Dion Johnson is a painter based in Los Angeles, California. Born in Bellaire, OH, he attended Yale Norfolk Summer School of Music and Art, received his BFA from The Ohio State University and his MFA from Claremont Graduate University. Johnson’s work has been reviewed and featured in articles in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Artnews, and Artforum among others. Dion has had many solo exhibitions at galleries including Western Project, Los Angeles, CA; Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, De Buck Gallery, New York, NY and Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, Twitter Inc., Santa Monica, CA, Capital Group Companies, Los Angeles, CA, Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA, Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, CA, Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH and most recently in 2024 created a site specific wall installation Information Exchange for the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus, OH. Dion co-curated Two of Us, Dion Johnson and Michael Reafsnyder at Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, OH in 2023.