Faculty Profile for Brian Johnson

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Brian Johnson
Professor of Instruction — School of Art and Design
JCM 4115
phone: (512) 245-2611

Biography Section

Biography and Education

MFA, 1997, University of Texas at Austin
BFA, 1994, University of South Dakota

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • IMPRINT 2024. Manifest Gallery: A Non-Profit Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. December 7, 2024 - January 10, 2025 Artists: Group (International)
    • (Juried) Reviewed by: Graham Boettcher.
  • 2024 ACC Faculty Exhibit: Those Who Can, Teach.. HLC Gallery. August 27, 2024 - November 21, 2024 Artists: Group (State)
  • License to What? a collaborative exhibition. Flex Gallery. September 2024 Artists: Group (State)
    • (Juried).
  • lobby designer (interactive stand-ins based on comic book panels), Hearts Like Fists. June 7, 2024 - June 23, 2024.
    Performances:
    • Hearts Like Fists. June 7, 2024 - June 23, 2024 Black Box Theatre, ACC Drama dept.
  • 37th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper. Grand Gallery. March 21, 2024 - May 3, 2024 Artists: Group (National)
    • (Juried) Reviewed by: Graham Boettcher.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2nd Place Juror's Award, Texas National Exhibition 2022, Cole Art Center. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Teaching: Presidential Excellence Award, College of Fine Arts & Communication. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Juror's Award, 38th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink, Artkink Contemporary Art gallery. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Juror's Honorable Mention, 31st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper, Grand Gallery, Shearman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Line Faculty Leave Award, Nontenure line Faculty Committee. January 2018 - May 2018

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Texas Lutheran University
February 2023-May 2023
Board Member
Print Austin
2015-2025
Printmaking Studio Maintenance of Equipment & Supplies
Printmaking Studio Maintenance of Equipment & Supplies
September 2004-May 2025
Organizer
Steamroller Printing at Print Austin EXPO public event
February 2025-February 2025
Member
Print Austin
January 2023-January 2025