Barbara Johnson

About Barbara Johnson

Artist, activist, and art educator.I have been working toward leveling the playing field in visual art education by providing meaningful visual art learning experiences to children and families across the economic and age spectrum for decades.As I am now devoting my time entirely to my studio practice, my life and work are all about creative possibilities right now.

Experience

1. Public Speaker

   Independent Arts And Crafts Professional

   Mar 2012 — Present

   Speaking engagements and presentations include:State of the Art in Prince George\'s County, Arts PG Parks & PGAHC, Panelist, Arts Organization Leaders, Cheverly, MDEmerging Arts Leaders Symposium at American University, Panelist,\"Founders\' Stories\" Washington, DC, March 2015ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY MUSEUM OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Panelist, Topic: Anacostia Watershed and the Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 2014 Kutztown University’s Commission on Human Diversity Conference, “Pride and Prejudice: GLBTQA Issues Today,\" Speaker,\"Heteronormativity and the Lesbian Denied,\" March 2014Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Speaker, Alternative Art Education Venues, Kutztown, PA September 2013Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, Panelist \"Reclaiming the Edge: Urban Waterways and Civic Engagement, Washington, DC September 2013National Art Education Association National Conference, Fort Worth, TX, March 2013Art Education Conference, Art Education Department, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA, November 2012Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Harrisburg, PA, October 2012George Washington University, Washington, DC June 2012Annual Conference, New Ways Ministry, Baltimore, MD March 2012National Art Education Association National Conference, New York, NY March 2012

Education

• University of Wyoming

  M.F.A., Drawing and Painting

  1983 — 1985

• University of Maryland

  B.A., Fine Art

  1978 — 1982

• Maryland Institute College of Art

  Art

  1981 — 1981

• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  Master of Art Education, Art Education

  2010 — 2018