David L. Johnson
Artist
Biography
David L. Johnson (born 1993 in New York City) is an American artist whose work uses photography, video, found and removed objects, and installation to document and intervene in the spatial politics of cities, with close attention to the everyday. He received a BFA from Cooper Union in 2015 and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020, is an alumnus of the Whitney Independent Study Program, and teaches part-time at Cooper Union and in the Parsons MFA programme. Solo and duo exhibitions include Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin (2023, 2026), Fanta MLN, Milan (2025), The Shop at Sadie Coles HQ, London (2024), Galerie Noah Klink, Berlin and Art Lot, Brooklyn (both 2023), and Theta, New York (2021). He has taken part in the Whitney Biennial (2026) and group exhibitions at the Columbus Museum of Art, Salzburger Kunstverein, Palais de Tokyo, the Chicago Architecture Biennial, MoMA PS1 and Artists Space. His work is held by The Studio Museum in Harlem and the Columbus Museum of Art. He lives and works in New York City.
