Bethany Johnson
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Bethany Johnson (b. La Porte, IN, 1985) currently lives and works in Austin, TX. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from Kalamazoo College, MI (2007) and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from The University of Texas at Austin (2011). Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Berlin, and in Texas at Texas State Galleries, San Marcos; The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas; Austin Museum of Art - Laguna Gloria, Austin; The Wright Gallery at Texas A&M University, College Station; UTSA Art Gallery at the University of Texas at San Antonio; Galveston Arts Center, Galveston; the Courtyard Gallery, Austin; and the Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, among other venues. Johnson has held residencies at Joshua Tree Highlands, Joshua Tree, CA (2020); Institut für Alles Mögliche; Berlin, Germany (2019); Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (2019 and 2010); Wild Basin Creative Research Center, Austin, TX (2019); Soaring Gardens Artist Retreat, Laceyville, PA (2013); and Denkmalschmiede Höfgen, Grimma, Germany (2011). Since 2017 Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.