Claudette Johnson

Claudette Johnson
MBE RA
Born
Claudette Elaine Johnson

1959 (age 64–65)
Manchester, England
Alma materWolverhampton Polytechnic
Known forVisual artist
MovementBLK Art Group
ElectedRoyal Academy of Arts (2024)

Claudette Elaine Johnson MBE RA (born 1959) is a British visual artist. She is known for her large-scale drawings of Black women and her involvement with the BLK Art Group, of which she was a founder member. She was described by Modern Art Oxford as "one of the most accomplished figurative artists working in Britain today".[1] A finalist for the Turner Prize in 2024, Johnson was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts the same year.[2]

Her work is in a number of public collections, including the Tate Britain, Arts Council England, Manchester Art Gallery.

  1. ^ "Claudette Johnson: I Came to Dance | 1 June — 8 September 2019". Modern Art Oxford. 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Claudette Johnson | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.