| Lois
M. Johnson Resume |
| Return to the Lois Johnson studio |
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS |
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Solo Print Exhibition |
Pensacola Community College, Pensacola,
Florida |
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Signposts: Belk Gallery |
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee,
North Carolina |
| 1996 |
Distant Markers: Works on Paper 1990-96 |
McKinney Gallery: West Chester University:
West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 1994 |
Latitudes: 1984-94 |
The Print Cub: Philadelphia, PA, January,
1994; Nova Scotia College of Art and Design: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August, 1994 |
| 1990 |
North Dakota Museum of Art |
Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 1989 |
The Rourke Art Gallery |
Moorhead, Minnesota |
| 1985- 1986 |
Compass Project: ART-IN-SCIENCE V |
University City Science Center:
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1984 |
Berg Art Gallery |
Concordia College: Moorhead, MN |
| 1981, 1984 |
Marian Locks Gallery |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1982 |
Pennsylvania State University |
Pattee Library, University Park, PA |
| 1982 |
North Dakota Museum of Art |
Grand Forks, ND |
| 1981 |
City University of New York |
York College, New York |
| 1973, 1981 |
The Print Club of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1979 |
University of Wisconsin |
Madison Main Gallery |
| 1978 |
Rosemont College |
Rosemont, PA |
| 1976 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
The Peale House: Philadelphia, PA |
| 1974 |
University of North Dakota Art Gallery |
Grand Forks, ND |
| 1969 |
The Philadelphia Art Alliance |
Philadelphia, PA |
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SELECTED
JURIED AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
1969-1995 |
| Printed Images/Sculptural Editions,
Brandywine Workshop |
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Firehouse Art Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| Philadelphia Printmakers Invitational |
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City Hall, Philadelphia, PA |
| Non-Silver: Printing with Light: Alternative
Photography at the University of the Arts Exhibition |
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Philadelphia, PA |
| Traditions & Connections: The Art of the
Book/ Books by Artists |
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Laurie W. & Irvin J. Borowsky Gallery at
the Gershman Y: Philadelphia, PA; Pyramid Atlantic: Riverdale, Maryland; Boston Museum
School of Fine Arts: Boston, Massachusetts; The University of the Arts: Philadelphia, PA |
| Experimenting with the Book: The Janus Press |
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Victoria and Albert Museum: London, England |
| Landscape and Women Artists |
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Ille William and Uytendale Scott Memorial
Study Collection at Bryn Mawr Mariam Coffin Canaday Library: Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Works on Paper: Rome & Philadelphia |
|
Paley Design Center: Philadelphia, PA |
| National Invitational Screenprinting
Exhibition |
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Boston Museum School of Fine Arts: Boston,
MA; The University of the Arts: Philadelphia PA; Pyramid Atlantic: Riverdale, MD |
| Works on Paper 1994 Juried Exhibition |
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Beaver College: Glenside, PA |
| The Visual Book: A Survey of Contemporary
Book Works |
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Westby Gallery: Rowen College of New Jersey,
Glassboro, New Jersey |
| The Brooklyn Museum 18th National Print
Exhibition |
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Brooklyn, NY |
| International Miniature Print Exhibitions |
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Pratt Graphic Center: New York City, NY |
| International Graphic Arts Exhibition: India |
|
National Academy of Design, New York City,
NY |
| Contemporary Issues: Works by Women on Paper |
|
Los Angeles, California |
| Silk Screen: History of a Medium |
|
Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| New American Graphics I |
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University of Wisconsin: Madison, Wisconsin |
| American Drawings II |
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Smithsonian Travelling Exhibition |
| Cliche-verre: Hand-Drawn, Light-Printed, A
Survey of the Medium from 1839 to the Present |
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The Detroit Institute of the Arts: Detroit,
Michigan |
| Offset Lithography as Fine Art |
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World Print Council Gallery: San Francisco,
CA |
| XIII Winter Olympics, Visual and Performing
Arts Participant |
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Lake Placid, NY |
| Experiences in Offset Lithography, National
Invitational |
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The University of the Arts: Philadelphia, PA |
| Collaborations: Printmaking in Philadelphia |
|
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum:
Swansea, Wales |
| Printworks USA |
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Brandywine Collection Travelling Exhibition |
| Contemporary Philadelphia Artists |
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Philadelphia, PA |
| Artists Choose Artists |
|
Institute of Contemporary Art: Philadelphia,
PA |
| Offset: artists' books and prints |
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Granary Books: New York, NY; Minnesota
Center for the Book Arts: Minneapolis, MN; Pyramid Atlantic: Riverdale, MD |
| Philadelphia Artists Prints in the
Brandywine Collection |
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Firehouse Art Center: Philadelphia, PA |
| American Color Print Society Juried
Exhibition |
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Cheltenham Art Center: Cheltenham, PA |
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AWARDS
- COMMISSIONS - GRANTS |
| 12/6/1998- 1/31/1999 |
Mud and Roses, Commission project
about the 1997 Grand Forks Flood, North Dakota Museum of Art |
Grand Forks, ND |
| 1994 |
Limited Edition Print Commission for Core
States Bank. Series of 55 prints printed by Brandywine Workshop |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 199O |
Percent for Art Commission for City of
Philadelphia: limited edition print for City Hall Council Chambers |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1986 |
Universitv of North Dakota Sioux Alumni
Award for outstanding career and service |
ND |
| 1986 |
Gold Medal: Neo Graphics Graphic Arts
Association of the Delaware Valley for COMPASS in fine art print division. Silver
Medal for UCSC ART-IN-SClENCE V mailer |
|
| 1986 |
Poster Commission Art in City Hall: Artists'
Books and Prints printed by Brandywine Workshop |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1985 |
Philadelphia College of Art Venture Fund
Faculty Research Grant |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1980 |
Pennsylvania State Council on the Arts
Individual Artist Grant for experimentation in offset lithography as a fine art |
|
| 1974 |
The Print Club and Greater Philadelphia
Cultural Alliance for Philadelphia poster in edition of 100,000 printed by Consolidated
Drake Press |
|
| 1973 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art decal exhibition
poster for Silk Screen: History of a Medium |
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Purchase awards in Society of Ametican
Graphic Arts and Arnerican Color Print Society and Philadelphia Watercolor Club Annuals:
including The Joseph Pennell Medal, The Abraham Hankins Award, The Stella Drabkin Memorial
Award, and Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Medal |
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RELATED PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
| Professor and Chair of Fine Arts at The University of
the Arts. Philadelphia College of Art and Design, since 1967 |
| Visiting artist and lecturer throughout the United
States and Canada, including: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME; Penland
School, Penland, NC; The Universitv of Connecticut at Storrs: Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA; University of North Dakota, Grand Forks; Nova Scotia College of Art and
Design, Halifax; University of Southern California, Los Angeles; The University of
Wisconsin, Madison; University City Science Center, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia; The
Janus Press, Newark, Vt; Visual Arts Resource Institute. Tempe AZ; Visual Arts Center of
Alaska, Anchorage; Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook. |
| Juror, Central Pennsylvania
Festival of the Arts: Images 97 Exhibition - painting, drawing, photography, multimedia
and small sculpture, State College, PA; Artist-juror, 1998-99 Challenge Exhibition
Competition: Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA; Juror, Membership
Exhibition - all media, The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA; Juror, Regional High School
Scholarship Competition - all media, Morristown, NJ; Outside juror for Hunt
Manufacturing Collaborative Award in Printmaking, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA |
| Slide presentation of work: Brandywine Workshop Lecture
Series, Philadelphia, PA |
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PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS |
| McCabe Library of Swarthmore College |
|
Swarthmore, PA |
| American Treasures in the Library of
Congress, poetry by Barbara Luck |
|
Washington, District of Columbia |
| The Firehouse Art Center |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
| Fogg Museum |
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Boston, MA |
| Philadelphia Savings Fund Society |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
| Fleming Museum |
|
Burlington, Vermont |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
| General Electric Corporation |
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| Atlantic Richfield Corporation |
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| Smith Kline Beecham Corporation |
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| University of Tampa |
|
Tampa, Florida |
| Philadelphia National Bank Corporation |
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| National Museum of American Art |
|
Washington, D.C. |
| Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of
Wisconsin |
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Madison, WI |
| North Dakota Museum of Art |
|
Grand Forks, ND |
| Beaver College Permanent Collection |
|
Glenside, PA |
| New York Public Library Adolph Dehn Memorial
Collection |
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| University of Wisconsin Memorial Union
Collection |
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| The University of Lethbridge |
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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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New York City |
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EDUCATION |
| 1964 |
B.S., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, Arts
& Education |
| 1966 |
M.F.A, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Printmaking |
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