Johnny Romeo
Johnny Romeo is an Australian contemporary pop artist. His works infuse the aesthetics of print-based Warholian Pop with a street-art speed and grit, all executed through some strange on-canvas alchemy in acrylic and oil. The works heavily reference recent and current popular culture, unabashedly harvesting politicians, celebrities, pinups, and comic book heroes and villains, as protagonists. Rendered in muted pop hues, like high vibrancy paint applied thinly over stubborn grey concrete, these recognisable personalities often juxtapose witty stenciled wordplay, some letters scratched out to create unlikely double and triple entendres out of previously stale slogans and rehashed platitudes. Through that graphic style Romeo equally engages in, and simultaneously critiques consumer culture and branding in relation to the construction of personal identity. The artist exposes the childishness of our apparent ideals and elucidates what western culture has found to replace its heroes.
Australian, lives and works in Sydney and Los Angeles.
Bullet Proof Vision Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 153cm x 153cm $12,085.00
Front Row Shine Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 153cm x 153cm $12,085.00
Young Suede Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 122cm x 122cm $8,895.00
Double Grind Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 122cm x 122cm $8,895.00
Dream Force (Framed) Acrylic and oil on canvas 122cm x 122cm $8,895.00
Pipe Dream Acrylic and Oil on Canvas (Framed) 122cm x 122cm $8,895
Sub Pop Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 122cm x 122cm $8,895.00
The Last Snow Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 153cm x 153cm $12,085
New Town Synth Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 153cm x 153cm $12,085
Saint Hoot Brute Acrylic and oil on canvas (Framed) 153cm x 153cm $12,085
Jolly Rodger Oil and Acrylic on Canvas (Framed) 122 x 122cm $8,895
JOHNNY ROMEO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Satellite Sky, Thomgallery, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia.
2024 Wandering Star, Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
2024 New Radicals, Boyd-Dunlop Gallery, Napier, New Zealand.
2023 Future Days, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2023 BIGGIE SMALLS, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2023 Dodge City, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2023 YEAR OF THE SASQUATCH, Grainger Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2023 CLOUD 9, West End Art Space, Melbourne, Australia in association with Anala Art Advisory, Sydney, Australia.
2024 Satellite Sky, Thomgallery, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia.
2024 Wandering Star, Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
2024 New Radicals, Boyd-Dunlop Gallery, Napier, New Zealand.
2023 Future Days, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2023 BIGGIE SMALLS, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2023 Dodge City, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2023 YEAR OF THE SASQUATCH, Grainger Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2023 CLOUD 9, West End Art Space, Melbourne, Australia in association with Anala Art Advisory, Sydney, Australia.
2022 LANDED!, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2022 Ned Kelly Revisited, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in association with Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Australia.
2022 In Between Days, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2022 CHOOSE LIFE, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2021 Colossal Youth, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2021 RISE, Boyd-Dunlop Gallery, Napier, New Zealand.
2021 New Clear Days, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2021 Kings Of The Wild Frontier, Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
2021 Nothing Is Real, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2021 Selected Works, Hell’s Kitchen Gallery, Tiny Tree Cafe, Brisbane in association with 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2020 The Sunny Side Of The Moon, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2020 The Beautiful People, Galleri Lohme, Malmo, Sweden.
2020 Sign Of The Times, Boyd-Dunlop Gallery, Napier in association with 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2020 Burn Down The Disco, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2020 Johnny Romeo Pop-Up, Harvey Galleries, Melbourne, Australia.
2019 To The Extreme, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2019 ROCKA ROLLA, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2019 Marquee Moon, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2019 In A Moonage Daydream, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2019 DREAM-LAND, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2018 The Last Days Of Disco, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2018 New Americana, The Australian Consulate-General, New York in association with Anala Art Advisory, New York, USA.
2018 Guns’N’Poses, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2018 Rock Is Dead, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2017 Electric Boogaloo, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2017 The Arthouse Series, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2017 Boogie Street, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2017 Pure Heroine, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2016 Ghetto Superstar$, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2016 Lincoln : The Freedom Series, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2016 American Woman, Anala Art Advisory in conjunction with The Ausin Group, Melbourne, Australia.
2016 Wasteland, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane, Australia.
2016 27, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2016 When We Ruled The World, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2016 Lincolns On Lincoln, Venice Heights / China Inn Gallery, Venice, California, USA.
2015 Selected Works, Penny Contemporary, Hobart in conjunction with Bespoke Melbourne, Australia.
2015 Pop Life, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2015 TV Land, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2015 Angry Birds, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2015 Print Pop Up Show: POPtometry, Hoff Optometry & Eyewear, Venice, California, USA.
2015 Top Of The Pops, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2015 Open Studio, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2015 Sonic Youth, Prize of Venice, Venice, California, USA.
2014 Wasted Years, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2014 ICONS, CG Projects, Pennsylvania, USA.
2014 Editions on Paper: Too West Coast, Petra Gallerie, Beverly Hills, California, USA.
2014 Dirty Boulevard, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2014 Pussy Riot, Muk Muk Fine Art, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
2014 Pussy Riot, Muk Muk Fine Art, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
2013 POPism: The Andy Warhol Show, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2013 Editions on Paper: Forever Young, Jeanie Madsen Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA.
2013 Deadwood, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2013 Grindhouse, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2012 Bloodsport, Buratti Fine Art, Perth, Australia.
2012 When Doves Cry, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2012 Cop Killer, Muk Muk Fine Art & Sprout Creative, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
2012 Cop Killer, Muk Muk Fine Art, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
2011 Romeo Must Die: The Super Villain Series, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2011 Sin City, Buratti Fine Art, Perth, Australia.
2011 Special Release: Ned Kelly Hero Series, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2010 Spiderbait, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2010 Electric Bird, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2010 Johnny Romeo Vs David Spencer, United Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2010 You’ll Never Take Me Alive! The Ned Kelly Hero Series, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2009 Candyland, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2009 Crisis On Infinite Earths, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2009 Flight Club, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2008 Dove Kidney Zoo, NG Art Gallery in association with Maurice Byer Chambers, MLC Centre, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Galaxy Cattle, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2007 Brain on a Machine, China Heights, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia.
2007 Converse, Regard Gallery, Darlington, NSW, Australia.
2007 Live at the Apollo, Newview Gallery, Newtown, NSW, Australia.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne, West End Art Space, Melbourne, Australia.
2023 Affordable Art Fair, Sydney, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2022 Concrete Candy, Peek Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia.
2022 Affordable Art Fair, Sydney, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2020 Unplugged, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
2019 Undead, Arthaus Projects, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
2018 Notes From The Underground, Arthaus Projects, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
2018 Auckland Art Fair, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2017 POP Austin International Art Show, Fair Market, Austin Texas.
2017 The LA Residency (Local Access), Converge Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
2017 Neo Nouveau, Sidewinder Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2017 Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm, Galleri Lohme, Malmo, Sweden.
2017 Directors Choice - Stockroom Show, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2017 Signs Of The Time, Gold Coast City Gallery / The Arts Centre Gold Coast, Australia.
2015 Pain/Ting, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in conjunction with Open Walls Gallery,
Berlin, Germany.
2015 New (Town) Romantics, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2015 Urban Art – Parked!, Wilson Parking Car Park, North Sydney, Australia.
2015 RED – Expressionism, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2015 The Australians, Pearce Gallery, Whitecliffe College of the Arts & Design, Auckland, New Zealand.
2014 Language Art, The Cornell Museum Of Art, Delray Beach, Florida, USA.
2014 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, Panter & Hall, London, United Kingdom.
2014 A Tribute To Michael Jackson’s 10 Best Film Clips, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2014 A Portrait Apart Deux, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2013 Fountain Art Fair, Chicago, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2013 Below The Surface, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2013 The Figure, Buratti Fine Art, Perth, Australia.
2013 The Art Of Cirque Du Soleil, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2013 Uprising, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2013 Urban Pop II, Jeanie Madsen Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA.
2012 Gold Coast Art Prize, The Arts Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2012 Homage To Hollywood, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2012 The Art Of Spain, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2012 A Rolling Stone, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2011 There and Back Again, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2011 Aqua Art Fair, Art Basel, Miami 2011, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2011 Blow In, Museum & Crane, Los Angeles, California, USA.
2011 Super Iam8bit, Iam8bit Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA.
2011 Urban Pop, Jeanie Madsen Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA.
2011 Homage To Frida, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2011 Stockumentary, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2010 The Sydney Fringe Festival, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2010 Mood Swings, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2009 Plates, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2009 Petits Travaux, Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay.
2009 Troop, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2009 Art Sydney 09, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2009 Each To Their Own, The Freshly Baked Gallery, Melbourne.
2009 Revolution Of Art, Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay.
2009 Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize.
2009 Every Dog Has Its Day, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2008 Art Sydney 08, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2008 Food For Thought, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Royalty Tooth Coins, 2042: Art on the Street, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Come See The Animals, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2008 Sordid Tales: A History of Chippendale, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2007 Fragile Planet, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2007 The Weekend Australian Art Sydney 07, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney.
2007 Let Them Roam, Harrison Galleries, Sydney, Australia.