Curriculum Vitae: Barbara Johnson
Education • Exhibitions • Awards • Publications •
Gallery Representation • Teaching Experience • Related Experience
Education
- M.F.A. Printmaking
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts - B.F.A. Painting and Drawing
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Exhibitions
- Group Show, Grubbs Gallery, Williston, Easthampton, Ma. 2008
- Small Sizes - Precious Pieces, Sherry French Gallery, New York, New York, 2006
- The Mystery of Renewal, Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, Massachusetts 2005
- Postcards from Amherst 2004, Armstrong Atlantic University, Savannah, Georgia 2004
- Journey, Arts Unlimited, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 2004
- Poetics of Place, Solo Exhibition, Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts 2003
- Recent Paintings and Drawings, One person exhibit, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, Massachusetts 2002
- Places of Spirit: From Intimate to Panoramic, One person exhibit, Grubbs Gallery, Easthampton, Massachusetts 2001
- The Great River, Artspace, Greenfield, Massachusetts, 2001
- Earth Magic, One person exhibit, Deerfield Academy, Massachusetts, 2000
- The Great River, Franklin County Arts Council, Greenfield, Massachusetts, 2000
- Self A’mused, Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1998
- The Contemporary Figure, Troy, New York
- Artists’ Self Portraits, Hart Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Group Show, Wm. Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, Hartford, Connecticut
- One Person Exhibit, Hart Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Northampton City Hall Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Hart Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Ninth and Tenth Annual Portrait Shows, Francesca Anderson, Lexington, MA
- Art in Architecture, Leverett Craftsmen and Artists, Leverett, Massachusetts
- Smith College, SYNC Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts
- One Person Exhibit, Thronja Gallery, Springfield, Massachusetts
- One Person Exhibit, San Marcos Gallery, San Rafael, California
- “Letters,” Juried Exhibition, National Women’s Caucus on Art, New York, New York
- American Artist National Art Competition, Grand Central Gallery, New York, New York
- “Washington Printmakers,” Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Guest Lecture and Exhibit, Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts
- Museo Carillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico
- Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden
- America Haus, Berlin, West Germany
- National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Print Museum, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- World Print Council, San Francisco, California
- “Faces,” Invitational Exhibition, Helen Euphrat Gallery, Cupertino, California
- California State Fair, Sacramento, California
- National Women’s Caucus For Art, Boston, Massachusetts
- “On Paper,” Marlboro Gallery, Largo, Maryland
- “Lights and Shadows,” Marlboro Gallery, Largo, Maryland
- First National Print Competition, The Print Cabinet, Wilton, Connecticut
- National Print and Drawing Competition, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Awards
- UMASS Alumni Magazine, Postcard from Amherst, Commissioned by BPG Associates and the Barletta Company, Spring 2002
- First Place, Great River Exhibition, 2001
- Artist in Residence, Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland
- Art for Public Places Grant, MNCPPC, Greenbelt, Maryland
Publications
- UMASS Alumni Magazine, Arts: Motivated by the Power of Art, article by Faye Wolfe
- Watercolor, American Artist Magazine, January 2002,” The Logic of Watercolor”
- Best of Sketching and Drawing, Terry Sullivan, Rockport Publishers, 1999
- Faces, Jan Rindfleisch, 1985 Exhibition Catalog
Gallery Representation
- R. Michelson Gallery, Portraits, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Arts Unlimited, South Hadley, Massachusetts
- Sherry French Gallery, New York, New York 2004-07
- New City Art, Easthampton, Massachusetts
Teaching Experience
- Barbara Johnson Studio, Hadley, Massachusetts,1997 to present
- Academy of Realist Art, Seattle, Washington, July 1997
- Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Fall 1995
- Guild Studio School, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1991-2000
- Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1989,1990
- Dominican College, San Rafael, California
- University of California, Berkeley, California, ASUC Studio
- Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland
- Prince George’s Community College, Largo, Maryland
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Related Experience
- Mural and Scenic Painter, 1978-Present
Selected Commissions
- Marine World Africa U.S.A., Vallejo, California
- Western Scenic Studio, Oakland, California
- Art for Public Places Grant/ Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
- Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital, Laurel, Maryland
- Hillcrest Heights Library, Hillcrest, Maryland
- Dietz and Company Architects, Springfield, Massachusetts
- North Star Seafood Company, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, Massachusetts
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Hampton, New Hampshire