Ryan Johnson

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

Ryan Johnson is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY and he works mostly from his home studio. His illustrations have been called eccentric, inventive, vibrant and exaggerated.

He has been recognized by American Illustration, 3×3 and the Society of Illustrators. He keeps busy drawing and plein air painting, drinking coffee, playing cribbage, and obsessing over podcasts, but mostly he makes illustrations.

Clients

The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, Facebook, NPR, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Smithsonian, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Variety, The Washington Post, Variety, United Airlines Rhapsody, Random House, Narratively, Airbnb, Corriere Delle Sera, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Commercial Observer, Denver Regional Council Of Governments, Portland Mercury, Boise Weekly, East Bay Express, True Parent Magazine, 5280, SevenFifty Daily, Backpacker, Duft & Watterson, Ask The Sherwins, Duckhorn Winery, Callisto Media.

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RYAN JOHNSON | NEW MAGAZINE COVER ART FOR HISTORICAL FICTION PREVIEW FOR LIBRARY JOURNAL

Proud to share this wonderful new cover art by #lcmartist Ryan Johnson for Library Journal. The subject of the cover is…

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RYAN JOHNSON | FOREVER LEARNING FOR AARP

Here's a lovely piece by #lcmartist Ryan Johnson for AARP for a first-person essay from AARP's Senior Vice President and…

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RYAN JOHNSON | THE INCOMPARABLE JOYCE CAROL OATS NEW NOVEL ‘FOX’ FOR AARP

Few novelists can plumb the depths of humanity’s dark side like Joyce Carol Oates, the celebrated literary icon who just…

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