Johnnie Chatman

Johnnie Chatman is a lens-based artist and researcher based in Southern California. He is a Katzin Fellow and doctoral candidate in Art History, Theory, and Criticism with an emphasis in Art Practice at the University of California, San Diego. His research explores and interweaves American history, visual culture, the history of photography, and theories of landscape/ space. His research and artistic practice interconnect by analyzing the American West as a geographical, cultural, and economic crossroads defined by complex connectivity.

Chatman's artwork has been featured in exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fraenkel Gallery, and SF Camerawork. His work can be found in many permanent collections, including the Center for Creative Photography, Figge Museum, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In 2020, he received the En Foco Photography Fellowship. His work has also appeared in numerous publications, including Dear Dave, Nueva Luz, and Zoetrope All-Story.

He is also the founder and curator of Terms & Conditions, an experimental film screening series.