Sébastien Johnson

Art
Design
About

An artist and designer working at the intersection of painting and technology, my practice spans large-scale canvases rooted in European art history, UX projects that improve everyday systems, and playful experiments. Across mediums, I’m interested in how we see, interpret, and connect through both art and design.

Email: sebastienjohnson.art@gmail.com

Instagram: @sflj_

Exhibition History

Solo

 

2025

  • Gilt Complex | Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, il

 

2024

  • Le songe d'une nuit d'été| Chicago Cultural Center, French American Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, il
  • Midzomer Nacht Droom| Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, il
  • Bingo Lingo | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il

 

2023

  • Eurotrash | Hana Pietri Gallery, Chicago, il
  • Decadence & Destruction | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il

 

2022

(and before)

  • Reflect | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il | 2022
  • Pursuit of Innovation | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il | 2021

 

Group

 

2024

  • Feast Your Eyes| VSG Contemporary, Chicago, il
  • Thank You Two| VSG Contemporary, Chicago, il
  • TedX Design | The Mart Gallery, Chicago

 

2023

  • Myth of Memory | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Economical | Artist Replete, Chicago, il
  • Bloom | Povos, Chicago, il
  • Give Us Our Flowers | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Beyond The Brush | Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, il
  • Madness | Gallery Forty-Two, Indianapolis, in

 

2022

  • Street Art | Hudson Yards Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Games people Play | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • June Exhibition | Hudson Yards Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Pink Party | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il

 

2021

  • C/Overt Observations | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Facts and fiction | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • 2021 Summer Residency Exhibition | New York Academy Galleries, New York City, NY

 

2020

(and before)

  • Of Time and Place | Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park, il
  • Art + Design BFA exhibition | Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, il
  • An Epic of Our Times | Block Gallery, Champaign, il
  • Family Ties | Block Gallery, Champaign, il

 

Residencies

  • New York Academy of Art | New York City, NY. | 2021
  • L’atelier Cail Sainte-Etienne, France| 2021
  • Motorola Solutions Inc. | Champaign, Il. | 2020

 

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBFA Graphic DesignBFA Painting Minor Art History
  • Marchutz School of Fine Arts, Institute for American UniversitiesAix-en-Provence, France

Sébastien Johnson

Art
Design
About

An artist and designer working at the intersection of painting and technology, my practice spans large-scale canvases rooted in European art history, UX projects that improve everyday systems, and playful experiments. Across mediums, I’m interested in how we see, interpret, and connect through both art and design.

Email: sebastienjohnson.art@gmail.com

Instagram: @sflj_

Exhibition History

Solo

 

2025

  • Gilt Complex | Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, il

 

2024

  • Le songe d'une nuit d'été| Chicago Cultural Center, French American Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, il
  • Midzomer Nacht Droom| Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, il
  • Bingo Lingo | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il

 

2023

  • Eurotrash | Hana Pietri Gallery, Chicago, il
  • Decadence & Destruction | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il

 

2022

(and before)

  • Reflect | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il | 2022
  • Pursuit of Innovation | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il | 2021

 

Group

 

2024

  • Feast Your Eyes| VSG Contemporary, Chicago, il
  • Thank You Two| VSG Contemporary, Chicago, il
  • TedX Design | The Mart Gallery, Chicago

 

2023

  • Myth of Memory | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Economical | Artist Replete, Chicago, il
  • Bloom | Povos, Chicago, il
  • Give Us Our Flowers | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Beyond The Brush | Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, il
  • Madness | Gallery Forty-Two, Indianapolis, in

 

2022

  • Street Art | Hudson Yards Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Games people Play | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • June Exhibition | Hudson Yards Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Pink Party | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il

 

2021

  • C/Overt Observations | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Facts and fiction | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • 2021 Summer Residency Exhibition | New York Academy Galleries, New York City, NY

 

2020

(and before)

  • Of Time and Place | Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park, il
  • Art + Design BFA exhibition | Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, il
  • An Epic of Our Times | Block Gallery, Champaign, il
  • Family Ties | Block Gallery, Champaign, il

 

Residencies

  • New York Academy of Art | New York City, NY. | 2021
  • L’atelier Cail Sainte-Etienne, France| 2021
  • Motorola Solutions Inc. | Champaign, Il. | 2020

 

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBFA Graphic DesignBFA Painting Minor Art History
  • Marchutz School of Fine Arts, Institute for American UniversitiesAix-en-Provence, France

Sébastien Johnson

Art
Design
About

An artist and designer working at the intersection of painting and technology, my practice spans large-scale canvases rooted in European art history, UX projects that improve everyday systems, and playful experiments. Across mediums, I’m interested in how we see, interpret, and connect through both art and design.

Email: sebastienjohnson.art@gmail.com

Instagram: @sflj_

Exhibition History

Solo

 

2025

  • Gilt Complex | Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, il

 

2024

  • Le songe d'une nuit d'été| Chicago Cultural Center, French American Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, il
  • Midzomer Nacht Droom| Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, il
  • Bingo Lingo | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il

 

2023

  • Eurotrash | Hana Pietri Gallery, Chicago, il
  • Decadence & Destruction | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il

 

2022

(and before)

  • Reflect | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il | 2022
  • Pursuit of Innovation | Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, Champaign, il | 2021

 

Group

 

2024

  • Feast Your Eyes| VSG Contemporary, Chicago, il
  • Thank You Two| VSG Contemporary, Chicago, il
  • TedX Design | The Mart Gallery, Chicago

 

2023

  • Myth of Memory | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Economical | Artist Replete, Chicago, il
  • Bloom | Povos, Chicago, il
  • Give Us Our Flowers | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Beyond The Brush | Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, il
  • Madness | Gallery Forty-Two, Indianapolis, in

 

2022

  • Street Art | Hudson Yards Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Games people Play | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • June Exhibition | Hudson Yards Gallery, New York City, NY
  • Pink Party | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il

 

2021

  • C/Overt Observations | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • Facts and fiction | Virgil Catherine Gallery, Hinsdale il
  • 2021 Summer Residency Exhibition | New York Academy Galleries, New York City, NY

 

2020

(and before)

  • Of Time and Place | Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park, il
  • Art + Design BFA exhibition | Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, il
  • An Epic of Our Times | Block Gallery, Champaign, il
  • Family Ties | Block Gallery, Champaign, il

 

Residencies

  • New York Academy of Art | New York City, NY. | 2021
  • L’atelier Cail Sainte-Etienne, France| 2021
  • Motorola Solutions Inc. | Champaign, Il. | 2020

 

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBFA Graphic DesignBFA Painting Minor Art History
  • Marchutz School of Fine Arts, Institute for American UniversitiesAix-en-Provence, France