
About me
After years of self-exploration, I feel like I have finally arrived at my own, personal voice. I draw from always being on the cusp of new technology, alternating between the digital and the analogue. At present, I’m inclined towards crafts and the handmade; loosely referencing the amazing, yet humble, skills of my family. I’m drawn to the tangible nature of handicrafts whilst the world is fighting an “invisible” enemy.
I’m preferring to use palettes full of colour, reacting against the recent, local trend of homogenous, grey houses. These colours reflect upon the optimism of my childhood in the 1980s and 90s; the bold works of creatives like Ken Done and Jenny Kee; the hyperactive colouring of the time’s pop culture.
SELECTED ARTIST HISTORY
2022
OUTLOUD MARDI GRAS ART PRIZE, TAP Art Gallery, Surry Hills
SMALL WORKS ART PRIZE, entrant, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC
2021
FULL BUSH, solo exhibition, TAP Art Gallery, Surry Hills
GREENWAY ART PRIZE 2021, finalist Open Artist category, Mungo Scott, Summer Hill
OUTLOUD MARDI GRAS ART PRIZE, TAP Art Gallery
2020
GREENWAY ART PRIZE 2022, finalist Open Artist category, Art Est. Gallery, Leichhardt
2014-2019
CARDAMUM, journal and card making, Kirribilli Markets, Kirribilli, and Beehive Gallery, Newtown
2015-2018
THREE ZINE, artist contributor, volumes 7, 8, 9
2006
BOXED ART PROJECT, artist, 2x signal box artwork, (fka) Canterbury City Council
2000-2005
TAP GALLERY, gallery assistant, Darlinghurst location
2005
OPEN 24 HOURS, artist contributor, book by Robert Balas
BLUE MAGAZINE, photography contributor
QUEER STILLS, group show, Giotto Art Café, East Sydney
2003 – REPETEZ, solo exhibition, TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst
2002 – HUNT & GATHER, solo exhibition, TAP Gallery
2001 – A4, solo exhibition, TAP Gallery
For all commission, sales, and collaboration enquiries, please contact Einar via:
Email: einar.j.johansen@gmail.com
Web: www.einarland.com
Instagram: @einarlandart