** A bookcase full of books with a person's head on one of the shelves between the books

 

Alison Johansson

 

Based in Glasgow, UK.

After completing a degree in Communication Arts at University of Leeds, Alison studied photography at London College of Printing, City of Glasgow College and Edinburgh College.

recognition


  • Exhibited at The Big Art Show, Paisley 2026.
  • Long-listed for Scottish Portrait Award 2026.
  • Featured in MySide documentary photography initiative by AmberSide Trust and Side Gallery, 2026.
  • Selected for ShutterHub's NIGHTMOODS publication, 2024.
  • Shortlisted for Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 in Street category.

sales


Alison has produced a number of limited-run printed zines.

  • Gorbals: Then and Now, to accompany a community group project facilitated by Street Level Photoworks - SOLD OUT
  • Abandoned, a photographic review of St Peter's Seminary - SOLD OUT
  • Shawfield Dog Track, a peak around the last remaining licensed track in Scotland until its closure in 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic.