Anderson Johnson Gallery

Description

Anderson Johnson: the Artist Biography

Anderson Johnson became a street preacher at the age of eight and spent most of his life preaching in churches and on street corners throughout America. When he fell ill in the early 1970's he returned to his native Virginia, where he spent more than twenty years transforming his two-story home into a "faith mission" decorated from floor to ceiling with portraits and visionary images. He conducted lively church services to a small gathering of devotees at his Faith Mission every Sunday; these weekly gatherings were impassioned outpourings of religious zeal, with Reverend Johnson preaching, singing, and playing various instruments. In 1995, the Faith Mission was condemned, and Johnson moved to an apartment, where he continued to adorn any flat surface he could find with house paint. Reverend Johnson died in 1998.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00am-4:00pm

Standard Ticket Prices: $3 -Children, 12 and under / $5 - Adults 
(Ticket prices vary with each exhibit, and are subject to change at any time.)

*With certain exhibits, there may be an opportunity to purchase additional items that correspond with the exhibit in house at the time of admittance. For more details on extra items available for purchase please contact Lauren Cecora, Exhibits Coordinator at 757-247-8950.

Types of Payment Accepted

We currently do not accept advance payment of gallery admission. Admission to the gallery is paid for upon arrival. All sales are final.

We do accept admission payment in the form of Credit Card and Cash.

Additional Items may be purchased with Cash, Credit, or Checks.

Inclement Weather/Closings

In the event that inclement weather strikes Newport News, or Newport News is closed for Holidays, or Weather, the Galleries will also be closed. For questions on whether the gallery is open in inclement weather, please call 757-247-8950.

 

COMING SOON:

COWGIRLS: Contemporary Portraits of the American West
September 1 - November 30, 2010
Standard Ticket Prices: $3 -Children, 12 and under / $5 - Adults 

COWGIRLS: Contemporary Portraits of the American West opens September 1 – November 30, 2010 in the Anderson Johnson Gallery at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center in Newport News, VA. Toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, this exhibition reveals the complex, unglamorous–yet often inspiring–reality of women in the modern west.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

2010 Festival of Trees
Theme: Newport News Landmarks
December 6 - December 18, 2010
(Monday-Friday with the exception of Saturday, December 18)
Gallery Hours: 12:00n-8:00p / Saturday, December 18: 8:00am-12n
Admission: Free to the Public

To decorate a tree on behalf of your organization, click here for an application. Deadline to submit an application is November 15, 2010. Please be advised that spaces are limited.