Johanna Jackson: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype January 4–February 1, 2020

Adams and Ollman is pleased to announce two exhibitions opening in January. Some Transitional Objects from My Extended Phenotype, a solo exhibition of new sculptures by Johanna Jackson, will be on view January 4 through February 1.

Johanna Jackson makes basic tools and domestic objects, for both use and for metaphor. The artist's rugs, picture frames, furniture and bowls exist at the confluence of life and work, form and function, and art and craft. Considering the activities and objects which connect us to the past, primary in the artist’s craft-based lexicon is pottery, one of humankind’s oldest practices. Jackson's porcelain vessels, plates and cups embody this lineage and assert the animism of everyday objects. Proudly self-reliant and imperfect, each piece appears to be shaped from the experience and knowledge of what it is like to hold and touch, as if the objects themselves are influenced by how and by whom they are used.

Presented in arrangements on furniture hand-built in collaboration with artist Chris Johanson, porcelain candelabras hold handmade candles, family photos are presented in frames, mirrors reflects back that which we may not be able to see, vases, many of which have patterns that reference disappearing clouds, the sun, or her father’s doodles, hold flowers. Each object asserts a purpose and a personality, forming synergistic exchanges with one another. Meaning is made apparent through the relationships between and among the discrete works and between the artist and her collaborators, which include the earth, fire, electricity, fellow artists and tradition.

Johanna Jackson (b. 1972) lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Solo and two-person exhibitions include: bow bow with Sahar Khoury curated by Tony Cox at CANADA, New York; The Middle Riddle with Chris Johanson at the Journal Gallery, Brooklyn; What It Means to Learn with Dana Dart-McLean at Human Resources, Los Angeles, California; The Big Fig at the Portland Museum of Modern Art, Oregon; and Money on Fire, a video commission for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California. Her work has also been exhibited in group shows at the Oakland Museum of California; Marlborough Gallery, New York; Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, California; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California, among others.

installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype 


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype 


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype 


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype 


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype


installation view: Some Transitional Objects From My Extended Phenotype 


Johanna Jackson
Porcelain Cloud Vase with Yellow Handles and Drawing, 2019
glazed porcelain
11 1/2h x 9 1/2w in
29.21h x 24.13w cm
JJAC2019018


Johanna Jackson
Stoneware Lilac Vase with Catch and Drawing Marks, 2019
glazed stoneware
12 1/4h x 8 1/4w in
31.12h x 20.96w cm
JJAC2019017


Johanna Jackson
Stoneware Vase with Pink Handles and Dot, 2019
glazed stoneware
11 1/4h x 8w in
28.58h x 20.32w cm
JJAC2019019


Johanna Jackson and Chris Johanson
Table I, 2019
reclaimed wood and glazed porcelain tiles
30 3/8h x 29 1/8w x 22d in
77.15h x 73.98w x 55.88d cm
JJAC_CJ201901003


Johanna Jackson and Chris Johanson
Table II, 2019
reclaimed wood and glazed porcelain tiles
30h x 60w x 27 1/2d in
76.20h x 152.40w x 69.85d cm
JJAC_CJ201901002


Johanna Jackson and Chris Johanson
Table III, 2019
reclaimed wood and glazed porcelain tiles
30h x 93w x 29 1/2d in
76.20h x 236.22w x 74.93d cm
JJAC_CJ201901001


Johanna JacksonStanding Mirror Framed By My Father’s Pattern And Supported By An Unpatterned But Marked Base, 2019
glazed porcelain, mirror, mild steel
14 1/2h x 9 1/2w in
36.83h x 24.13w cm
JJAC2019039


Johanna Jackson
Ashtray with Drawing Marks, 2019
glazed porcelain
1/2h x 3w in
1.27h x 7.62w cm
JJAC2019033


Johanna Jackson
Porcelain Candelabra with Three Stages of the Rose, 2019
glazed porcelain
12h x 12 1/2w in
30.48h x 31.75w cm
JJAC2019023


Johanna Jackson
Unglazed Handled Bowl with Sun Reflection, 2019
glazed porcelain
6h x 11w in
15.24h x 27.94w cm
JJAC2019013


Johanna Jackson
Glazed Handled Bowl with Black Band and Drawing Marks, 2019
glazed porcelain
6h x 11 1/4w in
15.24h x 28.58w cm
JJAC2019012


Johanna Jackson
Short, Wide Glazed Bowl with External Vortex, 2019
glazed porcelain
3 1/2h x 9w in
8.89h x 22.86w cm
JJAC2019015


Johanna Jackson
Sky Blue and White Bowl with Pink and Drawing Marks, 2019
glazed porcelain
6 1/2h x 9 1/2w in
16.51h x 24.13w cm
JJAC2019011


Johanna Jackson
Bright, Unglazed Bowl with Hard Drawing Marks, 2019
glazed porcelain
4h x 9 1/2w in
10.16h x 24.13w cm
JJAC2019014


Johanna Jackson
Golden Green Bowl with Checkerboard and Small Blue Part, 2019
glazed porcelain
4h x 7 1/2w in
10.16h x 19.05w cm
JJAC2019043


Johanna Jackson
Moonlit Bowl with Drawing, 2019
glazed porcelain
2 3/4h x 8w in
6.99h x 20.32w cm
JJAC2019044


Johanna Jackson
New Pink Bowl with Stormy Band, Lots of Drawing Marks and Healed Scar, 2019
glazed porcelain
4 1/2h x 10 1/2w in
11.43h x 26.67w cm
JJAC2019045