INFO

ZENVIRONMENTS Studio is owned by ZACH JOHNSEN,  a multidisciplinary artist and designer, working both in the commercial sphere and fine art world. He works in graphite, watercolor, pen & ink and acrylic on mostly 2D surfaces and by far his most trusted medium is the micron pen. He uses them exhaustively to describe an ever-expanding world of ghouls, monsters, and misfits – the shady characters in everyday life and how they expose themselves in our world. His work is frenetic and chaotic, an explosion of lines and color influenced by infomercials, cartoons, sweets and the over-consumption of popular culture. Zach has lent his unique style of frenetic pen lines, jumbled character piles and explosive color to a variety of applications.  He has worked with MTV, K2 Snowboards, ESPN, Arbor Collective, Nike, Gnu Snowboards, Icon Motosports, Slingshot Wakeboards, Bulleit Bourbon, Sony/BMG and more. His fine artwork has been displayed across the US, in Australia, Copenhagen, Japan and the UK. Zach currently resides in the Great North Woods of Northern NH where he designs and creates art every day.

CLIENTS

Bulleit Bourbon MTV Gnu Snowboards
Icon Helmets
Slingshot Wakeboards
Tank Theory T-shirts
Arbor Boards
ESPN Xgames
Sony/BMG
Color Magazine
Silly Thing Hong Kong
NY Magazine
Shilo New York
K2 Snowboards
Osiris Shoes Homeschool Snowboarding Mountain Dew
Transistor Studios
Ecko
Fashion Buddha Studio
Line Skis
Syintific Skateboards
West Mill Taiwan
Fatbeats
Buck New York

CURRICULUM VITAE

Zachariah Johnsen
Born:  1978 - Colebrook, NH
Currently:  Portland, Oregon

EDUCATION:
1997-2001
BFA, Communication Arts
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA

EXHIBITION:

2017

Talon Gallery — 2 person show with Alex Kuno, Talon Gallery, Portland, OR - June, 2017

2016

ACID TEST — Solo show of new Acid drawings at the new location of CAVE Gallery, Venice, CA, Dec. 2016
FOLKLORE — Solo show of new paintings and illustrations at Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR - July, 2016
2nd Annual EMA Show - Portland — Group Show of art on Japanese Prayer Plaques.. at Hellion Gallery, Portland, Oregon April, 2016
2nd Annual EMA Show - Tokyo — Group Show of art on Japanese Prayer Plaques.. curated by Hellion Gallery.. shown at Hatos Bar, Tokyo, Japan  Feb, 2016

2015

Tall Trees of Portland - Group show at Portland City Hall - Oct. 2015

2014

Shadow Cabinet — Solo show of new paintings, CAVE Gallery, Venice, CA - March, 2014 Music Fest NW Art Pavilion — Group show of art created for bands attending the Music Fest NW, Portland, Oregon August 2014 - curated by Hellion Gallery

2013

12 INCH OTAKU — Group show of album art by Portland artist in Tokyo Japan..curated by Hellion Gallery, Oct. 2013
The House of Uncommons — Solo show of new paintings at Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR - August, 2013
DOS — Group Show at Evergreen Brick Works - Toronto, Ontario - July, 2013 - Curated by Clay Rochemont
Tragic Heroes — Group show curated by Zach Johnsen - As Issued Gallery and Book Store - Costa Mesa, CA - April, 2013

2012

Acid Reflux — Solo exhibition of new drawings at MOHS Gallery - Copenhagen, Denmark - September, 2011

2011

Premium Camping — Two man installation exhibiton with Blaine Fontana (US), Evo Art Space - Seattle, WA - November, 2011
Acid Over Easy — Solo show at Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne, Australia - February, 2011

2010

Bridge & Bashi — Group show between American and Japanese artists, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR - December, 2010
Spirit Flyer — Two man show alongside Mhak (Japan) at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR - June, 2010
They Moved The Tombstones But Not the Bodies — Group show at Cave Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - March, 2010

2009

THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT — Group show at MOHS Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2009
Back to School Show — Group show at the Life Gallery, Portland, OR, Sept 2009
Subtext Group Show — Group "superhero" show to coincide with Comicon in San Diego - Sept. 2009
Strange Bedfellows — Group show featuring collaborative works between Portland and Japanese artists. Held at the Compound Gallery, Portland, OR - June 2009

2008

Acid in the Ice Cream — Solo show of new drawing plus installation at Backspace Gallery, Portland, OR - Dec. 2008
Back in Black - Tshirt Exhibit — Tshirt art exhibition at the Pale Horse Gallery in St. Petersburg, FL - Nov. 2008
Pachyderm Gallery Show — Group show at the Pachyderm Gallery, Portland, OR - Oct. 2008
The Sunnyside Yard — A solo installation show in the project room of Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Sept. 2008
City of Roses — Bringing a slice of the Rose City to Japan in a Portland themed night of art in Tokyo.  Part of the Tokyo Design Flow event in Harajuku and Omotesando, Tokyo - Sept. 2008
Locked & Loaded — Group inaugural exhibition of the Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY - April 2008
Ground Works II — Group show at Foundation One Gallery, Atlanta, GA - March 2008
Alice - Art from the Rabbit Hole — Group show featuring Alice in Wonderland inspired works, Compound Gallery, Portland, OR - March 2008
The Trinity — A three person show between myself, Marion Bolognesi and Tony Philippou at Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Feb. 2008
We Are Friends — Group show of 13 artists at And the Dragon Studios, Brooklyn, NY - Jan. 2008

2007

Wild Things — Group show in Melbourne, Australia - Dec. 2007
Legends of Style - Surreal City — Group show at the Cyclorama, Boston, MA - June 2007
Don't Sleep — Daydream Network organized group show in the UK - April 2007
Cannibal Flower — Group show at the Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - April 2007
Between the Lines — Two man show between myself and Atlanta based Charlie Owen at Foundation One Gallery, Atlanta, GA - March 2007

2006

Transparencies — Two person show between myself and Marion Bolognesi at Drive in Studios, New York, NY - Aug. 2006
Legends of Style - Icons — Group show at the Cyclorama Art Center, Boston, MA - July 2006
War & Peace Show — Group show featuring war inspired works, at the Brecht Forum Gallery, New York, NY - July 2006

2005

Slaughterhouse — Three person show between myself, Daniel St. George and Grant Barnhart at Subject Matter Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA - Nov. 2005
Sketchel Show — Group custom currier bag show, Australia - April 2005

2004

Soho Art Heist — Group show at Soho 323, New York, NY - Sept. 2004
Doodle Down — Cross continental sketch-a-thon at Orchard St. Gallery, New York, NY - July 2004
Syintific Retrospective Skate Deck Show —  Group show featuring artists who contributed to Syintific Skateboards over the years, Body Art Gallery, New York, NY - July 2004

2003

Gift Different — Group show at Stackhouse, New York, NY - Nov. 2002

2002

High Society — Group show featuring works by the Anti-Social Club NYC members at Morissey Park, New York, NY - Dec. 2002

PRESS

Drawing Magazine — Interview and feature - Issue 6, summer 2012
Refused Magazine — Cover art & interview - Issue 6, summer 2009
BLISSS Magazine — Cover artwork and 10 page feature & interview - Issue 2.7, july 2008
Portland Mercury — Cover artwork - Vol. 9 No. 30, Dec 18-24, 2008
T-World Magazine — The Journal of Tshirt Culture - featured, issue 2, 2007
Complex Magazine — Work featured in "Dope Art" - Aug/Sept 2007
Legend Magazine — Cover art & interview - road trip issue, 2006
Focus Skate Mag — Interview - issue 8, 2006
Empty Magazine — Feature & interview - issue 4, 2006
Wooden Toy Magazine — Feature & interview - issue 2, 2006
Boston Globe — Write up & artwork feature - Globe Sidekick - Sat. March 18, 2006
New York Press — Cover art - Vol. 20 No. 22, May 30-June 5, 2007
Milk Magazine — Artwork featured in the Hong Kong based magazine - Vol. 300
DayDream Magazine — Artwork and interview - issue 3