Sharon Johnson-Tennant is a photographer living in Los Angeles, California. She received a degree in Fine Arts from Skidmore College in New York and continued with graduate studies in Color Theory and the Science of Color at New York University. During a twenty-year career in New York City in textile and fashion design, Sharon worked in dye labs, textile studios and manufacturing facilities worldwide. This background fine-tuned her eye in light, color and spatial design and allowed her to apply all these elements within a new visual context. Sharon shifted her focus to photography. And moved to Los Angeles. Sharon’s practice examines the discourse of making the invisible visible and finding beauty in those details. Sharon’s photographs are held in numerous private collections and have been widely exhibited worldwide in shows, galleries, and exhibitions. Her work has been published by Sony Pictures, PDN Magazine, National Geographic Travel Magazine and Travel and Leisure. In addition, her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Fabrik, Artslant, Lenscratch, Clickblog Italy Canon and Clickblog France Nikon. Sharon has won awards including the Julia Margaret Cameron Award and the IPA International Photo Award. She is represented by Robert Berman in Los Angeles, B-6 Gallery in San Francisco, and Art Project Paia in Maui.
Her work can also be seen on her website: www.sharonjohnsontennant.com Instagram: sjohnsontennant
