This body of work continues Johnson's practice of painting and sculpting in collaboration with the natural landscape. This method began during the pandemic when lockdown forced Johnson to vacate her Los Angeles studio and drive cross-country to her parents' home. As evolution is a mainstay in Johnson’s artistic approach, naturally, she modified her medium to best capture her experience in taking to and engaging with the land. Johnson’s earthworks grapple with the psychological impact of living in the Anthropocene, the current geological era in which human activity is considered the dominant influence that affects the landscape, climate, and environment. Johnson believes understanding that humanity is a geological force unsettles long-held ideas of what it means to be human and disrupts the boundaries between person and nature.

Anna Elise Johnson lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She received an MFA from the University of Chicago (2012) and a BFA from Washington University, St. Louis (2005). Johnson was a Core Fellow at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, TX from 2012-2014, and participated in the Tottenham Hale International Studio Residency Program in London in 2011. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in group and solo exhibitions, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Berlin, India, Slovenia, and Italy.