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Education
2021 MFA Drawing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
2014 BA Drawing, University of North Carolina, Asheville. Cum Laude and Distinction in Art
2015. K-12 Art Teacher Licensure, University of North Carolina, Asheville. Cum Laude
Solo and Small Group Shows
2025 Upcoming Small Group Show, Athica, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athen GA
2024 A Nearly Concealed Heart, Toe River Arts, Spruce Pine, NC
2021 The Self Outside, MFA Thesis Exhibit, Clemson University, Lee Gallery, Clemson, SC
Select Exhibitions
2024 Toe River Arts Studio Tour, Treats Studios Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
2023 As Good As Gold, Clemson University, Lee Gallery, Clemson, SC
2022 SC Festival of Flowers Juried Art Show, The Arts Center of Greenwood, Greenwood, SC. Juror: April Dauscha
2022 Valdosta National 2022, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. Juror: Samuel Dunson
2022 10th Annual Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition, Spartanburg County Library, Spartanburg, SC
2021 Blue, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Online Exhibition. Juror: Jen Tough
2020 ArtfFields Competition, Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce, Lake City, SC
2020 RAW MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana-Missoula and Montana State University
2020 31st National Drawing & Print Competitive Exhibition, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Gormley Gallery, Baltimore, MD. Juror: Doreen Bolger
2020 100 Miles Exhibition at the Bascom, Highlands, NC
2019 The New South 4, KAI LIN ART’S Works on Paper Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
2018 Manifest International Drawing Annual, Volume 13 Exhibition-in-Print
2018 Drawing Discourse: 9th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina Asheville, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC. Juror: Stuart Shils
2017 Drawing Discourse: 8th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina Asheville, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville,NC. Juror: Scott Noel
2016 Drawing Discourse: 7th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina Asheville, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville,NC. Juror: Edgar Jerins
2015 Drawn: 2nd Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Simultaneity Shared Spaces, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2015. Simultaneity Shared Spaces, University of North Carolina Asheville, 2nd Floor Gallery, Asheville, NC
Select Grants
2024 NC Arts Council Artist Support Grant award
2020 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2018 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2015 Penland School of Crafts, Portrait Drawing in Pencil
Publications
2024 Carolina Home & Garden Magazine, The Pencil is Mightier Than the Past, Summer 2024, P. 76-81
2024. Rapid River Magazine, Arts & Culture, Vol. 27, NO. 9, May 2024, P. 25
2024 Destination: Toe River Valley: Artist Highlight, The Human Spirit, A Publication of the Mitchell News-Journal, Summer 2024; P. 18-19
2021 Carolina Arts: A Publication Covering the Visual Arts in the Carolinas, Vol. 25, No. 3, March 2021; P. 58-59
2018 Manifest International Drawing Annual: 13 Exhibition-In-Print P. 91-92
2017 Drawing Discourse: 8th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery; P. 46-47
2016 Drawing Discourse: 7th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery; P. 50-51 & Title Page
2015 Simultaneity Shared Spaces, Virginia Commonwealth University & University of North Carolina Asheville
2015. Manifest Exhibition Annual Season 11, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Awards
2021 Cecilia Voelker Award in Graduate Art History: College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Clemson University, Clemson SC
2018 Honorable Mention: Drawing Discourse: 9th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina Asheville, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC. Juror: Stuart Shils
2017 Juror's Award: Drawing Discourse: 8th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina Asheville, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville,NC. Juror: Scott Noel
2016 Honorable Mention: Drawing Discourse: 7th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina Asheville, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville,NC. Juror: Edgar Jerins
Contact
Lori Brook Johnson
LoriBrookJohnson@gmail.com