Lester Johnson (January 27, 1919 – May 30, 2010) was an American artist.
He was a figurative expressionist and member of the Second Generation of the New York School.
The subject of much of his work was the human figure.
In New York, Johnson exhibited at the Martha Jackson Gallery, Zabriskie Gallery, Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, and James Goodman Gallery as well as having been included in group shows at the Guggenheim, The Whitney, Museum of Modern Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
He was elected a member to both the American Academy of Arts & Letters and National Academy of Design.
Johnson lived and worked in New York City (on the Bowery), Springs, Milford (CT), Greenwich (CT), and Southampton, NY.