Mitchell Johnson Shows New Paintings at Flea Street Restaurant
Bay Area artist Mitchell Johnson will unveil his exhibition titled 'New Paintings from California, New England and Europe' at Menlo Park’s Flea Street Restaurant from July 8 through August 29, 2026. This showcase will highlight his recent smaller works completed in Paris last year, along with fresh creations from locations like Truro and Cape Cod. Johnson’s art is celebrated for its unique interplay of realism and abstraction, focusing on diverse themes such as landscapes and architecture. His works are housed in over 700 private collections and have featured in popular films, including 'The Holiday' and 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.'
Key facts
- Exhibition runs July 8 through August 29, 2026 at Flea Street Restaurant in Menlo Park, California
- Features small paintings completed in Paris in June and recent works from Cape Porpoise, Maine and Truro, Cape Cod
- Johnson's paintings are in 700 private collections and 40 museum permanent collections
- Works appeared in films: The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Family McMullen (2025)
- Johnson received MFA in Painting from Parsons School of Design in 1990
- Studied with Paul Resika, Robert De Niro, Sr., Jane Freilicher, Nell Blaine, and Leland Bell
- Solo exhibition 'Twenty-One Years in Truro' at Truro Center for the Arts from September 9-20, 2026
- Flea Street Restaurant is a farm-to-table restaurant founded in 1980 by Jesse Cool
Entities
Artists
- Mitchell Johnson
- Peter Selz
- Paul Resika
- Robert De Niro, Sr.
- Jane Freilicher
- Nell Blaine
- Leland Bell
- Hans Hofmann
Institutions
- Flea Street Restaurant
- Parsons School of Design
- Truro Center for the Arts
- Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Locations
- Menlo Park
- California
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Cape Porpoise
- Maine
- Truro
- Cape Cod
- North Truro
- San Francisco Bay Area