Johanna Reynolds, Tethered II, 2023

With a deep love of materials, Johanna renders gestural scenes that exists at the intersection of colour, landscape and emotion. By painting the world she wants to see, Reynolds' work allows natural systems - earth, water, vegetation and sky - to maintain their full circle existence without destructive human interference. This work aims to hint at something familiar, yet often remains open-ended to allow the viewer’s imagination to complete the story. 

Career milestones include a 2018 solo exhibition in Sweden with Nordic Stories Contemporary Art, and Air Canada’s acquisition of four large works, entitled Passages for their permanent collection, currently hanging at LaGuardia, NY. In 2020/21, Johanna was approached to paint a piece for singer/songwriter, Jann Arden. For this bespoke project led by Tommy Smythe of T.O.M. Interior Design, Johanna made some of her own plant based pigments for this large scale commission.

Johanna studied Art History and Studio Arts at Concordia University in Montreal. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections internationally, and continues to gain attention in Toronto where she works and lives with her husband and two children.