.  His art and his life had been intimately involved with Papunya for a decade, but he   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3167 characters.]  Artist bio

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