Johnston, a ceramics and drawing professor at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, has been working in ceramics in his Wisconsin studio for more than 35 years. He is recognized internationally as an artist who has brought functional expression and a fresh aesthetic vision to contemporary form. He is also recognized for his many contributions to the development of wood kiln technology in the United States. His work is exhibited around the world, and he is the recipient of numerous awards including the Bush Artist Fellowship granted by the Bush foundation in Minnesota and two Visual Artist Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. Johnston received a master of fine arts from Southern Illinois University and a bachelor of fine arts in Studio Arts from the University of Minnesota where he studied with Warren MacKenzie. He also studied in Japan at the pottery of Shimaoka Tatsuzo, a student of Shoji Hamada. Johnston’s work can be found in numerous private and public collections, including in the permanent collections of the Minneapolis Art Institute, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Los Angeles County Museum, Nelson Aitkins Museum. “We feel it is important to provide students and the community with the opportunity to experience a wide variety of artists,” says Anoka-Ramsey Art faculty Mark Lambert. “That Anoka-Ramsey is able to host artists such as Randy for all-day workshops not only strengthens our associate of fine arts degree program, it enhances the experience of art in the community as a whole.” For more information about this event, contact Lambert at 763-433-1307 or Mark.Lambert@AnokaRamsey.edu. For more information about other art-related events or the associate in Fine Arts degree program offered at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, visit www.AnokaRamsey.edu. |