Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson, b. 1976, USA, received a BS in Sociology from Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC, and a BFA from the University of CO, Boulder. Johnson holds an M.F.A. from the University of Washington ceramics program. 

In 2005, she was a summer resident at The Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts. In 2008, she attended the Centrum Artist Residency Program and in 2009, the Vermont Studio Center. In 2013, she traveled to Haukijärvi, Finland, and worked at Arteles Creative Center to create Tempted Still, a short film. In 2017, she received funding from The Rasmuson Foundation to attend The McColl Center for Art + Innovation. In the summer of 2024, Johnson was in residence at Studio Faire in Nérac, France, and produced her most recent video project, I’ll Rob Your Heart.

Johnson was a recipient of a Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship in 2015. The fellowship provided funding for the making of The Space Between, a two-channel video installation, and a self-produced, multi-media exhibition, Tilt: Five Years in Alaska. In the summer of 2023, she was awarded a Performing & Media Arts Fellowship by the Idaho Commission on the Arts, supporting the completion of a multi-media exhibition and performance, Seasons Quartet. 

Johnson received additional grants from The Rasmuson Foundation artist-in-residence exchange program, The Idaho Commission on the Arts Quarterly Grant program, The Alexa Rose Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Artist Trust, and The Vermont Studio Center. In 2016 she was a national finalist for the Art Matters Foundation Grant. She is currently a visiting artist faculty member in the University of Colorado ceramics department in Boulder, CO.

Amy Johnson Resume

I am a multi-disciplinary artist working with clay, glass, photography, textiles, and video. My work as both artist and educator reflects a belief in art as a meaningful way to foster and maintain human connection. 

Education: 

• 2007 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 2005 Post Baccalaureate, Ceramics, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
• 2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics + Photography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• 1998 Bachelor of Science, Sociology, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC 

Awards + Fellowships: 

• 2024 Idaho Commission on the Arts Grant, State of Idaho
• 2023 Idaho Commission on the Arts Performing and Media Arts Fellowship, State of Idaho
• 2021 Idaho Commission on the Arts Grant, State of Idaho
• 2021 Alexa Rose Foundation Grant, Ada County, Idaho
• 2017 Rasmuson Foundation Artist-In-Residence McColl Center for Art, Charlotte, NC
• 2016 Art Matters Foundation Grant Finalist, USA
• 2014 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship, State of Alaska
• 2013 Alaska State Council on the Arts Individual Opportunity Grant, State of Alaska
• 2008 Artist Trust GAP Grant
• 2008 Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant
• 2006 Elmer Craig Award, National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts
• 2004 Autio Award: Juried student exhibit, University of Montana Honorable Mention: Juried student exhibit, University of Montana 

Artist-In-Residence: 

• 2024 Studio Faire, Nérac, France
• 2017 McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte, NC
• 2013 Arteles Creative Center, Haukijärvi, Finland
• 2009 Centrum, Port Townsend, WA
• 2008 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
• 2005 Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT 

Selected Teaching + Professional Experience: 

• 2025-26 Lecturer, Ceramics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• 2025 Commissioner for the City of Boise, Design Review Committee
• 2023-25 Sun Valley Museum of Art, Workshop Instructor, Hailey, ID
• 2020 University of Alaska, Selected Juror: Lecture and Critique, Anchorage, AK
• 2017 Winthrop University, Visiting Artist: Lecture and Critique, Rock Hill, SC
• 2017 Green Mountain College, Visiting Artist: Lecture and Workshop, Poultney, VT
• 2016 TILT: Producer & curator of multi-media solo exhibition, Anchorage, AK
• 2015-16 Adjunct Art Instructor, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
• 2010-11 Studio Team, Katy Stone Studio, Seattle, WA
• 2009 Adjunct Art Instructor, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA
• 2008 Green Mountain College, Visiting Artist: Lecture and Workshop, Poultney, VT Centrum Young Artist Program Core Faculty, Port Townsend, WA 

Selected Solo Exhibitions: 

• 2023 Seasons Quartet, exhibition and performance, The Common Well, Garden City, ID
• 2016 TILT, Five Years in Alaska: self-produced and curated solo exhibition, Anchorage, AK
• 2012 Weathered, 2.5-hour performance, True North Exhibition, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
• 2011 Queen Bee, Site Responsive Installation and 1.5-hour performance, Steele Gallery, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
• 2009 Depleted, Site Responsive Installation and works on paper, Kenneth J. Minnaert Gallery, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA
• 2007 For the Fairest, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Ceramic and Metal Arts Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Selected Group Exhibitions: 

• 2025 Shaping Time, CU Ceramics Alumni
• 2000-2020 2019 State Proof: Printmaking Invitational, International Gallery for Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK
• 2018 Small Works Exhibition, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• 2017 Stimulus, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte, NC
• 2014 Reykjavik International Film Festival, Tempted Still International Premier, Reykjavik, Iceland
• 2013 Summer Exhibition, Hirvitalo, Center for Contemporary Art, Tampere, Finland
• 2012 True North, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK 

Private Collections: 

• Mary Margaret and Fritz Porter, Charlotte, NC
• Leonard and Tannie Hyde, Anchorage, AK
• Matt Claman and Lisa Rieger, Anchorage, AK
• Laureen Young and Mike Parise, Anchorage, AK
• University of Montana, Museum of Art and Culture, Missoula, MT
• Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
• Karen Dacek, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Robinson, Bradshaw and Hinson, P.A., Charlotte, NC

 Selected Publications: 

• 2023 “Everything is Beautiful and I am so Sad”, Essay, Sarah Sentilles
• 2017 Featured Artist, Earth Issue, November 2017.
• 2017 “Artist Profile : Amy Johnson”, Amy Rogers for McColl Center for Art + Innovation, October 2017
• 2016 "Artist Creates Her Own Gallery to Showcase Work", Mike Dunham, Alaska Dispatch, July 8, 2016
• 2012 “Up Now, True North,” ART News, September 2012, p. 118.