“Even in the darkest of times, there is always a glimmer of hope to guide us home. Future Days, the latest series from internationally acclaimed Australian Pop painter Johnny Romeo…”… Continue reading
“Even in the darkest of times, there is always a glimmer of hope to guide us home. Future Days, the latest series from internationally acclaimed Australian Pop painter Johnny Romeo…”… Continue reading
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Artist Statement:
“Even in the darkest of times, there is always a glimmer of hope to guide us home. Future Days, the latest series from internationally acclaimed Australian Pop painter Johnny Romeo, is an exuberant call to action to embrace the power of positivity, and harness the endless possibilities we face every day to radically transform our lives. In Romeo’s neon-drenched Kitsch Pop world, hope is the vital force that empowers us to overcome adversity, forge meaningful progress and make our dreams a reality. Full of vibrant colours and bold, life-affirming imagery, the joyous collection of new paintings from Australia’s King of Pop reminds us that the bright promise of Future Days lies within us, in the here and now.”
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Press Release:
FUTURE DAYS
New Paintings
Even in the darkest of times, there is always a glimmer of hope to guide us home. In Future Days, internationally acclaimed Australian Pop painter Johnny Romeo makes his glorious hometown return to Sydney with an exuberant series of paintings that calls on us to embrace the power of positivity and harness life’s endless possibilities to radically transform our lives. Showcasing Australia’s King of Pop at his most uplifting and dynamic, Future Days is a larger-than-life celebration of hope as the vital force that empowers us to overcome adversity, find meaning and make our dreams a reality.
Future Days takes its title from the 1973 album by the cosmic krautrock pioneers CAN. The series is a spiritual successor to Johnny Romeo’s sell-out 2022 Sydney show ‘LANDED!’, which explored what it means to live up to your potential and find solid ground within yourself. In Future Days, Romeo builds upon this philosophy by asking: what happens once we have landed? Drawing on the experimental mysticism of CAN’s music, Romeo looks beyond the present for answers, using his inimitable Kitsch Pop style to envision the future as an alchemical space of transformation where anything is possible.
Within the context of the series, the future is not just a fantastical utopia that magically rewards passive bystanders. To reach the future days that we aspire to, we need to courageously step into the unknown, grow from the challenges we face in the present and be active participants in building our own future. Above all, we need to believe in the life-changing power of hope. Showcasing some of Romeo’s most electrifying and life-affirming works to date, the series is full of confident go-getters, adventurous visionaries and thrill-seeking hustlers who have taken the future into their own hands by dreaming big and daring to hope. In the neon-drenched future days of Johnny Romeo’s Kitsch Pop world, stray dogs soar the heavens to become moon bound space-hounds, while once ruthless Sith Lords find inner peace through Zen Buddhism. Abounding with vibrant, positive energy, these futuristic avatars of Poptimism show us that the seeds of the future are sown right here in the present, and that the promise of self-actualisation can only be achieved by turning hope into action.
For Romeo, hope runs deeper than having a sunny outlook on life. Just as the light cannot exist without the dark, hope makes its presence felt most profoundly during times of hardship and adversity. Johnny Romeo delves into this notion of duality throughout Future Days, crafting explosive Kitsch Pop works that masterfully teeter between joy and sadness, chaos and serenity, darkness and light. From once tortured artists learning to stop and smell the sunflowers, to Lichtenstein’s infamously depressed ‘drowning girl’ finding her calling as a scuba-thriving aqua teen, Romeo’s latest collection of Kitsch Pop misfits tackle their demons head-on and harness the lessons learnt from their struggles as opportunities to build a better tomorrow. Duality furthermore influences the artist’s exhilarating exploration of the human condition through colour, as murky, melancholic expanses of greens and blues give way to euphoric bursts of kaleidoscopic, sun-drenched hues. Johnny Romeo ingeniously plays off these contrasts, reminding us that even in these dark times we live, there is always a spark of hope waiting for us to bounce back bigger and better than ever.
Our ability to grow from the infinite possibilities we encounter everyday not only gives us the tools to create a brighter tomorrow, but the ability to take on the elements and defy fate. Drawing on the meditative, coastal grooves of CAN’s ‘Future Days’ and the terrifying grandeur of Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’, the sea in Romeo’s works signifies both a space for self-discovery and a vast tempest that we must conquer to find inner peace. Meanwhile, feisty feline heroines and three-eyed mystic cats invoke the sacred energy of the moon as a source of rebirth and new beginnings, where divine intuition enables us to chart the tides of change. Flowers also play a prominent role in the series, highlighting the transformative power of positivity while cheekily bridging the gap between anguished Impressionists and tormented grunge icons.
Future Days is a spirited declaration of hope from Australia’s King of Pop that captures the breathtaking possibilities of tomorrow in brilliant Technicolour. Bursting with vibrant colours, bold, life-affirming imagery and savvy humour, Johnny Romeo’s latest series takes us on a rollicking joyride through the neon-drenched world of Kitsch Pop, where the bright promise of future days lies within us, in the here and now.
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Johnny Romeo is an internationally acclaimed Australian painter. Considered Australia’s leading Pop artist, Romeo is spearheading the global Neo-Expressionist Pop movement with his electrifying collision of rock’n’roll swagger, comic book aesthetics and street art. Described by GQ Magazine Australia as ‘part punk, part pop’, Romeo’s Kitsch Pop works are explosive sugar rushes of Technicolour imagery and urban grittiness that are turning heads worldwide.
Armed with tongue-in-cheek humour and razor-sharp social commentary, Johnny Romeo is today renowned as a world-leading culture jammer. His works explore the influence celebrity icons and brand-name heroes have on our contemporary identity. Romeo approaches his art-making practice like a television, broadcasting colourful Postmodern visions that re-contextualise and seek to make sense of the daily cacophony of images, ads and memes we are bombarded with in our Pop-obsessed culture.
Over the last decade, Johnny Romeo has enjoyed a successive number of critically acclaimed and sold-out exhibitions across Australia, New Zealand, and the US. Romeo has continued his dominance as a world-class Pop artist with acclaimed and sell-out exhibitions in Sydney, Perth, Auckland, Napier, Canberra, and the Gold Coast in 2021 and 2022, and most notably the Australian Consulate-General in New York (2018). He was a highly celebrated feature artist in Brisbane’s Sign of the Times group exhibition, alongside street art juggernauts Banksy, Blek le Rat and Swoon. A major force in contemporary Pop art, Romeo is represented by many top galleries both in Australia and overseas.
Romeo has graced several prominent publications such as the Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue, Australian Art Review, Artist Profile and No Cure Magazine. Television features include the ABC 7:30 Report, Foxtel’s STVDIO, and the ABC documentary ‘Conquest of Space: Science Fiction & Contemporary Art’, written and hosted by renowned art critic Dr. Andrew Frost.
On the international stage, Johnny Romeo is a Pop Art tour de force, with hugely celebrated exhibitions in the US, including, New York, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and recently in Sweden. He has participated in several high-profile group shows across the US and Europe, including Language Art, alongside childhood hero and Pop Art icon Robert Indiana. Romeo made a massive splash as a celebrated featured artist in POP AUSTIN 2017, exhibiting with contemporary art powerhouses like Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Mr. Brainwash. Over the past three years, Romeo has made many standout appearances on US national television and universities. Since 2015, he has released three books examining his paintings and art-making practice: TV Land (2015), 10-year retrospective survey Plastic Fantastic (2017) and Pump Up the Jams: Culture Jamming in the Works of Johnny Romeo (2019).
As one of the biggest names in Pop art today, Romeo’s works are highly sought-after globally, and are held in prominent Australian and international public and private collections. He has collaborated on many illustrious projects with the likes of leading US snowboarding company Gilson Boards, craft beer alchemists Zeroday Brewing Company, world-famous punk band Blink 182 and Lexus Australia.
JOHNNY ROMEO
Born Sydney, Australia.
Lives Sydney, Australia / Los Angeles, California, USA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 LANDED!, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2022 Ned Kelly Revisited, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in association with Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Australia.
2022 In Between Days, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2022 CHOOSE LIFE, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2021 Colossal Youth, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2021 RISE, Boyd-Dunlop Gallery, Napier, New Zealand.
2021 New Clear Days, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2021 Kings Of The Wild Frontier, Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
2021 Nothing Is Real, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2021 Selected Works, Hell’s Kitchen Gallery, Tiny Tree Cafe, Brisbane in association with 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2020 The Sunny Side Of The Moon, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2020 The Beautiful People, Galleri Lohme, Malmo, Sweden.
2020 Sign Of The Times, Boyd-Dunlop Gallery, Napier in association with 12 Gallery,
Auckland, New Zealand.
2020 Burn Down The Disco, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2020 Johnny Romeo Pop-Up, Harvey Galleries, Melbourne, Australia.
2019 To The Extreme, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2019 ROCKA ROLLA, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2019 Marquee Moon, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2019 In A Moonage Daydream, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2019 DREAM-LAND, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2018 The Last Days Of Disco, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2018 New Americana, The Australian Consulate-General, New York in association with Anala Art Advisory, New York, USA.
2018 Guns’N’Poses, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
2018 Rock Is Dead, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2017 Electric Boogaloo, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2017 The Arthouse Series, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2017 Boogie Street, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2017 Pure Heroine, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2016 Ghetto Superstar$, Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
2016 Lincoln : The Freedom Series, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2016 American Woman, Anala Art Advisory in conjunction with The Ausin Group, Melbourne, Australia.
2016 Wasteland, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane, Australia.
2016 27, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2016 When We Ruled The World, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2016 Lincolns On Lincoln, Venice Heights / China Inn Gallery, Venice, California, USA.
2015 Selected Works, Penny Contemporary, Hobart in conjunction with Bespoke Melbourne, Australia.
2015 Pop Life, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2015 TV Land, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2015 Angry Birds, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2015 Print Pop Up Show: POPtometry, Hoff Optometry & Eyewear, Venice, California, USA.
2015 Top Of The Pops, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2015 Open Studio, Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2015 Sonic Youth, Prize of Venice, Venice, California, USA.
2014 Wasted Years, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2014 ICONS, CG Projects, Pennsylvania, USA.
2014 Editions on Paper: Too West Coast, Petra Gallerie, Beverly Hills, California, USA.
2014 Dirty Boulevard, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2014 Pussy Riot, Muk Muk Fine Art, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
2014 Pussy Riot, Muk Muk Fine Art, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
2013 POPism: The Andy Warhol Show, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2013 Editions on Paper: Forever Young, Jeanie Madsen Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA.
2013 Deadwood, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2013 Grindhouse, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2012 Bloodsport, Buratti Fine Art, Perth, Australia.
2012 When Doves Cry, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2012 Cop Killer, Muk Muk Fine Art & Sprout Creative, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
2012 Cop Killer, Muk Muk Fine Art, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
2011 Romeo Must Die: The Super Villain Series, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2011 Sin City, Buratti Fine Art, Perth, Australia.
2011 Special Release: Ned Kelly Hero Series, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2010 Spiderbait, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2010 Electric Bird, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2010 Johnny Romeo Vs David Spencer, United Galleries, Perth, Australia.
2010 You’ll Never Take Me Alive! The Ned Kelly Hero Series, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2009 Candyland, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2009 Crisis On Infinite Earths, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2009 Flight Club, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2008 Dove Kidney Zoo, NG Art Gallery in association with Maurice Byer Chambers,
MLC Centre, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Galaxy Cattle, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2007 Brain on a Machine, China Heights, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia.
2007 Converse, Regard Gallery, Darlington, NSW, Australia.
2007 Live at the Apollo, Newview Gallery, Newtown, NSW, Australia.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Concrete Candy, Peek Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia.
2020 Unplugged, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
2019 Undead, Arthaus Projects, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
2018 Notes From The Underground, Arthaus Projects, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
2018 Auckland Art Fair, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2017 POP Austin International Art Show, Fair Market, Austin Texas.
2017 The LA Residency (Local Access), Converge Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
2017 Neo Nouveau, Sidewinder Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2017 Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm, Galleri Lohme, Malmo, Sweden.
2017 Directors Choice – Stockroom Show, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2017 Signs Of The Time, Gold Coast City Gallery / The Arts Centre Gold Coast, Australia.
2015 Pain/Ting, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in conjunction with Open Walls Gallery,
Berlin, Germany.
2015 New (Town) Romantics, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
2015 Urban Art – Parked!, Wilson Parking Car Park, North Sydney, Australia.
2015 RED – Expressionism, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2015 The Australians, Pearce Gallery, Whitecliffe College of the Arts & Design, Auckland, New Zealand.
2014 Language Art, The Cornell Museum Of Art, Delray Beach, Florida, USA.
2014 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, Panter & Hall, London, United Kingdom.
2014 A Tribute To Michael Jackson’s 10 Best Film Clips, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2014 A Portrait Apart Deux, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2013 Fountain Art Fair, Chicago, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2013 Below The Surface, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2013 The Figure, Buratti Fine Art, Perth, Australia.
2013 The Art Of Cirque Du Soleil, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2013 Uprising, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2013 Urban Pop II, Jeanie Madsen Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA.
2012 Gold Coast Art Prize, The Arts Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2012 Homage To Hollywood, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2012 The Art Of Spain, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2012 A Rolling Stone, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2011 There and Back Again, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2011 Aqua Art Fair, Art Basel, Miami 2011, Porter Contemporary, New York, USA.
2011 Blow In, Museum & Crane, Los Angeles, California, USA.
2011 Super Iam8bit, Iam8bit Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA.
2011 Urban Pop, Jeanie Madsen Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA.
2011 Homage To Frida, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2011 Stockumentary, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2010 The Sydney Fringe Festival, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2010 Mood Swings, 19Karen, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2009 Plates, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2009 Petits Travaux, Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay.
2009 Troop, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2009 Art Sydney 09, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2009 Each To Their Own, The Freshly Baked Gallery, Melbourne.
2009 Revolution Of Art, Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay.
2009 Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize.
2009 Every Dog Has Its Day, Letham Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2008 Art Sydney 08, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2008 Food For Thought, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Royalty Tooth Coins, 2042: Art on the Street, Sydney, Australia.
2008 Come See The Animals, Gilligan Grant Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2008 Sordid Tales: A History of Chippendale, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2007 Fragile Planet, NG Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2007 The Weekend Australian Art Sydney 07, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney.
2007 Let Them Roam, Harrison Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
REVIEWS
2021 Luxury Meets The Streets, by Charlotte Middleton, Art Edit + Interior Design, #30, 2021, p.136 –143.
2021 There’s A Star Man, Cover Feature by Lisa Goodhand, Neighborhood Media 2204, Issue 1 – June, 2021, p. 1, 6, 7.
2019 ‘Undead’ Exhibit Coming To Arrthaus Project, Showcase Section, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday October 24th, 2019, p. 14
2019 Five Things To Do This Weekend, 1. Pop Of Colour, Private Capital, by Amy Martin, Canberra
Times, Wednesday September 18th 2019, p.1
2019 Pop Goes The Easel, by Fiona Purdon, Sunday Mail, U On Sunday Magazine, June 9th 2019, p.27.
2018 Arthaus Projects Set To Debut ‘Notes From The Underground’ Exhibition, Showcase Section,
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday October 4th, 2018, p. 6 & 15.
2017 Johnny Romeo Electric Boogalo, Exhibition Brief, Art Almanac (Australia), December 2017 –
January 2018, p.58.
2017 Art That Pops With Colour Johnny Romeo’s New Exhibition, by Andrea McCullagh, Mosman Daily,
Thursday December 7th, 2017, p. 12.
2017 A Lasting Legacy: International Pop Artist, WAHS Art Students Produce Public Mural, Education
Section, North Central PA, Monday November 13th, 2017, p. 4.
2017 Johnny Romeo, Artists // Featured Work, POP AUSTIN International Art Show (Catalogue),
November 9th – 12th, 2017, p. 18, 19.
2017 Converge Gallery and Johnny Romeo team up to present ‘L.A. (Local Access) Residency’,
Showcase Section, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday November 2nd, 2017, p. 12.
2017 Converge Gallery Launches Book Featuring Artist Johnny Romeo And His Work, by Jason Klose,
Showcase Section, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday June 22nd, 2017, p. 3 & 4.
2017 Artist Johnny Romeo Inspired By 20 Iconic Women To Create Pure Heroine Exhibition, Lifestyle Section, by Sara Fitzpatrick, Eastern Reporter, Tuesday 13th June, 2017, p. 26.
2017 Feminist Icons Inspire Artwork, Art Section, by Sara Fitzpatrick, Western Suburbs Weekly,
Tuesday 13th June, 2017, p. 28.
2017 Feminist Icons Inspire Art, Lifestyle / Art Section, by Sara Fitzpatrick, Southern Gazette – Belmont,
Tuesday 13th June, 2017, p. 21.
2017 Feminist Icons Inspire Art, Lifestyle / Art Section, by Sara Fitzpatrick, Southern Gazette – South
Perth, Tuesday 13th June, 2017, p. 21.
2017 Feminist Icons Inspire Art, Lifestyle / Art Section, by Sara Fitzpatrick, Southern Gazette – Victoria
Park, Tuesday 13th June, 2017, p. 21.
2017 Female Icons Inspire Exhibition, Exhibition Section, by Sara Fitzpatrick, Eastern Reporter, Tuesday
13th June, 2017, p. 26.
2017 Pure Heroine Exhibition, Socials, The Sunday Times Magazine, Sunday 11h June, 2017, p. 23.
2017 Romeo Fetes New-Wave Feminists With Punch, Today / Arts, Artefacts, The Weekend Australian,
Saturday June 7th, 2017, p. 6.
2017 Top Of The Pops, by Belle Taylor, The Sunday Times Magazine, Sunday 4h June, 2017, p. 14 &
15.
2017 Pure Heroine, Review, Out & About, The Weekend Australian, Saturday June 3rd, 2017, p. 29.
2017 Pure Heroine, Review, Out & About, The Weekend Australian, May 20-21, 2017, p. 29.
2017 Pure Heroin, The Sunday Times Hot List, The Sunday Times Guide, Sunday 21st May, 2017, p. 7.
2017 Openness In The Right Measure, by Susanne Kennedy, Habitus Living In Design Magazine, Issue # 35, p. 165 &171.
2017 Johnny Romeo Interview, words by Anthony Thomas, NO CURE Magazine, Issue 13 / 2017, p. 58
– 63.
2016 Imagination And Incarceration Converge Gallery Mainstay Johnny Romeo To Curate Dual Shows,
by Jason Klose, Showcase Section, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday October
27th, 2016, p. 1, 8 & 9.
2016 Rebels A Draw, by Fiona Purdon, Arts & Culture Section, Sunday Mail, Brisbane, Sunday 2nd
October, 2016. p. 93.
2016 Loving…,Brisbane News Magazine, September 28th, Issue 1098. p. 6.
2016 Pop Goes The Wasteland, Village News, Brisbane, September 2016 edition. p. 19.
2016 Fourteen Hills, The San Francisco State University Review, Issue 22.2 -2016. p. 125 & 126.
2016 Aussie Artist’s Star Attraction by Sarah Pope, The West Australian, Today, Monday 21st March,
2016 p. 3.
2016 When We Ruled The World, The Sunday Times Hot List, The Sunday Times Guide, Sunday 20th
March, 2016. p. 4.
2016 Johnny Romeo, Artist Profile Magazine, Issue 34, 2016, p.102 – 105.
2015 Johnny Romeo, The Sublime Zine (UK), December Issue, 2015 p.1, 22-31.
2015 Art From Down Under Leaves Its Mark On Williamsport, Showcase Section, Williamsport Sun-
Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday October 22nd, 2015, p. 14.
2015 Pop Artist Shares His Vision With WASD Students, by Tony Irwin, Williamsport Sun-Gazette,
Pennsylvania, Wednesday September 16th, 2015, p. 1 & 5.
2015 Setting Up For Success, by Samantha Wallace, Entertainment, Williamsport Sun-Gazette,
Pennsylvania, Friday September 11th, 2015, p. Section B, p. 4.
2015 Johnny Romeo To Present New Exhibit, Book Of Prints in ‘TV LAND’, Showcase Section, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday September 10th, 2015, p. 3.
2015 A Book Of Many Colors, by Samantha Wallace, West Branch Life Magazine, Fall Edition – August
2015, Volume 3, Issue 3, p. 10 – 11.
2015 Sharpe Cuts Through, by Clyde Selby, Public Hangings, Tasweekend Magazine, The Mercury, Hobart, Saturday June 20th, 2015, p. 20.
2015 Art And Wine Blend Gives Chippo A New Buzz Around The Old Block, by Michael Koziol, The
Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday June 20th, 2015, p. 12 – 13.
2015 Urban Art Parked!, The Planner, Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 6th – 7th 2015, p. 22. 2015 Carpark Takes Arty Turn, by Kate Crawford, Mosman Daily, June 4th 2015, p. 16.
2015 Unique Art Put In Gear, by Kate Crawford, North Shore Times, June 3rd 2015, p.1.
2015 Art Shines In Top Of The Pops Show, Lifestyle, Inner West Courier, June 2nd 2015, p. 38.
2015 Artists See Red Over Show by Phil Brown, Arts And Entertainment, Brisbane Courier Mail,
Thursday 30th April 2015, p. 45.
2015 Phil James by William Sturrock, Artist Profile Magazine, Issue 30, 2015, p.116 – 118.
2014 Tragic Heroes, Art News New Zealand, Sketches, Summer 2014 Issue, p. 48.
2014 Q&A With Johnny Romeo by Lyndsey Hewitt, Showcase Section, Sun-Gazette, Williamsport,
Pennsylvania, October 2nd 2014, p. 11-12.
2014 John Felix, Johnny Romeo & Petra Gallerie by Anthony Ewart, Hollywood Weekly, August 2014
Issue, p.1, 24 – 25.
2014 The Soft Approach by A.J.Edwards, Technical, Artist Profile Magazine, Issue 28, 2014, p.116 –
118.
2014 Johnny Romeo Inside The Mind Of Australia’s Leading Pop Artist by Taher Nojavan, The Source
Magazine, University of Western Sydney, Issue 1 / 2014, p. 50 – 55.
2014 Man In The Mirror Ride by Fiona Purdon, Sunday Mail, U On Sunday Magazine, May 18th 2014, p.
30.
2014 Coast Confidential, Gold Coast Bulletin, May 6th 2014, p.14.
2014 Pop Artist Johnny Romeo, Editorial Quote, Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs, March 7th 2014,
p.32.
2014 Romeo Lets Art Run Riot, News, Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs, March 7th 2014, p.17.
2014 Such Sweet Sorrow, Johnny Romeo In Conversation With Territory Q, TQ ART, Territory Q Magazine, Issue 2. January – March 2014, p. 72 – 73.
2014 Hang Tough by Antonino Tati, Gallery, Rock Candy Magazine, Issue 08 / Summer 2014, p. 25 – 29.
2013 First Williamsport, Then The World by Lyndsey Hewitt, Showcase Section, Sun-Gazette,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, November 27th 2013, p. 20 & 30.
2013 Pop Artist On A Celebrity Ride by Fiona Purdon, Sunday Mail, U On Sunday Magazine, November
10th 2013, p. 30.
2013 Jeanie Madsen Gallery Presents Three Solo Show “Say What? By Kathy Leonardo, Santa Monica Mirror, October 4th, 2013, p. 7.
2013 Deadwood, Open Gallery, by Michael Fitzgerald, Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald,
September 7th – 8th, 2013, p. 13.
2013 Arts, Galleries, Deadwood, by John Saxby, Arts Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald, August 20th 2013, p. 14.
2013 Party Parade, by Effie Mann, S, The Sun Herald, August 18th 2013, p. 22 & 23.
2013 Eight Days, compiled by Sarah Thomas, Unwind, The Sun Herald, August 18th 2013, p. 4 & 5.
2013 The Shortlist, Planner, compiled by Sarah Thomas, The Sydney Morning Herald, August 16th 2013,
p. 6.
2013 Add A Dash Of Dead Celebs And A Mix Of Pop Culture, MX Newspaper, August 14th 2013, p. 2.
2013 Eternal Fame Game, by James Gorman, Central Sydney Magazine, August 14th 2013, p. 17.
2013 It’s A Dead-Set Tribute to See Artist’s Celebrity Show, by Lauren Murada, Lifestyle, Galleries, Inner
West Courier, August 13th 2013, p. 38.
2013 3 Gringos Buys $15,000 Of Art From Converge Gallery by Lyndsey Hewitt, Showcase Section,
Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 8th 2013, p. 8 & 9.
2013 Coast Confidential, Gold Coast Bulletin, June 5th 2013, p.19.
2013 Caldarelli At Licensing Expo For The First Time, Total Licensing Italy Magazine, Edition Issue #
Summer 2013, p.152.
2013 Must Visit, Coast Culture, Gold Coast Panache Magazine, Issue January / February 2013, p.34.
2012 Hooray For Hollywood by Tim Hannaford, Artworld, Paradise Magazine, The Gold Coast Bulletin, December 1st – 2nd 2012, p.23.
2012 Knockout Show Hits The Canvas by Stephen Bevis, The Weekend West, October 27th – 28th 2012, p.23.
2012 Exhibitions ARTS & EVENTS, compiled by Jenna Shenton, Scoop Magazine, Spring Issue # 061, p.85.
2012 NT Wrap, 03 A Foot In Two Camps, compiled by Kieran Finnane, Australian Art Collector, Issue #
62, October – December 2012, p.257.
2012 Collector, Contemporary Conversions by Helen McKenzie, Australian Art Collector, Issue 61, July – September 2012, p.158.
2012 Hold-Out Gallery Lauds WA Scene by Katrina Strickland, The Australian Financial Review, June 20th 2012, p.20.
2012 Viva Espana by Marina Saint Martin, Artworld, Paradise Magazine, The Weekend Bulletin, June
23rd – 24th June 2012, p.23.
2012 Coast Confidential, Gold Coast Bulletin, June 13th 2012, p.23.
2012 Essence Of A Nation, Zarraffa’s The Grind Magazine, Issue 7, 2012, p.29.
2012 Spanish Acquisition by Sally Browne, Sunday Mail, Galleries, U On Sunday Magazine, June 3rd
2012, p.38.
2012 Arts & Culture, Showing At Letham Gallery, Ponsonby News Magazine, New Zealand. Issue May
2012, p.148.
2012 Cop Killer, Visual Arts, Off The Leash Magazine, Darwin, Issue March 2012, p.25.
2012 Great Art Galleries, Johnny Romeo Cop Killer, Sunday Territorian, Darwin, March 25th 2012, p.41.
2012 Ned Kelly, Cop Killer, NT News, Northern Territory, March 16th 2012, p.38.
2012 Johnny Romeo Exhibition Cop Killer, Darwin Life Magazine, Issue March 2012, p.38.
2012 Ned Kelly Like You’ve Never Seen, Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs, March 13th 2012, p.1.
2012 Johnny Romeo Cop Killer, Exhibition Brief, Art Almanac (Australia), March 2012, p.44.
2011 Johnny Romeo, The Planner complied by Melissa Davey, Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, October 29th – 30th, 2011, p.22.
2011 Exhibition, The Buzz, Grazia Review, Grazia Magazine, Issue 159, October 24th 2011, p.91.
2011 Exhibition, 24Hours The Art Diary, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday October 19th 2011,
p.12.
2011 Heroes And Villains, by Lauren Murada, Inner West Courier, Tuesday October 18th 2011, p.48.
2011 Critic’s Choice, The Best Art Shows This Month, Time Out Sydney, Issue October 2011, p.49.
2011 Sinners Are Winners, by Jacqui Bahr, Arts End, The Wire Magazine, Issue 114, July 28th 2011, p.17.
2011 Go Johnny, Go, by Stephen Bevis, Arts Editor, Artefacts, The West Australian, July 20th July 2011,
p.6.
2011 Exhibitions, Review Magazine, The Australian. Saturday 25th June 2011, p.20.
2011 Art & Antiques, Australian Insite Magazine, Issue 28, Autumn 2011, p.199 & 228.
2011 Art Gallery’s Choice, Australian Insite Magazine, Issue 28, Autumn 2011, p. 228.
2011 Fit To Be Hung, GQ Style Australia. Issue 2, Autumn / Winter 2011, p.76.
2011 Johnny Romeo Special Release: Ned Kelly, WA Wrap, 05, Australian Art Collector. Issue # 55,
Jan – Mar 2011, p. 318.
2010 Queensland, Contemporary Matters, Art Monthly Australia, Issue 236, Dec 2010 – Feb 2011, p.86.
2010 Meet Johnny Romeo, Zarraffa’s The Grind Magazine, Issue 1, 2010, p. 50.
2010 Australian Galleries Launch IPhone Apps, Australian Art Collector. Issue 54, Oct – Dec 2010, p.87.
2010 Art + Culture, Ponsonby News Magazine, New Zealand, Issue September 2010, p.152.
2010 New Zealand Homes, Your Home and Garden Magazine, Issue August 2010, p.55.
2010 Star Wars by Maria Noakes, STE Magazine, Sunday Times, Perth, June 13th 2010, p. 21.
2010 Johnny Romeo, Pedro TV Review, The Newtonian, Vol 1 Edition 5, 2010, p.13.
2010 Art Month Follow Your Art, Australia Vogue Living, Issue March/April, 2010, p.11.
2010 Johnny Romeo_You’ll Never Take Me Alive, Exhibitions_View Australia, Artist Profile Magazine,
Issue 10, 2010, p.127.
2010 Framing Ned Kelly by Liz Giuffre, Interval Arts & Film Guide, The Drum Media Magazine, Issue
1000, March 16th 2010, p.60.
2010 Street Level With Sydney Artist Johnny Romeo, The Brag Magazine, Issue 352, March 8th 2010, p.43.
2010 Hot Tickets, Art, by Kristie Lau, Entertainment, S, The Sun Herald, March 7th 2010, p.19.
2010 Moody Blues, Arts + Entertainment, Style, Prestige Lifestyle Magazine, Gold Coast, Issue March
2010, p.15.
2009 Johnny Romeo, Ponsonby News Magazine, New Zealand, Issue August, 2009, p.140.
2009 Artistic Licence, NZ Life & Leisure Magazine, New Zealand, Issue 24, March/April 2009, p.154.
2009 Johnny Romeo by Rohan Trollope, The Weekend Starts Here, Art, The Age (Entertainment Guide),
Melbourne. February 13th 2009, p.3.
2009 Dinamismo Del 21Mo Secolo Nei Lavori Dell’ Artista Pop Johnny Romeo, Review / Rivista, Il Globe
Newspaper, Melbourne, February 12th 2009, p.30.
2009 Fight Club by Jeff Makin, Herald Sun Extra 9, Gallery Snapshot, Herald Sun, Melbourne, February
9th 2009, p.49.
2009 Inner-City Edge: Johnny Romeo, by Food For The Future Writer, Sprout Magazine, Issue 1,
Summer 2009, p.19.
2008 Art for Arts Sake…Brain Food, Australian Art Review, Issue 16, August – October 2008, p.12.
2008 Where for Art Thou, Romeo? by Jennifer Bennett, Central Magazine, Sydney, July 23rd 2008, p.20.
2008 Galaxy Cattle by Jo Litson, Insider Arts, Hot Tickets, The Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, July 20th
2008, p.95.
2008 Johnny Romeo by Leesha McKenny, Arts & Entertainment, Open Gallery, The Sydney Morning
Herald, July 19th – 20th, 2008, p.16.
2008 Demolition Man by Rhiannon Elston, Preview, Time Out Magazine, Sydney, July 16th – 22nd 2008, p.35.
2008 Romeo Parte Da Los Angeles, by Giuseppe Russo, Rivista, La Fiamma Magazine, Sydney, July
14th 2008, p.19.
2008 Johnny Romeo: Galaxy Cattle, Your Sydney…Visual Arts, The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, July 9th
2008, p.28.
2008 Brushstrokes, Arts Frontline, Brag Magazine, Sydney, July 7th 2008, p.29.
2008 Adrenalin Rush by Elizabeth Fortescue, Sydney Live, The Daily Telegraph, July 7th 2008, p.63.
2008 Romeo, Romeo, What’s Your Art About, Romeo? By Britta Campion, MX News Magazine, Sydney,
July 3rd 2008, p.2.
2008 Johnny Romeo, Art, The (Sydney) Magazine, Issue July 2008, p.90.
2007 Converse View, Mingle, Inner West Courier, August 14th 2007, p.30.
2007 The Planner complied by Jennie Jones, The Daily Telegraph, August 4th 2007, p.12.
2007 Profiles – Johnny Romeo Converse, Art Almanac, Issue August 2007, p.219.
2007 Topics Of Conversation by Jennie Jones, Sydney Live, The Daily Telegraph, July 31st 2007, p.45.
2007 Arts Frontline, Reviews, Brag Magazine, Sydney, July 30th 2007, p.34.
2007 Romeo Shows Us His World by Marie Sansom, The Inner West Weekly, May 3rd 2007, p.32.
2007 Where For Art Thou Romeo by Ani Lamont, Central Magazine, Sydney, May 25th 2007, p.23.
2007 This Week Top Shelf, Metro Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 4th – 10th 2007, p.3.
2007 The Planner complied by Alice Wasley, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 5th – 6th 2007, p.6.
2007 A Pop At Modern Life And Culture by Marie Sansom, The Glebe, May 3rd 2007, p.27.
TELEVISION & RADIO
2017 Johnny Romeo interviewed by Dave Kuharchik on PA LIVE – WBRE / NBC, Thursday
November 2nd, 2017, Pennsylvania, USA.
2017 Johnny Romeo interviewed by Fiona Powell for Radio Station WVIA FM’s Art Scene, Wednesday
November 1st, 2017, Pennsylvania, USA.
2017 Johnny Romeo, interviewed by Peter Barr on RTRFM, Thursday 1st June 2017, Perth, Australia.
2016 Johnny Romeo interviewed by Dave Kuharchik on PA LIVE – WBRE / NBC, Wednesday
November 2nd, 2016, Pennsylvania, USA.
2016 Johnny Romeo interviewed by Fiona Powell for Radio Station WVIA FM’s Art Scene, Monday
November 31st, 2016, Pennsylvania, USA.
2016 Johnny Romeo featured on POSTCARDS with Scherri-Lee Biggs, Channel 9, Episode 10, 2016,
Australia.
2015 Johnny Romeo interviewed by Dave Kuharchik on PA LIVE – WBRE / NBC, Thursday September
17th, 2015, Pennsylvania, USA.
2015 Johnny Romeo interviewed by Fiona Powell for Radio Station WVIA FM’s Art Scene, Wednesday
September 16th, 2015, Pennsylvania, USA.
2014 Conquest Of Space: Science Fiction & Contemporary Art, documentary written and presented by
Andrew Frost, ABC Arts (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
2013 Pop Artist Johnny Romeo – Documentary Directed by Danny Guo, Produced by Antony
Cirocco – Academy of Information Technology, Sydney, Australia.
2013 Johnny Romeo, Tim Bailey Weather Report, Channel 10 News, Sydney, Wednesday 27th
November 2013.
2013 Johnny Romeo Deadwood, Le Clubz On Air TVS 44, Sydney.
2012 Johnny Romeo Bloodsport, Gallery Watch, West TV, Perth.
2012 Ned Kelly Revisited, 7:30 NT, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
2012 Ned Kelly Revisited, 7:30 National, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
2010 Johnny Romeo, Art Break, STUDIO TV, SBS & Foxtel Australia.
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Johnny Romeo Pump Up The Jams: Culture Jamming In The Works of Johnny Romeo, Hive
Publishing Co, Pennsylvania, USA.
2017 Johnny Romeo Plastic Fantastic: A Survey of Paintings, 2007-2017, Hive Publishing Co,
Pennsylvania, USA.
2015 Johnny Romeo TV Land, Converge Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
2012 Johnny Romeo Cop Killer, Muk Muk Fine Art.
2009 Johnny Romeo Balloons and Airships, Black Falcon.
2009 InRetrospect 10, Retrospect Galleries.
COLLECTIONS
Numerous public and private national and international collections.
* List on request.
Harvey Galleries was founded by the Harvey family in 1994 with an eye to establish a dynamic and inclusive contemporary art space on the North Shore of Sydney. For almost three decades we have expanded our reach to over three gallery locations and an ever expanding stable of the best artists Australia has to offer.
Harvey Galleries acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our galleries stand. The Guringai people (Seaforth), the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation (Sydney), and the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation (Melbourne).
We pay our respect to Elders past and present.
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