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David Johnson
2025 Summer FellowDavid Johnson is a lens-based artist, educator, and curator. He holds an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BFA from Texas Christian University. In 2019, Johnson published his first book, Wig Heavier Than a Boot, a collaborative project with poet Philip Matthews through Kris Graves Projects. The project was later featured at the Fotofest Biennial in Houston in 2020. In 2021, Johnson’s second book, It Can Be This Way Always: Images from the Kerrville Folk Festival, was published by the University of Texas Press.
Johnson's photography has been exhibited internationally, with venues including the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis, the Rathaus in Stuttgart, Germany, the Griffin Museum of Photography in Massachusetts, and Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio, Texas. His work has appeared in printed publications such as SKYLARK EDITIONS, Wendy’s Subway, and Ain’t Bad. Additionally, Johnson’s photographs have been featured online in Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Humble Arts Foundation, Lenscratch, Fraction Magazine, and Float Magazine.
Currently, Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Coastal Carolina University. In 2023, he founded the nonprofit Print Study for All. His creative work has been supported by grants from the Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis, the Gateway Foundation’s Great Rivers Visual Arts Award, and a Professional Enhancement Grant from Coastal Carolina University. He has completed artist residencies at Gedok in Stuttgart, Germany (2017), and the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France (2021).
Johnson's photography has been exhibited internationally, with venues including the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis, the Rathaus in Stuttgart, Germany, the Griffin Museum of Photography in Massachusetts, and Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio, Texas. His work has appeared in printed publications such as SKYLARK EDITIONS, Wendy’s Subway, and Ain’t Bad. Additionally, Johnson’s photographs have been featured online in Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Humble Arts Foundation, Lenscratch, Fraction Magazine, and Float Magazine.
Currently, Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Coastal Carolina University. In 2023, he founded the nonprofit Print Study for All. His creative work has been supported by grants from the Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis, the Gateway Foundation’s Great Rivers Visual Arts Award, and a Professional Enhancement Grant from Coastal Carolina University. He has completed artist residencies at Gedok in Stuttgart, Germany (2017), and the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France (2021).
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