JAMIE JANX JOHNSTON

A newly purchased and renovated building's front foyer now has a freshly completed Mural done by yours truly. The theme is in my typical vain of image to place. When I first moved to Montreal 10yrs ago down the street from this location at a small park on a fall evening random encounter with a red fox in this urban setting marked me. I told myself if I ever do a Mural in this area I would recall this encounter in it.  A full wraparound Mural this the highlighted Red Fox welcomes you in the entrance of this building. Thanks to my friends at LNDMRK and the good people at MTRPL for this opportunity.

This Mural is my first 100% solo production in MTL. After many years of collaborations, production and assistance on countless murals, this is my first solo mural. The idea behind this mural is simple. Urban barn quilt, a sign of collectiveness and bringing people together. the colour palette bring together diversity and the cardinal is a representation of the building owner's father who recently passed. On rue Vaillant in quartier St Henri, Montreal. Completed in 14hrs straight, one day :)

First Solo exhibit in 15 yrs. Jackson's Falls in Prince Edward County hosted NotYourAveragePhotographer. A Mixed Media Street Piece exhibit on upcycled canvases. Burnt Plywood, Wheat pasting, Live painting and Lightboxes mixed with stencils showcase some new works, as well some festival one offs for resent festivals. On till November to harmonize with the changing colours of the county countryside. 

Montreal come to Toronto for a Block party with Mural Festival Montreal. Murals, Pop up shop & Parties made this a successful collaboration between Stackt and Mural. I took on the lead production role with the responsibility of painting Maser's Mural for him, as scheduling conflict did not allow his to make his way to Toronto from Ireland. Look forward to more instalments of this collaboration.

Yearly Fam Jam... Toujours bien de faire d'la Paint entouré d'une belle famille d'ami. Mixed Media piece Blue Jay will be on showcase at the upcoming #notyouraveragephotographer exhibit in Prince Edward County.

Another year as both a participant and a production artist helping the roster of talent execute their Murals. As always a tuff gig, but well worth it and it shows in the results. highlighting both local and international talents from all forms of urban arts. In my participation this year I also added a few surprise pop up stencils on the festival grounds including the art pub, roof tops and random alley ways. My main piece was an installation presented at the main site south gate. A backlighting road sign with a significant highlight on urban vs rural, showcasing that one does not live without the other.

80 jeunes de tous les coin de la province participent à un atelier de Muralisme et graffiti avec la création de pochoirs pour executer des ouvres unique pour chaque participants. Le tous début avec la creation du ouvre en live painting durant le show d'ouverture par moi même.

“D’une même plume” Une murale aux jeux de mots. Une plume écrite, visualiser par les plumes d’oiseaux. Expriment la langue francophone varié des quatre coins de la province ontarienne.   La production de cette murale est possible par l’exécution de pochoirs de plumes d'oiseaux produites par les élèves de 10ième du centre d’excellence artistique de l’école secondaire publique De La Salle. Ainsi que l’application des techniques de muralisme par quelques élèves de 11ième du même centre d’excellence artistique en Arts Visuel et médiatique.

Live painting of large format eggs preformed by a great roster of artists. Live painting event at Station 16. Now the eggs are on display at Quartier Dix30 for the next 6 weeks. Endangered Hatch: a mix media piece, using paint, wheat paste, stamping and stencils.

Live Paint during Cocktail hour at the Ottawa cultural summit. Hosted in the new Ottawa Art Gallery