Rebecca Johnson
PO Box 145, Albion CA, 95410
home 707. 937. 3602 cell 707. 357. 3805
rebecca@rebeccajohnsonart.com
www.RebeccaJohnsonArt.com
EDUCATION
MFA, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1994
BFA, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA 1980
Johnson Atelier of Sculpture, Princeton, NJ 1980
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES
Peaked Hill Trust Arts and Science Residency Program, Dune Shack, Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown, Massachusetts 2016
Winesong Artist of the Year, Hospital Foundation, Fort Bragg, CA 2016
Grand Prize, Delaware Art Museum Biennial
Wilmington, DE 1996
Residency Fellowship Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA 1992
Residency Fellowship British American Arts Council,
Parc Gynllifon, Caenarfon, Wales, UK. 1991
Neighborhood Arts Grant, Office of Arts and Culture, Philadelphia, PA 1990, 1991
Residency Fellowship Vermont Studio Colony, Johnson, VT 1988
Fellowship for Sculpture, Pennsylvania Council of the Arts 1985, 1983
ONE PERSON SHOWS
Light as Blue, Mendocino Art Center, 45200 Little Lake St, Mendocino, CA 2017
Window project, PDX Gallery, 925 Flanders Street, Portland, OR 2015
Something, Farm Gallery and Project room, Wellfleet, MA, 2014
Field of Vision - Northern California Barns, Spindrift Gallery, Gualala, CA 2008, 2012
Prayer for Rivers, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA 2006
Moving Light, 50 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 2005
Curator: William Torphy Fine Arts
Matter of Being, Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 1997
Larry Becker Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1997, 1995, 1992, 1989
DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA 1994
Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery, New York, NY 1988, 1986
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 1986
Challenge Exhibition, The Fleisher Art Memorial
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 1984
Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1983
Sculpture Installation, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA 1982
SELECTED JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, PA 2012
Long View Museum of Art, Longview, TX 2005
Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
Juried Show 2005 Juror: Jordan Cantor, Assistant Curator Dept. of Drawings,
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Varieties of Form, Mendocino College, Ukiah, CA 2005
Elemental Interpretations, Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA 2001
Two Dimension Three Dimension, Mendocino College, Ukiah, CA 1998
Biennial, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE 1996
Best in show prize
Nature Morte: Contemporary Still Life,
Curator: Julie Courtney
Museum of American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1996
Survey of Gallery Artists, Larry Becker Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 1994
In and Out of the Landscape: Site Specific Outdoor Sculpture,
Curator: Harry Anderson,
Penn State Berks County, Reading, PA 1994
Philadelphia Art Now: Artists Choose Artists
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA 1991
Chosen by Rochelle Toner, Dean, Tyler School of Art
Contemporary Philadelphia Artists
Philadelphia Museum of Art 1990
Art Quest '87, the Art Institute of Boston
California State University, Los Angeles
Jurors:
M. Jacob, Chief Curator MOCA, LA
L. Sharp, Curator, MET, NYC
P. Sims, Curator, Whitney, NYC
E. Smith, Assistant Curator, MOCA, LA
D. Wye, Curator, MOMA, NYC
Drawings by Sculptors, Dolan Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1987
Works on Paper, Beaver College, Glenside, PA 1987
Rebecca Johnson Sculptures, Susan Rothenberg Prints,
Paul Cava Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1984
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
Stone Sculpture Bench for the Wild Gardens an outdoor educational environment focusing on native Northern California plants and habitats. Here opportunities are provided for the public to learn about regional ecosystems, environmental sustainability, and the cultural traditions and land management. Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA 2018
Anderson Valley Elementary School, mosaic entrance, Boonville, CA 2007
Boonville People's Park, Ferrocement mosaic arch park entrance, Boonville, CA 2004
The Leeway Foundation, design for the Leeway Laurel Award
Philadelphia, PA 2000
Abington Art Center Sculpture Garden, outdoor sculpture
Jenkintown, PA 1997
Eliot Pearson Children’s School, stone ballards: park entrance
Tufts University, Boston, MA 1995
Material Culture, murals and showroom design,
Philadelphia, PA 1996
ABC Home Furnishing, showroom murals, New York 1996
BIBLIOGRAPHY
New York Magazine, Travel, 'Savor the New Coastal Charm of Mendocino County', Blaine Bachelor, September 7, 2016, http://nymag.com/travel/weekend-escapes/mendocino/
Forbes, “5 Reasons to visit Anderson Valley Now”, Kim Westerman, April 5, 2016, http://nymag.com/travel/weekend-escapes/mendocino/
Willamette Week, Portland OR, March 25 2015, Review by Richard, Speer, file:///Users/rebeccajohnson/galleries, museums/PDX Portland/willamette week review.html
Art Forum, October 1995, Review by Eileen Neff
Art in America, October 1992, Review by Miriam Siedel
Philadelphia City Paper, March 6, 1992
"Have Chainsaw Will Travel” by Robin Rice
The Philadelphia Inquire, February 27, 1992
"In works made in Wales, artist uses stone to make her point"
By Ed Sozanski
New Art Examiner, summer 1989
Review by Anne Shuster Hunter
The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 1985
"The abstract isn’t old hat” by Ed Sozanski
The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 1984
"Playful and Primordial: two halves of a show,
Rebecca Johnson and Susan Rothenberg” by Ed Sozanski
PROFESSIONAL
Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA 1999 – 2001, Art Prepator, Assistant Curator
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 1997, Assistant Professor Sculpture
Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA 1994 – 1995, Instructor Painting
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 1994, Assistant Professor Sculpture
Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA 1993-1995, Instructor Painting and Drawing,
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV 1993, Visiting Artist, sculpture installation
Camden County College, Camden, NJ 1990 Instructor Art History
Bucks County College, Newtown, PA
1989 -1990 Instructor 2-D & 3-D Design