Edward Johnston (artist)
Encyclopedia
Edward S. Johnston is an American new media art
ist and designer creating works involving animation
, digital imaging, interactive media
, and digitally fabricated objects. Johnston has exhibited and screened his work widely, including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (DigitalArt.LA 2010), the Philoctetes Center, New York, NY (The Matter of Time 2010); the Tank Space for Performing and Visual Arts, New York, NY (ArcheTime 2009); Video Art Festival Miden 2009, Kalamata, Greece; the Best of Artomatic 2009 at the Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD; the 2008 Krasl Biennial Sculpture Invitational, St. Joseph, MI; PLAY Gallery on Michigan Television; the Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Substance 2007); and the Cothenius Gallery, Berlin, Germany (In Circulation 2006). His work has been included and reviewed in magazine articles, online newspapers, catalogues for exhibitions, and other publications.
He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design
, a Master of Education degree from the University of Notre Dame
, and a Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art
. Johnston teaches at Monmouth University
. He has taught at the University of Michigan, PGCC, and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW).
New media art
New media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
ist and designer creating works involving animation
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
, digital imaging, interactive media
Interactive media
Interactive media normally refers to products and services on digital computer-based systems which respond to the user’s actions by presenting content such as text, graphics, animation, video, audio, etc.-Terminology:...
, and digitally fabricated objects. Johnston has exhibited and screened his work widely, including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (DigitalArt.LA 2010), the Philoctetes Center, New York, NY (The Matter of Time 2010); the Tank Space for Performing and Visual Arts, New York, NY (ArcheTime 2009); Video Art Festival Miden 2009, Kalamata, Greece; the Best of Artomatic 2009 at the Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD; the 2008 Krasl Biennial Sculpture Invitational, St. Joseph, MI; PLAY Gallery on Michigan Television; the Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Substance 2007); and the Cothenius Gallery, Berlin, Germany (In Circulation 2006). His work has been included and reviewed in magazine articles, online newspapers, catalogues for exhibitions, and other publications.
Education and Teaching
Edward Johnston was born in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design
University of Michigan School of Art & Design
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design , located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in art and design. Established as an independent unit in 1974, A&D is one of 19 schools and colleges at the University of Michigan...
, a Master of Education degree from the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, and a Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art is an art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, making it one of the first and oldest art colleges in the United States. In 2008, MICA was ranked #2 in the nation...
. Johnston teaches at Monmouth University
Monmouth University Department of Art and Design
Monmouth University's Department of Art and Design, located on Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch, New Jersey, offers several undergraduate degrees.- Exhibitions :The Department of Art and Design is an active participant in the arts of Monmouth...
. He has taught at the University of Michigan, PGCC, and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW).
Fellowships, Honors, Awards and Grants
- 2010 Trailblazer Grant, PGCC Teaching-Learning Center
- 2009 YAP Grant, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, partly funded by the National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
- 2009 YAP Supplemental Grant, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts
- 2009 Best of Artomatic - Work selected from over 1000 artists at ArtomaticArtomaticArtomatic is a five-week, multimedia arts event held in the Washington, D.C. area. It has been held in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009...
2009, Washington, D.C.; included in "Best of Artomatic" Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD - 2008 Honorarium, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
- 2008 Research Grant, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2007 Honorarium, Big Ten Conference, Park Ridge, IL
- 2007 Harold and Vivian Shapiro/John Malik Award, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2005-08 Jean Paul Slusser Fellowships, University of Michigan School of Art & Design, Ann Arbor, MI