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Brian Johnson

  • Professor of Instruction - School of Art and Design

Biography and expertise

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

Education

Master's Degree

MFA in Studio Art

University of Texas at Austin, 1997

Bachelor's Degree

BFA in Art

The University of South Dakota, 1994

Research Interests

  • Invisible Bonds (Deep Water). Fight Club: Contradiction, Conflict and Tension in Contemporary Life exhibition prospectus. Fort Wayne, IN: Artlink. 2026.
  • Works on Paper Exhibition 2025. Cimarron National Works on Paper. Tulsa: Oklahoma State University Museum of Art. 2025.
  • 2025 Cimarron National Works on Paper. Oklahoma State University Museum of Art. August 19, 2025 - December 19, 2025 Artists: Group (International)
    • (Juried) Reviewed by: Amanda Lee.
  • American Color Print Society Annual Fall Exhibition. Plastic Club Gallery. November 2, 2025 - November 26, 2025 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • American Color Print Society Annual Fall Exhibition. November 5, 2023 - November 22, 2023 Plastic Club Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
    • (Juried) Reviewed by: Lauren Rosenblum.
  • 29th Parkside National Print Exhibition. Emile Mathis Gallery. August 19, 2025 - November 21, 2025 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • 29th Parkside National Print Exhibition. August 19, 2025 - November 21, 2025 Emile Mathis Gallery in the Center for Arts & Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI.
    • Reviewed by: Nathaniel Russell.
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  • 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
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  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Texas Lutheran University

  2. Board Member

    Print Austin Advisory Board

  3. Member

    PC Committee

  4. Organizer

    Steamroller Printing at Print Austin EXPO public event

  5. Member

    Curriculum Review Process

  6. Board Member

    Print Austin

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