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Layet Spigner Johnson
layetjohnson@gmail.com
(501) 425-0973

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2011 MFA – The Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2008 BA –  Cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas

RESIDENCIES

April 2012 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
Feb - Mar 2012 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia
Sept - Oct 2011 Grinnell Area Arts Council, Grinnell, Iowa
August 2011 Elsewhere Collaborative, Greensboro, North Carolina
July 2011 Andes Sprouts Society, Stamford, New York

SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2013 Homie Sapiens, Thea Foundatio, North Little Rock, Arkansas, &Vessel and Page, Pontiac, Michigan. with Haynes Riley
2012 Sacred Jests, The Invisible Hand Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas
2011 Marcus, Ciné, Athens, Georgia - (PDF)
2011 Visiting Artist Solo Exhibition and Lecture, Hendrix College, Conway Arkansas
2010 Two Bros!, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, Georgia. With Charles Westfall
2010 Platonic Voyage, performance and lecture, Dugg Dugg Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina. With Charles Westfall
2009 Platonic Voyage, Visiting Artist performance and lecture, Alfred University, Alfred, New York. With Charles Westfall

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 21C Vitrines, 21C Museum Hotel, Bentonville, Arkansas
2012 SIDESPACE: A contemporary video series at ATHICA, Athens, Georgia
2012 Chow Chow!, ETSU Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee
2012 Perfect Lovers, A FRIEZE Special Project, White Box, New York - (PDF)
2011 So Many Open Houses, Low Key Arts, Hot Springs, Arkansas
2011 A Happy Ending, Marco Polo Quarterly Arts Mag (marcopoloartsmag.com)
2011 The University of Georgia MFA Candidates Exhibition, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2010 68.57: From Point A to Point A: 12 Drawers from Athens, MOCA GA Extension, Atlanta, Georgia
2009 Making Masters, Madison Museum of Fine Arts, Madison, Georgia
2009 Athica Emerges, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, Georgia

REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

2012 Mark McHenry's sculptures inspire awe, while Layet Johnson's get laughs by Theresa Bembnister, The Pitch, Kansas City, January 8, 2013 (PDF)
2011 ARTINFO's 10 Weekly International Art Picksby Alanna Martinez, artinfo.com, New York, NY, December 13, 2011 (PDF)
2011 100 Artists to Watch, Modern Painters, New York, December 2011/ January 2012 (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
2011 University of Georgia MFA show: Precision and just a little grandeur,by Michael Lachowski, Burnaway.org, Atlanta, GA, April 7, 2011 (PDF)
2010 The (social) media and the new pioneers of our virtual universe by Manoj P Kesavan, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC, March 3rd, 2010 (PDF) (http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/point8/tag/platonic-voyage/)
2009 Young, Foxy & Free Winter Calendar Issue 2010, (November Featured Artist), Athens, GA, December 26, 2009, (http://issuu.com/candycreative/docs/youngfoxyfreewintercalendarissue2009-issuu)

PUBLIC WORKS
2003 Mural, Riverfront Park River Walk, Little Rock, Arkansas

HONORS AND AWARDS

2009-2011 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2004 Eagle, Boy Scouts of America

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2010-2011 Instructor- Drawing 2, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2009-2010 Instructor- Drawing 1, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2010 Conference Session Presenter- Travelers in Virtual Worlds, SECAC/MACAA conference, Richmond, Virginia. Joint Chair with professor Peter Baldes, Virginia Commonwealth University
2010 Teaching Assistant- Art and Technology (CMS) with Michael Oliveri
2009 Teaching Assistant- Hypermedia with Didi Dunphy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013 Vickery Construction, Little Rock, Arkansas
2012 Work Crew - Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico
2012 Sales Representive - The Gap INC, Little Rock, Arkansas
2011 Driver, mover, Craftsman - Hawthorne House Interiors and Antiques, Athens, Georgia
2009 Farmhand - UGA Dairy Farm, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2006 Ranger - Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico
2006 Courier - Thriver Impressions, Little Rock, Arkansas
2003 Domino's Pizza #5330 Employee of the Year