Whitehot Recommends: Mitchell Johnson small paintings at Galerie Mercier

Mitchell Johnson, Two Chairs, 2024, 20x24 inches, oil/canvas.
 

By WM STAFF, May 26, 2025

On May 20–31, 2025, Mitchell Johnson will exhibit small paintings at Galerie Mercier, 40 rue de l'universite, in Paris. This show includes compositions from San Francisco, Paris, Newfoundland, Ventimiglia, and New York City. 

Fifteen Windows, 2025, 15x24 inches, oil/canvas.

Johnson has been visiting Paris and painting in France since 1989, when he was a graduate student at Parsons School of Design. The 12 paintings at Galerie Mercier are intimate works spanning the last seven years, portraying familiar scenes transformed by Johnson’s distinct take on color and scale.

Johnson's paintings are in the permanent collections of 35 museums. WM

More information available at www.mitchelljohnson.com and www.galerie-mercier.com.