Johnny Romeo
Born Sydney, Australia
Lives Sydney, Australia
THE HEROINE CHIC SERIES
Johnny Romeo is an Australian born painter. His work is critically acclaimed in its attempt to represent a visual type of poetic and rhythmic blending of word, symbol and image.
Referred to as a bombastic neo expressionist pure pop painter with a lot to say about modern life, his work deals with the way we construct our identities from the vast array of images that pop culture immerses us in. His work centres on pop culture, cultural homogenisation, the failures of blind consumerism, media saturation, celebrity fetish and brand name heroes.
He mixes pop techniques with street art to critique some of the consumerist sentiments pervasive in society and, at times, in art, leading to him being called a colourist and a pop individualist. His work is in numerous public and private national and international collections.
EDUCATION
Bachelor Art Education, College of Fine Arts, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Masters Degree (Comms), University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Johnny Romeo Vs David Spencer, United Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2010 You’ll Never Take Me Alive! The Ned Kelly Hero Series, NG Art Gallery,
Sydney, Australia.
2009 Candyland, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2009 Crisis On Infinite Earths, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2009 Flight Club, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2008 Dove Kidney Zoo, NG Art Gallery in association with Maurice Byer Chambers
MLC Centre, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Galaxy Cattle, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2007 Brain on a Machine, China Heights, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia.
2007 Converse, Regard Gallery, Darlington, NSW, Australia.
2007 Live at the Apollo, Newview Gallery, Newtown, NSW, Australia.
S!ELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Mood Swings, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2009 Plates, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2009 Petits Travaux, Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay
2009 Troop, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009 Art Sydney 09, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2009 Each To Their Own, The Freshly Baked Gallery (Online), Melbourne
2009 Revolution Of Art, Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay
2009 Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize
2009 Every Dog Has Its Day, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
REVIEWS
2010 Star Wars, STE Magazine, Sunday Times, Perth. June 13th 2010.
2010 Art Month Follow Your Art, Australia Vogue Living March/April 2010
2010 Exhibitions_View Australia, Artist Profile Magazine, Issue 10, 2010.
2010 Hot Tickets- Art, Entertainment The Sun Herald March 7th 2010
2010 Framing Ned Kelly, Interval Arts & Film Guide, The Drum Media Magazine, 16th March Issue 1000
2010 Street Level, The Brag Magazine, Issue 353 March 8th 2010
2010 Pedro TV Review, The Newtonian, Vol 1 Edition 5
2009 Inner City Vibe, by Food For The Future Writer, October, Sprout Magazine, issue 1
2009 Johnny Romeo, August issue, Ponsonby News Magazine, New Zealand
2009 Artistic Licence, March/April 09 issue 24, NZ Life & Leisure Magazine, New Zealand
2009 Gallery Snapshot, Reviews by Jeff Makin, February, Herald Sun, Melbourne
2009 Rivista - Johnny Romeo, February, Il Globe magazine, Melbourne
2009 Johnny Romeo by Rohan Trollope, February, The Age (Entertainment Guide), Melbourne
PUBLICATIONS
2009 Johnny Romeo Balloons and Airships, Black Falcon
2009 InRetrospect 10, Retrospect Galleries
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