Twice Over Forty
to
In-Town Gallery 26 Frazier Avenue, City of Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405
William Johnson
Hold That Pose
(Reception August 5th--on display through August 31st)
In-Town Gallery presents a showing of photographs and heirloom furniture created by Chattanooga area
photographer and woodworker, William Johnson. The title of his show,“Twice Over Forty”, refers to the
fact that Mr. Johnson has reached his 80th birthday, or as he says, “I’m twice forty!” To celebrate this
milestone, his show will feature large scale photographs, custom designed and crafted heirloom quality
furniture as well as other smaller finely crafted wood pieces. Beginning with a reception Friday, August
5th 5-8 pm, the show will run until August 31st.
Johnson has pursued photography since the age of fourteen when his dad set up a dark room. Then in his
forties his lifelong joy in building things morphed into designing and building fine furniture. Combining
functionality with a clean elegant look, his pieces are strongly influenced by Shaker designs and the Artsand-Crafts era. The major furniture piece in this show will be a Hall Table made from Brazilian Cherry.
In addition to his furniture, “Twice Over Forty” will also feature large-scale black and white photographs
such as, “Standing Ready”, which is 28” x 42” in size, as well as Johnson’s bold color photographs, taken
both locally and in his travels.
William Johnson grew up in New Jersey but spent much of his life on the west coast working in Silicon
Valley before coming to the Chattanooga area. He and his wife Sherry settled in Cleveland, TN in 2003.
In-Town Gallery is a cooperative gallery located on Chattanooga’s North Shore at 26A Frazier Avenue.
We are open weekdays 11-6 p.m. (closed Tuesdays) and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. Our artists offer a diverse
range of original art and fine craft, including paintings in various media, sculpture, flame-worked glass,
pottery, works in wood and metal, jewelry and fine art photography. Visit us at www.intowngallery.com
or follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
Would you like to be a member of In-Town Gallery? If you are an experienced artist or work in fine craft
and have a body of gallery quality work, we invite you to apply for membership. You can find out the
admission process on our website or better yet, come by In-Town Gallery and talk with the artists. They
will be happy to answer any questions and get you started on the path to membership