Johnny Curtis Harris

Johnny Harris was raised in the central coast of California where he spent most of his time surfing and in the coastal mountains riding bikes and enjoying nature. He received a BFA in illustration and design from Art Center College of design, in Pasadena California. During his time at Art Center he was influenced by underground comics such as R. Crumb and Charles Burns and Low brow Artists Robert Williams and Joel Coleman. He draws from all artistic aspects of his life from writers and musicians to movie makers and fashion designers in addition to other painters.  

 

After graduating from Art Center he worked as an illustrator for Disney, DEVO and Deepak Chopra among others. 

While freelancing he continued to work on his paintings always making time to go into his studio.

In 1999, Johnny started working as a costume designer on editorial photo shoots, commercials, and films while developing a series of paintings incorporating his love of nature, fashion and other artists. He has shown his art work at Bortolami Gallery in Santa Monica, The Brewery Art Walk and has created a series of portraits and illustrations for the Los Angeles Review of Books.