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Art
Biography:
Stephanie
Anne Johnson is a Berkeley, California based
artist. She uses her installations and mixed
media sculptures as a way to preserve and
honor the history of Africans.
Her
oeuvre focuses on the use of two primary
elements: light and archival materials which
include newspaper articles, photos and found
relics. Ms. Johnson uses large scale slide
projections in settings such as railroad
stations, churches, cemeteries and galleries.
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In her own words:
"Many
of my pieces are homages to the ancestors. As
an African-American woman, I believe it is essential
to create and re-create our own images. In my
work, the combination of projected light and
architectural elements symbolizes the balance
between the spiritual and material worlds or
between heaven and earth. Timelessness, a recurrent
theme, is conveyed by the ethereal nature of
light."
Ms.
Johnson has a B.F.A. from Emerson College, Boston,
Mass., an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from
San Francisco State University and an M.F.A. from
The University of California, Berkeley. She has
been the recipient of grants from The National
Endowment For The Arts, New Langton Arts and The
Money For Women Fund. Commissions include; The
Richmond Art Center, The City of Oakland: Public
Arts Division and The Arts Festival of Atlanta.
Ms.
Johnson has exhibited at Yerba Buena Center
for the Arts, The DeYoung Museum in San Francisco,
The Berkeley Art Center, San Francisco Arts
Commission Gallery, The Santa Cruz Art League,
I.D.E.A. Artspace in Sacramento, CA and The
Bayview Opera House among other galleries. In
addition to her visual art, Ms. Johnson is a
professional Lighting Designer working both
nationally and internationally in theater and
film.
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