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
2011 (December) Marcus - Ciné, Athens, Georgia - press release
2011 Visiting Artist Solo Exhibition and Lecture, Hendrix College, Conway Arkansas
2010 Two Bros!, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, Georgia
2010 Platonic Voyage, performance and lecture, Dugg Dugg Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
2009 Platonic Voyage, Visiting Artist performance and lecture, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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
2011 ARTINFO's 10 Weekly International Art Picks, Decembe 13, 2011
2011 100 Artists to Watch, Modern Painters, December 2011/ January 2012
2011 University of Georgia MFA show: Precision and just a little grandeur, Burnaway.org, Atlanta, GA, April 7, 2011 (http://www.burnaway.org/2011/04/university-of-georgia-mfa-show-precision-and-just-a-little-grandeur/)
2010 The (social) media and the new pioneers of our virtual universe, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC, March 3rd, 2010, (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
2009 Farmhand - UGA Dairy Farm, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2006 Ranger - Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico
2003 Dominos Pizza Employee of the Year |
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