BIOGRAPHY
Bethany Johnson is an artist currently living in Austin, Texas. Johnson received her MFA in painting from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011. Her work is represented by Moody Gallery in Houston, and has been featured in New American Paintings, Hyperallergic, and HuffPost, among others. Johnson has held residencies at Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency, Denkmalschmiede Höfgen in Grimma, Germany, and the Institut für Alles Mögliche in Berlin. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University.
SELECTED/RECENT CV
EDUCATION
| 2011 | M.F.A. in Painting, University of Texas at Austin |
| 2007 | B.A. in Studio Art, Kalamazoo College |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2023- | Associate Professor, Texas State University |
| 2017- | Assistant Professor, Texas State University |
| 20015-17 | Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin |
HIGHLIGHTED EXHIBITIONS (*SOLO EXHIBITION)
| 2023 | Log Notes, or: Loving the Earth to Death, Art Center of Corpus Christi / Mary and Jeff Bell Library; Corpus Christi, TX* |
| Log Book, Moody Gallery; Houston, TX* | |
| Points of Return; The Umbrella Arts Center; Concord, MA | |
| 2022 | Contemporary Texas Women Artists: Abstraction Here and Now, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX |
| Texas Artists: Women of Abstraction, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX | |
| Points of Return, A La Luz; online | |
| Findings, grayDUCK Gallery; Austin, TX* | |
| Faculty Exhibition, The Texas State Galleries; San Marcos, TX | |
| 2021 | Path of Entry, Wiregrass Museum; Dothan, AL |
| Little Things Matter, University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, MS | |
| Pride, Vermont Studio Center; Johnson, VT; online | |
| FRC9, Flat Rate Contemporary; online | |
| 2020 | Safekeeping, Moody Gallery; Houston, TX* |
| Holding Space, dispersed locations; Austin, TX* | |
| Broadcasts: Art in the Age of Social Distancing, SPACE; Portland, ME (online) | |
| Soaring Gardens: The Second Decade, Hope Horn Gallery, University of Scranton; Scranton, PA | |
| Gifts (2019), The Texas State Galleries; San Marcos, TX | |
| 2019 | We Live on a Planet, Courtyard Gallery; Austin, TX* |
| The First Idea is an Imagined Thing, Institut für Alles Mögliche; Berlin, Germany* | |
| We Live on a Planet, Moody Gallery; Houston, TX* | |
| The Poem that Took the Place of a Mountain, Wild Basin Creative Research Center; Austin, TX* | |
| Between Here & Everywhere Else, PLEAT Gallery; online | |
| 2018 | Faculty Exhibition, Texas State Galleries; San Marcos, TX |
| (UNTITLED)house, Illinois State Museum; Lockport, IL | |
| Third Coast National Biennial, K Space Contemporary; Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 14th Annual People’s Gallery Exhibition, City Hall; Austin, TX | |
| Centerpiece Artist: Bethany Johnson, OUTsider Festival; Austin, TX* | |
| 2017 | Staycation 2: What in the World?, MASS Gallery; Austin, TX |
| SEEP, Woskob Family Gallery; Penn State University, State College, PA | |
| Field Notes, Texas State Galleries; San Marcos, TX* | |
| Linear Thinking, Shoestring Gallery; Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2016 | At the Edge, The Wright Gallery; College Station, TX |
| Traded, Lawndale Art Center; Houston, TX | |
| 2015 | 40th Anniversary Show, Moody Gallery; Houston, TX |
| Part of Me Just Wants / All of the Things, Mom Gallery; Austin, TX | |
| Off the Charts, 512 ARTS; Albuquerque, NM | |
| Elemental ‘Scapes, University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio, TX | |
| Inquiry, Visual Arts Center; Austin, TX | |
| 2014 | Field Notes, Moody Gallery; Houston, TX* |
| MAC@20, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary; Dallas, TX | |
| EAST Group Show, Little Pink Monster Gallery; Austin, TX | |
| 2013 | Forces, the Will and the Weather, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary; Dallas, TX* |
| Mighty Line, Williams Tower Gallery; Houston, TX | |
| Break It Down, Dutton Gallery; Austin, TX | |
| Commitment and Similar Acts of Betrayal, Sarah Silberman Gallery; Silver Spring, MD | |
| 2012 | ShapeShifting: New Methods of Drawing, Austin Museum of Art – Laguna Gloria; Austin, TX |
| The Drawing Room II, Galveston Arts Center; Galveston, TX | |
| On the Double, Dutton Gallery; Austin, TX | |
| Woven Landscapes, Moody Gallery; Houston, TX* | |
| Take-Aways, Champion Gallery; Austin, TX |
RESIDENCIES
| 2022 | Laguna Madre Field Station Artist in Residence; Corpus Christi, TX |
| 2020 | Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency; Joshua Tree, CA |
| 2019 | Institut für alles Mögliche; Berlin, Germany |
| Vermont Studio Center; Johnson, VT | |
| Wild Basin Creative Research Center; Austin, TX | |
| 2013 | Soaring Gardens Artists’ Retreat; Laceyville, PA |
| 2011 | Denkmalschmiede Höfgen; Grimma, Germany |
| 2010 | Vermont Studio Center; Johnson, VT |
HIGHLIGHTED LECTURES | WORKSHOPS
| 2023 | Artist talk in conjunction with Log Book; Moody Gallery; Houston, TX |
| 2022 | Artist talk in conjunction with Texas Artists: Women of Abstraction; South Texas Museum of Art; Corpus Christi, TX |
| Collage workshop; Sitka Center for Art and Ecology; Otis, OR | |
| 2021 | Collage workshop and artist talk in conjunction with Path of Entry; Dothan, AL |
| 2020 | Artist talk in conjunction with residency at Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency; Joshua Tree, CA |
| 2019 | Artist talk in conjunction with We Live on a Planet; Moody Gallery; Houston, TX |
| Artist talk in conjunction with The Poem that Took the Place of a Mountain; Wild Basin Creative Research Center; Austin, TX | |
| Childrens’ collage workshop in conjuction with residency at Wild Basin Creative Research Center; Austin, TX | |
| 2018 | Artist talk in conjunction with Drawing Lines; OUTsider Fest; Austin, TX |
| 2017 | Artist talk in conjunction with Staycation 2: What in the World?; MASS Gallery; Austin, TX |
| Artist talk by invitation of Borderland Collective; International School of the Americas; San Antonio, TX | |
| 2016 | Panel discussion in conjunction with At the Edge; The Wright Gallery; College Station, TX |
| 2013 | Artist talk in conjunction with Forces, the Will and the Weather; The McKinney Avenue Contemporary; Dallas, TX |
| 2012 | Conversation with Kathleen Higgins, PhD and Professor in Philosophy at UT Austin, in conjunction with ShapeShifting: New Methods of Drawing; Austin Museum of Art-Laguna Gloria; Austin, TX |
HIGHLIGHTED AWARDS AND HONORS
| 2022 | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; New York, NY |
| 2021 | Award of Distinction, Little Things Matter, University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, MS |
| 2020 | Resident artist grant, Joshua Tree Creative Research Center; Joshua Tree, CA |
| 2019 | Resident artist grant, Wild Basin Creative Research Center; Austin, TX |
| 2017 | Research Enhancement Grant, Texas State University; San Marcos, TX |
| 2011 | Art League of Austin Scholarship; Austin TX |
HIGHLIGHTED PRESS
| 2022 | Bethany Johnson’s Intimate Sculptures Conjure Core Samples From an Anthropocene Age, Sightlines link |
| Don’t Mess With Texas Artists: Abstract Art Finds New Life With Texas Women Artists, Glasstire link | |
| Climate Change Exhibit Spotlights K Artists, Kalamazoo College News and Events link | |
| 2021 | Featured artwork, Harbor Review #7: Other link |
| FRC9 or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Shapes and Forms, Jan Dickey, Flat Rate Contemporary link | |
| 2020 | A Media: Bethany Johnson, Revue Profane No. 10 |
| 2019 | Studio Visit: Bethany Johnson, PLEAT Gallery blog |
| 2018 | Friend of the Artist Vol. 6 |
| 2017 | Artist Feature: Bethany Johnson, Conflict of Interest link |
| Field Notes & Notes for an Emergency, Newfound Magazine link | |
| Notes for an Emergency: A Conversation with Bethany Johnson, Newfound Magazine blog link | |
| 2016 | In the Studio, Austin Woman Magazine |
| 2015 | Off the Charts maps the process artists use to document and manipulate, Albuquerque Journal link |
| Artists navigate our place in the landscape, San Antonio Express-News link | |
| 2014 | Field Notes: Bethany Johnson at Moody Gallery, New American Paintings link |
| Critic’s Picks: Houston, art ltd. magazine link | |
| 2013 | New American Paintings 108 link |
| Studio Visits, Austin Chronicle link | |
| Going WEST in Austin, Hyperallergic link | |
| WEST Picks, Austin American Statesman | |
| In ethereal glass pane drawings, artist Bethany Johnson inventively documents precious rainfalls, Austin American Statesman link | |
| UT alumna infuses science, poetry in new exhibit, The Daily Texan link | |
| Artists’ new tools present fact, fancy in a fresh light, Austin American-Statesman | |
| 2012 | Quiet yet powerful landscapes, constructed dash by dash, Houston Press link |
| Bethany Johnson, Modern Houston | |
| Ten must-see painting shows, New American Paintings Blog and Huffington Post link | |
| The fairest of the fair, PaperCity Houston |