Hi, I’m Johnerick Lawson, a multidisciplinary artist.

I spend my time making things. I chose whatever medium i need to explore questions I might have. I show my work at coffee shops and occasionally group shows. I like making odd things and leaving them around. 

Right now I have been working with the Museum of Contemporary art Arlington helping however I can. Welcoming people into the museum and have been helping designing catalogs and other print media. 

Publishing has always been a part of what I do and have done. When I was younger, I made abstract zines exploring the absurdity that I found all around me. I was actually called a publisher when I was in SF, working with my friends at the time on Madhappys, an all-comic newspaper. It was printed by Sonoma Valley Publishers, who I had found through the Street Sheet, the local unhoused newspaper that was being printed at the time. We published 5,000 copies every month for 16 months, with one month off.

I am now publishing a small, free zine in Arlington called “Who Cares LOL.” 

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EDUCATION

San Francisco Art Institute Bachelor of Arts in Design and Technology, 2004 – 2009

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Artist | Johnerick Lawson | 2000 – Present

Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington | October 2024 – Present

Creative Director | Flower First, Vermont | 2022 – 2024

• Led the development and execution of all aesthetic elements for the Flower First brand, including brand creation and packaging design.
• Pioneered the “Terpjerkers” art project, which resulted in 40 unique trading cards and a video game.

Animator | Various Advertising Firms (JWT, Titmouse, The Studio, Mosomos), Brooklyn, NY | 2009 – 2014

• Contributed to animation projects for clients such as Trident, Rolex, America Travel, and Bloomberg.
• Provided hand-drawn and computer-generated animation in a collaborative team environment, primarily using the Adobe suite.

Co-Founder | WAMP, Brooklyn, NY | 2001 – 2004

• Co-founded the Brooklyn-based collective WAMP and actively participated in numerous art shows.

Publisher | “The Madhappys,” San Francisco | 2008 – 2009

• Published “The Madhappys”, a monthly all-free comics newspaper, for 16 months.

Animator | Music Videos | 2009 – present

• Created animated music videos for artists including:
  • “Outside” by David Bronson
  • “Repetition” by TV on the Radio
  • “World Wide” by Kool Keith

Solo Artist | Galerie Les Singuliers, Paris | 2012

• Held a solo painting exhibition.

SKILLS

• Painting
• Sculpture
• Publication
• Animation