Born 1986 in Vitry-sur-Seine (France), Marc Johnson lives and works in Paris. His work has recently been presented in numerous solo and collective exhibitions: 5th Moscow Biennale of Young Art (Russia), Sundance film festival, New Frontier (USA),
Jeu de Paume contemporary art center (Paris), La Maréchalerie, contemporary art center (France),
CNEAI= (France), Zentrum für Medienkunst (Germany), Fondation Ricard (France), arc en rêve centre d'architecture (France), 65th International Berlin film festival, Berlinale Shorts (Germany), Centre d'art les 3 CHA (France), Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti-Shrem museum of art (USA)…
Marc Johnson received the LVMH young creator award in 2009, the best short-film award from the International film festival of Las Palmas de Grand Canaria, Spain in 2016.
Marc Johnson graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris and from the École Nationale Supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais. He also studied at the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China and at the Hunter College, City University of New York, USA.