Johannes Rian

Johs Rian was born in Overhalla Municipality in Nordre Trondheim, Norway.

[1] He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1928 to 1930 under Axel Revold.

He was also inspired by Henrik Sørensen,[2] and Revold's teacher Henri Matisse.

[1] In 1950, Rian was provided with a Thomas Fearnley Memorial Scholarship and traveled to the south of France.

[3] Rian exhibited at the contemporary art gallery Kunstnerforbundet in Oslo several times between 1930 and 1957, and also at the São Paulo Biennal in 1967/68.