Zachariah Johnsen, is a young artist concentrating in watercolor, pen & ink,
and mixed media works on paper. His medium of choice is the micron pen and he uses them exhaustively to describe a world of ghouls, monsters, and misfits – the shady characters in everyday life, but just hidden from normal view. Zach focuses on the more ignored side of life – on the sides of people and places that visitors rarely see. In Zach’s world, most of the people have obvious human/animal hybrids that can’t be hidden. The corrupt politican is a hideous beast wielding an ax and smoking a cigar. The hollywood actress is a washed-up, half rat w/ open sores surrounded by a mob of rabid birds. The family portrait is a gaggle of jellydrop characters and mutated fish creatures.
Zach has lent this fantastic world and his unique style of frenetic pen lines and loose, splashy water-based media to a number of surfaces and media across the industries. He has created original works for print and publications, skateboards, skis, furniture, sneakers, snowboards, clothing and apparel.
Having gained recognition across the United States, Australia, and Europe, Zach is now concentrating on expanding his visual range – into paintings on canvas and installation works to video and motion graphics.

With a number of exhibitions and published works under his belt, Zach has become recognized as an artist whose future is much brighter than the often dark content of his work.

Upcoming Exhibitions:

2007
TBA – two man show at Foundation One Studios - (Atlanta, GA)

Past Exhibitions:

2006
Transparencies
- 2 person show at Drive-In Studios, NY, NY
War & Peace
- group show at the Brecht Forum, NY, NY
Mainely Masters
- group show for the opening of the gallery – Portland, ME
2005
Slaughterhouse
- three man show at Subject Matter Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
High Society - group show for Anti-Social Club NYC at Morissey Park, New York
Syintific Retro-Spective Skatedeck Show
- group show at Body Art Gallery, New York,
Soho Art Heist
- group show at Soho 323, New York,
Doodle Down - cross continental sketch-a-thon at Orchard St. Gallery, New York
2004
Sketchel Project
- custom currier bag show – Australia
2003
Gift Different
- group show at Stackhouse Gallery, New York

PUBLICATIONS:
Arkitip-Issue 37 Vs.Undefeated - 2006
Word No.1 published by Jezus (Italy) – 2006
Semi-Permanent 06 by Design is Kinky – 2006
Semi-Permanent 05 (New York) by Design is Kinky - 2005
Semi-Permanent 04 by Design is Kinky - 2004
Sketchel published by Jeremyville – 2005
Black & White Magazine #79 – 2005
Black & White Magazine #74 – 2004

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS:
The Hyde Magazine no.3 (Flash)
Evil Monito no.11

PRESS:
Wodden Toy Magazine – interview in issue 2 (2006)
Focus Magazine – interview in issue 8 (2006)
Empty Magazine – interview in issue 4 (2006)