COURTNEY JOHNSON
1982 Born: Houston, TX
Lives: Oakland, CA
EDUCATION:
2009 Master of Fine Arts, University of Miami, Miami, FL
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, with Honors, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2010 Courtney Johnson, Glass Cities, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Courtney Johnson, Glass Cities, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
Courtney Johnson, In-Cells, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL
2008 Courtney Johnson, Power & Vulnerability, Gallery5, Richmond, VA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2009-2010 Winter Haiku, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA
2009 Art Miami, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
Photo Miami, Charles Guice Contemporary, Miami, FL
eARTh, The Crucible’s Cathedral Gallery, Oakland, CA
Analog / Digital: Part II, Miami Beach Public Library, Miami Beach, FL
Lilliput, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Annual Graduate Show, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Nine Lives: Dog Days of Summer, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
Courtney Johnson, In-Cells, FAT Village Arts District, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Graduate School, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
2008 Elec.tri.city (4-Person Show), Art Basel Miami 2008, Modani, Miami, FL, Curator: Tal Rickards
Timeline, Art Basel Miami 2008, S.F.F.E. Inc., Miami, FL, Curator: 131 Projects
Wynwood Project Space, Art Basel Miami 2008, Miami, FL
Under the Influence, Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Vision Gallery (3-Person Show), Miami, FL
Photography & Electronic Media Exhibition, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL
Digital Art in the Post Digital Age: Works from Florida Faculty, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
Annual Graduate Show, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Forward-Backward-Play (Exposicion Colectiva), Guanajuato, Mexico, Curator: Reynaldo Thompson Lopez
Highly Recommended: An Emerging Artists Invitational, Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg, FL
Elevation, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL, Curator: Juan Griego
2007 Cane Art Fair, Art Basel Miami 2007, Miami, FL, Curator: Logan Beitman
Word of Mouth, Bridge Art Fair, Art Basel Miami 2007, The Catalina Hotel, Miami, FL
Bear & Bird Gallery, Tate Comics, Lauderhill, FL
Phantasm: The South Florida MFA Showcase, Miami, FL, Juror: Logan Beitman
Emerging Artists, Lana Santorelli Gallery, Southampton, NY
Transformations: Photography and Imaging @ 25, New York, NY, Curators: Deborah Willis, Fred Ritchin, Patricia Snavely, and Karl Peterson
Lilliput, RedSaw Gallery, Newark, NJ, Curators: Jeanne Brasile and Asha Ganpat
The Up and Coming, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL, Jurors: James Couper, Suzanne
Annual Student Show, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL, Juror: Claire Breukel
5th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC, Juror: Mark Klett
2006 Zones Contemporary Art Fair, Art Basel Miami 2006, Art Miami 2006, Miami, FL
Wynwood Project Space, Art Basel Miami 2006, Miami, FL
Visual AIDS: Postcards from the Edge Benefit, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY
CAS Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
2004 8th Floor Gallery, New York, NY
Gulf & Western Gallery , New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2009 Opalka, Mia. Time is on Bernice’s Side: A Conversation with Bernice Steinbaum. Miami Art Guide. 21 November / December 2009.
Courtney Johnson – Glass Cities. Art Districts: Florida. Volume 1 No. 2, October – November 2009.
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. The Heat Is On: One gallery bucks the summer doldrums. Miami New Times. Arts. August 18, 2009.
Batet, Janet. La galeria Bernice Steinbaum: oasis multicultural del arte contemporaneo. El Nuevo Herald. Artes y Letras. July 12, 2009.
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. In-Cells: Courtney Johnson. Wynwood: The Art Magazine. Vol 2. No 4. P 71. April-May 2009.
Graduate School Master of Fine Art Exhibition Video. Graduate School, University of Miami, February 2009. http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,23370-1;29879-2;65916-3,00.html
Digital Art in the Post-Digital Age: Works from Florida Faculty. Lakeland: Polk Museum of Art, Janaury 2009.
Dougher, Colleen. Like a Polaroid Picture. ArtMurmur. South Florida Metro Mix. 6 January 2009.
Gallery Guide: Southeast. P27. January 2009.
2008 Oquet, Charo, and David Vardi. Supermix: Union of the Diverse Contemporary Art in Miami. Miami: EZ Book Press Editions, 2008.
Suegart, Luisana. Life in Art. The Brickellian. November 2008.
MFA Candidates Exhibition 2008. E-Veritas. 8 May 2008.
Herrera, Adriana. MFA Candidates Exhibition. El Nuevo Herald. Art Routes. 18 May 2008.
Nerhaugen, Ruth. Residency program kicks off season. Red Wing Republican Eagle. May 2008.
Voeller, Megan. Highly Recommended? Yes. Art Squeeze. 21 January 2008.
Loft, Kurt. Their Grand Entrance. The Tampa Tribune. Bay Life. P 1. 17 January 2008.
2007 Herrera, Adriana. Phantasm en el Wynwood Project Space. El Nuevo Herald. Rutas del Arte. 26 October 2007.
UM’s Wynwood Project Space. Miami Art Guide. October 2007.
Lilliput: Tiny Art for Big People. Newark: RedSaw Gallery, 2007.
Up & Coming. Miami: Bakehouse Art Complex, 2007.
En Miami “Zones Art Fair”. Hoy Digital. 27 April 2007.
2006 The Feminist Art Project Florida Recommends. December 2006.
Visual AIDS: Postcards from the Edge Benefit. The Body. December 2006.
2004 BFA Catalog 2004. New York: New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, 2004.
2000 Periaktoi. Chattanooga: Baylor School, 2000.
SELECTED HONORS:
2008 Juror’s Choice Award, Annual Graduate Show, Juror: Mark Coetzee
2007 Glass Award, Annual Student Show, Juror: Claire Breukel
2006-2009 Teaching Assistantship, University of Miami
2004 Founder's Day Award, New York University
2000 – 2004 New York University Honors Scholar
RESIDENCIES:
2008 Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN
SELECTED ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2009 Juror, Senior Fine Arts Exhibition, Guest Juror, Barry University, Miami, FL
Guest Lecturer, Contemporary Photo History: The Digital Age, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Instructor, Pinhole Photography Workshop, Girls Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Guest Lecturer, Contemporary Photo History: WWII – Present, University of Miami, Miami, FL
2007 – 2009 Instructor, University of Miami, Department of Art & Art History, Miami, FL
2008 Guest Instructor, Cyanotypes, Twin Bluff Middle School, Red Wing, MN
Lecturer, Artist Lecture Series, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Panel, Highly Recommended, Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg, FL
2004-2006 Digital and Darkroom Technician, Dementi Studio, Richmond, VA
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
2009 Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Permanent Collection, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lowe Art Museum, Permanent Collection, Miami, FL
2008, 2009 Francie Bishop Good, Girls' Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2005 Presidential Penthouse, New York University, New York, NY
2002 Barclays Capital, New York, NY, Juror: Forrest Scott Gallery, Millburn, NJ