After graduating from Cumbria College of Art and Design, Steve Johnston moved to London where he worked as a commercial photographer on a variety of magazines including i-D and Vogue. He returned to painting full-time in 1991, and now lives and works in Cumbria. The artist’s desolate and urban landscapes always contain an element of hope- be that a small child, a rainbow or some comedic or insightful graffiti. This is what makes them so compelling and is perhaps the reason they have attracted such a popular following worldwide.