Artist Bio
Megan Woodard Johnson is a mixed media artist living and creating in West Bend, Wisconsin. Johnson received a formal education in Graphic Design and Fine Art Printmaking from Shepherd University in West Virginia, earning her BFA in 1996. For the past 20 years she has honed her skills with constant creation and exploration of a variety of mediums to refine her voice and build her full-time art practice.
Johnson’s work hangs in private and corporate collections across and beyond the United States and is represented in multiple US galleries. She has shown work in numerous juried group and solo exhibitions, taught workshops and completed multiple artist residencies. Johnson has also curated exhibitions and built connections with artists around the globe by offering courses and small group mentorships.
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Current Artist in Residence: Saint Kate Arts Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
Gallery Representation
Kim Storage Gallery in Milwaukee, WI
Water Street Gallery in Douglas, MI & Grand Rapids, MI
Exhibitions:
2024 Memorable Ordinary: Solo exhibition: Kim Storage Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2022 Objects of Desire: Juried group show: Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, WI
2022 Flat Files Project: Inclusion in ongoing collection of The Real Tinsel Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2020 Putting It All Together: Solo exhibition: Monroe Arts Center, Monroe, WI
2019 Mother + Artist: Curated group show: James May North, Algoma, WI
2019 Collage!: Invitational group show at Cedarburg Art Museum featuring Johnson, Sharon Kerry-Harlan,
Sandra Pape, and Della Wells
2018 Familiar Things: Solo exhibition: Gallery 2622, Wauwatosa, WI
2018 30x30x30 Exhibition: Juried group show: Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2017 The Art of Collage/Assemblage: Juried group show: The Arts Mill, Grafton, WI
2016 Our Everyday Life: Juried group show: The Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, WI
2016 Making a Scene: Wisconsin Artists Organizations: Juried group show
at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2015 The Art of Collage: Juried group show, Frank Juarez Gallery, Sheboygan, WI
Press/Recognition:
2022 Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Art Supplies - published by Uppercase Magazine
2020 Authentic Obsessions Podcast
2019 Art Dose Magazine, Volume 28
2019 Art Juice Podcast
2017 Create! magazine issue 2
Selected Residencies/Instruction:
2024 -25 Artist in Residence, Saint Kate Arts Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
2023 Artist in Residence: ARTservancy, Gallery 224, Port Washington, WI
2019 - 2023 Artist Masterminds: Led small group Masterminds for emerging artists around the world
Education:
Shepherd University, 1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Graphic Design and Printmaking
Additional Experience:
Project Management: Quad/Creative, Milwaukee, WI: 1998-2001
Non-Profit Fundraising and Grant Writing: The Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee, WI: 2001-2003
Event Planning & Private Rentals: Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI: 2013-2015
Volunteer Board Member and Event Planner: Cedarburg Artists’ Guild: 2009-2014
Volunteer Event Coordinator: The Free Range Art Show: 2019-present
Volunteer Board Member: West Bend Friends of Sculpture: 2024-present