Artist Bio
Megan Woodard Johnson is a mixed media artist living and creating in West Bend, Wisconsin. Johnson received a formal education in Graphic Design and Fine Art Printmaking from Shepherd University in West Virginia, earning her BFA in 1996. 20 years ago she shifted to mixed media painting and never looked back. Johnson spent her formative years moving around the country, gathering up experiences before moving to Wisconsin and gradually putting down roots. She leads a rich life focused on noticing moments and making connections, filtering all of these into the layers that build up her paintings.
Over the years, Johnson has shown steadily in group and solo exhibitions, taught workshops and completed multiple artist residencies. Her work hangs in private and corporate collections across and beyond the United States and is represented in multiple US galleries. Johnson has also curated exhibitions and built connections with artists around the globe by offering courses and small group mentorships.
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Gallery Representation
Kim Storage Gallery Milwaukee, WI
Real Tinsel Milwaukee, WI (Flat Files Project)
Water Street Gallery Douglas, MI & Grand Rapids, MI (2019 - gallery closure 2025)
Exhibitions
2025 Look What I Made: Solo exhibition concluding year long Residency: Saint Kate Arts Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
2025 Door County Contemporary: with Kim Storage Gallery, Fish Creek, WI
2024 Memorable Ordinary: Solo exhibition: Kim Storage Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2024 The Beginning is Always Today: Opening exhibition: Kim Storage Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2022 Objects of Desire: Juried group show: Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, WI
2022 Flat Files Project: Inclusion in ongoing collection of The Real Tinsel Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2020 Putting It All Together: Solo exhibition: Monroe Arts Center, Monroe, WI
2019 Mother + Artist: Curated group show: James May North, Algoma, WI
2019 Collage!: Invitational group show at Cedarburg Art Museum featuring Johnson, Sharon Kerry-Harlan,
Sandra Pape, and Della Wells
2018 Familiar Things: Solo exhibition: Gallery 2622, Wauwatosa, WI
2018 30x30x30 Exhibition: Juried group show: Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2017 The Art of Collage/Assemblage: Juried group show: The Arts Mill, Grafton, WI
2016 Our Everyday Life: Juried group show: The Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, WI
2016 Making a Scene: Wisconsin Artists Organizations: Juried group show
at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2015 The Art of Collage: Juried group show, Frank Juarez Gallery, Sheboygan, WI
Juried Fine Art Fairs
2019 Plaza Arts Festival, Kansas City, MO
2019 Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2019 57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2018 Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2018 57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2017 57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL
Press/Recognition
2025. WTMJ Conversatoins with Libby Collins
2024 Megan Woodard Johnson at Kim Storage: Shepherd Express
2024 Stories of Summer: Urban Milwaukee
2022 Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Art Supplies - published by Uppercase Magazine
2020 Authentic Obsessions Podcast
2019 Art Dose Magazine, Volume 28
2019 Art Juice Podcast
2017 Create! magazine issue 2
Selected Residencies/Instruction
2024 -25 Artist in Residence, Saint Kate Arts Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
2023 Artist in Residence: ARTservancy, Gallery 224, Port Washington, WI
2019 - 2023 Artist Masterminds: Led small group Masterminds for emerging artists around the world
Education
1996 BFA from Shepherd University, WV
Additional Experience (just for fun)
Volunteer Board Member: West Bend Friends of Sculpture: 2024-present
Volunteer Event Coordinator: The Free Range Art Show: 2019-present
Volunteer Board Member and Event Planner: Cedarburg Artists’ Guild: 2009-2014
Event Planning & Private Rentals: Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI: 2013-2015
Non-Profit Fundraising and Grant Writing: The Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee, WI: 2001-2003
Graphic Design Project Management: Quad/Creative, Milwaukee, WI: 1998-2001