about

mariah anne johnson is a native of little rock, arkansas. she began studying art as a child at the Arkansas Arts Center and loved it so much that she went on to earn an MFA. she currently lives and works in los angeles with michael, walker percy, and pete, but she will always call little rock home.

Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Master of Fine Arts in Painting, 2006
• Rice University; Houston, Texas
  Bachelor of Arts in English and Studio Art, 2001

Solo Exhibitions

• We Are All Well and Fine; LittleBird Gallery; Los Angeles, California; 2008
• How Lovely on the Mountain; The LAB; San Francisco, California; 2008
• How to Fold a Fitted Sheet; Lawndale Art Center; Houston, Texas; 2006
• Memory Quilts; Arts Center of the Ozarks; Springdale, Arkansas; 2002

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008

• Here & Now; Transformer Gallery; Washington, DC
• Stratification; Brand Art & Music Library; Glendale, California

2007

• Migration Study; Phantom Galleries LA; Los Angeles, California; curators: Gita Meh & Shadi Harouni
• Two-Person Show with Lola Scarpitta; Phantom Galleries LA at 2926 Rowena; Los Angeles, California
• Los Angeles Magazine Design Lofts 2007, with Aleks Instanbullu Architects; Biscuit Company Lofts, Downtown Los Angeles

2006

• Women Artists in Arkansas, An Overview from the Permanent Collection; Historic Museum of Arkansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; through July 2007
• Monster; iSpace Gallery; Chicago, Illinois; curator: Luke Batten
• Closeknit: History, Textile, and Place; Coral Street Arts House;
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; curators: J. Meredith Warner and Carrie Cook
• MFA Exhibition; Krannert Art Museum; Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Good Housekeeping; two-person show with Fiona Kinsella; Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center; Nashville, Tennessee

2005

• Imaginary Friends; Link Gallery; Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 48^th Annual Delta Exhibition; Arkansas Arts Center; Little Rock, Arkansas; Juror: Roger Shimomura
• Softer Side; temporary space; Urbana, Illinois; curator:
  Daniel Ma

2004

• 47^th Annual Delta Exhibition; Arkansas Arts Center; Little Rock, Arkansas; Juror: Katherine Degn
• Mariah Johnson and Terry Bean; Historic Arkansas Museum; Little Rock, Arkansas

2003

• Small Works on Paper; sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council; Juror: Ralph Slatton

2002

• Nine Artists Circumpedigate the Figure; Quapaw Quarter
• United Methodist Church Attic Gallery; Little Rock, Arkansas
• Small Works on Paper; sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council; Juror: Tony Hepburn

2001

• On the Verge; senior exhibition; Rice University Art Gallery; Houston, Texas
• Angles and Attitudes: An Exploration of Women in Art; sponsored by The Women's Resource Center; Rice Memorial Center; Houston, Texas

Selected Bibliography

• Castleman, Toccara. “Arts + Entertainment: The Softer Side.” Weekly Buzz. 10 March-16 March, 2005.
• Fotos, Adam. “That’s Drawing: talking about Imaginary Friends.” Daily Illini. 26 September, 2005.
• Gopnik, Blake. "Color and Meaning Knit Together in an Abstract Yarn." Washington Post. 7 June, 2008.
• Hamilton, Jeanne. “Good Housekeeping.” Number: An Independent Arts Journal. Spring/summer 2006.
• Klaasmeyer, Kelley. “Capsule Reviews: Mariah Anne Johnson, How to Fold a Fitted Sheet.” Houston Press. 13 April, 2006.
• Maddox, David. “Comforts of Home.” Nashville Scene. 23 February, 2006.
• Michael, Holly. “Family Collage.” Northwest Arkansas Times. 25 October, 2002.
• Peacock, Leslie Newell. "The Delta Reconsidered." Arkansas Times. 10 June, 2004.

Public Collections

• Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock
• Clinton Foundation, Little Rock