Claudette Johnson | |
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| Born | Claudette Elaine Johnson 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | Wolverhampton Polytechnic |
| Known for | Visual artist |
| Movement | BLK Art Group |
| Elected | Royal 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Claudette Johnson | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.