Gerry Johansson

Gerry Johansson (born 5 May 1945) is a Swedish photographer who lives in Höganäs in southern Sweden. He makes "straight and pragmatic" photographs with "an objective view of a geographic location." His books include America, Sweden, Germany, Antarctic, Tokyo, and American Winter. His work is held in the collection of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden, where he has had solo exhibitions. He has been awarded the and the Lars Tunbjörk Prize.

Life and work Johansson was born in Örebro, Örebro County, Sweden and grew up in Varberg, Halland County, Sweden. then worked for a photography magazine. They live in , near to Höganäs in Skåne County, southern Sweden.

Publications Books of work by Johansson Fotografier 1976–80. Self-published, 1980. Halland. Fyra Förläggare, 1985. Betong. 1992. Amerika = America. 1998. Edition of 1200 copies. Sverige = Sweden. Stockholm: Byggförlaget, 2005. . Photographs from Sweden between 1988 and 2005. Published to coincide with an exhibition at Fotografins Hus in Stockholm. Stockholm: Byggförlaget, 2009. Edition of 100 copies. Kvidinge. Höganäs, Sweden: Johansson and Jansson, 2007. . Edition of 450 copies. Fyrbodal. 2007. Ulan Bator. Stockholm: Gun Gallery, 2009. Edition of 400 copies. Dalen. Stockholm: Libraryman, 2010. Edition of 300 copies. Pontiac. London: Mack, 2011. . Edition of 1000 copies. God Jul och Gott Nytt År önskar Ann och Gerry. 2011. Deutschland = Germany. London: Mack, 2012. . Edition of 1200 copies. Öglunda. Stockholm: Gun Gallery, 2012. Edition of 500 copies. Hattfabriken/Luckenwalde. Johansson & Jansson, 2012. Edition of 1000 copies. Antarktis = Antarctic. Stockholm: Libraryman, 2014. . Edition of 700 copies. With a text by Thorbjörn Andersson in Swedish and English. Tree Stone Water. Stockholm: Libraryman, 2015. Edition of 400 copies. Tokyo. Berlin: Only Photography, 2016. With a text by Kamo no Chomei. Edition of 1200 copies. Ravenna. Osservatorio Fotografico, 2016. Edition of 350 copies. Second edition of 300 copies. Tyre Choice. Stockholm: Libraryman, 2017. Supplement: Deutschland. Johansson & Jansson, 2018. Edition of 1000 copies. Härryda Kommun. Johansson & Jansson, 2018. America Revised. Berlin: Only Photography, 2018. A collection of over 50 years of his work on the continent. Halland. Johansson & Jansson, 2019. Borås. Johansson & Jansson, 2019. Meloni Meloni. Self-published, 2020. . Edition of 750 copies. With texts in English, Italian and Swedish. Ehime. Tokyo: T&M, 2020. . Edition of 800 copies. Lalendof und Klaber. Johansson & Jansson, 2020. At Home in Sweden, Germany and America. Sweden: Tira, 2020. . Maine. Ice Plant, 2024. .

Books of work with others Från Skåne. Malmö, Sweden: Malmö Konsthall, 1992. With work by Dawid, Johansson and Ralph Nykvist. With a text by Jacques Werup. Catalogue of an exhibition Trivia. 1992. With work by Johansson, Carl-Johan Malmberg and Gunnar Smoliansky. Photographs and texts from EKODOK 90. . Published to coincide with an exhibition at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden. Edition of 100 copies. Verso Nord. Stuttgart: Hartmann, 2022. With Guido Guidi. Edited by Stefania Rössl and Massimo Sordi. . With text, Rössl in conversation with Guidi and Johansson. Two volumes. In Italian and English. Photographs made around Castelfranco Veneto, Italy.

Awards 2011: , Skåne Regional Council, Skåne County, Sweden

Exhibitions Solo exhibitions Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1982 Moment, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012/2013

Group exhibitions Framed Landscapes: European Photography Commissions 1984–2019, , Madrid, Spain, 2019, part of PhotoEspaña

Collections Johansson's work is held in the following permanent collection: Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden: over 40 photographs (as of January 2019)