She holds a degree in theatre from Emerson College, and master's degrees from San Francisco State University and the University of California, Berkeley. She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Oakland Public Arts Division and the Arts Festival of Atlanta. In describing her work, Johnson says many of her pieces pay homage to the ancestors. As an African American woman, I believe it is essential to create and re-create our own images. Using examples from her own work and various aspects of art history, Johnson will address current notions of art and propose affirmative acts for development of the cross-cultural, multidisciplinary art community that will characterize the 21st century.
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The exhibition was curated by Jontyle Robinson, associate professor of art history, Spelman College, Atlanta, and was organized by Spelman College. It debuted in the spring of 1996 at the new Museum of Fine Art in the Camille Hanks Cosby Academic Center at Spelman College. Funding for museum exhibitions and programs is provided by WSU, the Friends of the Museum of Art and private donors. A portion of the museum's general operating funds for this fiscal year has been provided through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency providing general operating support to the nation's museums. ExhibitsUSA is sponsored by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.