Opening: Grant Johnson's RETROSPECTIVE

Amos Eno Gallery is proud to present RETROSPECTIVE, a landmark solo exhibition by artist Grant Johnson. Spanning more than five decades of work, the exhibition will be on view October 9 through November 9, 2025, at Amos Eno’s Lower East Side location.

At a moment when environmental concerns dominate global conversations, Johnson’s work feels uncannily prescient. For over 50 years, he has interrogated the shifting relationship between humans and the natural world, weaving together photography, video, and satellite imagery to tell stories of ecological change. His deep commitment to landscape as both subject and witness makes his oeuvre newly urgent in today’s climate-crisis context.

RETROSPECTIVE brings together 30 works, including video, with 11 on view in the gallery and a full catalog available. The show tracks Johnson’s evolving exploration of land and water systems, from his early darkroom experiments in the 1970s to monumental digital compositions made possible only after NASA’s Landsat archives were opened to the public in 2008.

Johnson explains: “My work is about our environment. A fascination with landform dominates my work, specifically the evolution of form resulting from the interaction of natural and human forces with the landscape.”

Johnson’s practice sits squarely at the intersection of contemporary art, environmental activism, and data visualization — a field that has grown dramatically in relevance. His early adoption of video and satellite imagery positions him as a pioneer whose influence is only now being fully recognized in the wider art world. RETROSPECTIVE offers a rare opportunity to trace this trajectory in one comprehensive survey.

About the Artist

Grant Johnson’s practice bridges art and science. After receiving his BFA at the University of Arizona in 1972 — the same year the first satellite images of Earth were released — Johnson foresaw the potential of electronic imaging and became the first graduate of Rhode Island School of Design’s experimental video program in 1975. He went on to pioneer work with analog and digital image systems and served as an assignment photographer for The Nature Conservancy for two decades, covering California and Hawaii.

His long-running series, including Water, Landform, Old Growth, and Domesticated Landscapes, unfold over years and sometimes decades, as Johnson returns to ecological sites of interest. By layering his own photography with satellite imagery, he creates high-resolution, large-scale works that are both visually striking and scientifically grounded.

Works and installation views will be available through Artsy.

About Amos Eno Gallery

Amos Eno Gallery has been a fixture in the New York art scene since 1974 when it opened in Soho. The gallery is open Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. and is run by a small community of professional artists, both from New York City and across the country, and a part-time director. ​

The gallery is located at 191 Henry Street between Jefferson and Clinton Streets on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It’s a 5 minute walk from the F Train’s East Broadway Station and a 10 minute walk from the J Train’s Delancey Street - Essex Street Station.

For more information, please contact Gallery Director Ellen Sturm Niz at amosenogallery@gmail.com.