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Lindsay Johnson works as a visual artist, arts educator, writer, and speaker. She earned her MAT and MEd from National-Louis University and BFA in Visual Communication from The University of Kansas.
Johnson has exhibited paintings and sculptures in galleries, museums, and festivals throughout the United States, including Reece Museum, Swope Art Museum, Hyde Park Art Center, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Cleveland Institute of Art, and the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Her art can be found in numerous private and public collections, including The University of Illinois Springfield. Johnson has been published across a variety of platforms, writing about art at the classroom and professional level. An accomplished speaker, she has led creative workshops and advocated for arts education across the United States, including appearances at United Nations General Assembly Healing Arts Week and the US Play Coalition Conference. She currently teaches at the middle school level and serves on the Teacher Advisory Council for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Artist Statement
Working across varied materials — paint, collage, clay, papier-mâché, paper, and fiber — I explore the human experience as something fluid, layered, and resilient. Elemental motifs like water, sky, and shifting horizons act as metaphors for movement, obstacles, and growth. My practice navigates the space between constraint and release, inviting reflection on how we endure, transform, and imagine more expansive ways of living.
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Recent Exhibitions
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Barely There
Oak Park Art League Oak Park, IL Oct 9 - Dec 20, 2026 |
The Power We Hold
Gallery 1701 Chicago, IL Feb 11 - March 6, 2026 |
Terrain Biennial 2025
Chicago, IL Oct 1 - Nov 1, 2025 |
Personas
Springfield Art Association Springfield, IL June 6 - July 30, 2025 |