Johnny Robertson recieved his MFA from The University of North Texas in 1998, and shortly after was acknowledged as a local talent in a number of juried exhibitions including Expo ’99 (Rick Brettell, Dallas Museum of Art, University of Texas Dallas), New American Talent (Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago), and New American Paintings (Michael Auping, Modern Art Museum Fort Worth). His work has received critical acknowledgement in traveling exhibitions like Going West, curated by Erin Keever, and in 2000 he received the Dozier Travel Grant allowing him to record his travels between Texas and California and explore both the mythic and iconic aspects of the Western landscape.

Robertson has maintained a presence in the Texas art community by not only exhibiting his paintings, but also regularly contributing essays, reviews and criticism to art publications like Artlies and Glasstire.com. He has performed workshops and lectures at area Museums and has work in many important collections including American Airlines, Texas Christian University, and The Hiatt Regency. Commercial galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Houston and Dallas represent him.