Part Raven is the collective name for visual art, solo music, and writing by Dave Johnny.

Dave is the drummer and principal songwriter of The Johnnys, the rock’n’roll band he co-founded in 2003 with his wife, Veronica Johnny. From 1997-2018, he was the drummer for Eastern Magnetics and other projects by songwriter Mikko Mallinick.

In 2023, he launched Part Raven as a solo music project, handling the songwriting, singing, bass, drumming and keyboards, collaborating with invited guitarists.

Since 2018, he has painted under the Part Raven name, creating images he loosely describes as “post-societal dreamscapes.” Contradicting his busy, highly detailed style, the canvasses produced often feel haunted by abandonment, leaving viewers wondering, “What happened here?” even as the characters depicted appear unconcerned.

A former journalist and recovering copy editor, Dave is the author of Bastard Son of Rock, his first novel.

Of indeterminate origin, all that’s known for certain is that two very good looking people must have had sex to produce a specimen like Dave, who was immediately put up for adoption. “I am mystery meat,” he says. “And so far, no one’s claimed responsibility.” Dave Johnny identifies as human, a man, an artist, and as being Part Raven.