Ryan Floyd Johnson

Biography

Ryan Floyd Johnson is a freelance illustrator based in Oakland, CA. He has been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, and the Society of Illustrators. Some of his clients include the New Yorker, NPR, Readers Digest, and Airbnb Magazine. 

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FICTION / Spring 2019

Stray Fragments

By Valeria Luiselli ,  Illustration by Ryan Floyd Johnson

Think about losing things when you are a child, and how losing things thrusts you into a state of absolute despair, even if what you lost is relatively unimportant: toothbrush, sweater, homework folder.

Adults. We are like balloons inflated...

Illustration by Ryan Floyd Johnson
FICTION / Spring 2019

Tiger Ghost

By Mary Morris ,  Illustration by Ryan Floyd Johnson

Bridget is on her way to Mong Kok to buy a goldfish. She’s been told that they bring good luck.

Illustration by Ryan Floyd Johnson
FICTION / Spring 2019

Hill of Hell

By Laura van den Berg ,  Illustration by Ryan Floyd Johnson

I had traveled up the Hudson Line at my friend’s invitation to deliver a lecture to his literature students at the college where he taught. There had been three people in attendance and one had fallen asleep halfway through. My friend had...

Illustration by Ryan Floyd Johnson