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Google Stephanie Anne Johnson and you’ll likely find a Wikipedia page written about her as both visual artist and lighting designer. The Afro Urban Society wanted to know a little more about her than a Wikipedia entry. After all, Wikipedia won’t tell you that she is a biblio-holic with a house filled with books. Or that she wants Black folks to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE and run for elected and policy-making commissions and committees. Or that she is one of very few professional Black lighting designers in California.
See highlights from the Afro Urban Society's interview
From October 10, 2020
From October 10, 2020
Theater
Stephanie Anne Johnson has been a theater lighting designer for four decades. Her designs have been seen in New York, California, India, Holland, Italy, France, Canada, and Belgium. More>
Visual Art
Ms. Johnson exhibits her large-scale slide projection installations and mixed media sculptures in railroad stations, churches, cemeteries and galleries. Ms. Johnson has had one person exhibitions at The African American Historical Society - San Francisco, and The African American Cultural Complex - San Francisco. More>
Awards
Dr. Johnson was awarded a Proclamation from the City of Berkeley in honor of her contributions to the city, the California State University system, and her work in theater and art. October 30, 2012 was officially called "Stephanie Anne Johnson Day." Other awards include: a Wallace Gerbode Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the Margaret Calder Hayes prize, California State University Research Scholarship and Creative Activity grants, and in collaboration with the City of Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, the UC Berkeley Chancellor's Community Partnerships Fund grant.
Writings
Dr. Johnson published two articles in The Journal of Pan African Studies (JPAS). She contributed an article to the book The Practice of Public Art.
Education
Dr. Johnson is a professor in the the Visual and Public Art Department at California State University - Monterey Bay. Her PhD is in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Public Policy. Her dissertation and research is on the Harlem Renaissance and the New Deal. Dr. Johnson served on the City of Berkeley Civic Arts Commission for eight years.
Stephanie Anne Johnson has been a theater lighting designer for four decades. Her designs have been seen in New York, California, India, Holland, Italy, France, Canada, and Belgium. More>
Visual Art
Ms. Johnson exhibits her large-scale slide projection installations and mixed media sculptures in railroad stations, churches, cemeteries and galleries. Ms. Johnson has had one person exhibitions at The African American Historical Society - San Francisco, and The African American Cultural Complex - San Francisco. More>
Awards
Dr. Johnson was awarded a Proclamation from the City of Berkeley in honor of her contributions to the city, the California State University system, and her work in theater and art. October 30, 2012 was officially called "Stephanie Anne Johnson Day." Other awards include: a Wallace Gerbode Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the Margaret Calder Hayes prize, California State University Research Scholarship and Creative Activity grants, and in collaboration with the City of Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, the UC Berkeley Chancellor's Community Partnerships Fund grant.
Writings
Dr. Johnson published two articles in The Journal of Pan African Studies (JPAS). She contributed an article to the book The Practice of Public Art.
Education
- 2013 Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Studies – Public Policy and Social Change Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1999 Master of Fine Arts in Art - University of California at Berkeley
- 1994 Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies – S.F. State University
- 1974 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater - Emerson College, Boston, Mass.
- 2008 Theater of The Oppressed: Theater Techniques to Address Issues of Equity and Social Justice in the Classroom – California College of Art, Oakland, California
- 2006 Theater of The Oppressed workshop, Half Moon Bay, California
Dr. Johnson is a professor in the the Visual and Public Art Department at California State University - Monterey Bay. Her PhD is in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Public Policy. Her dissertation and research is on the Harlem Renaissance and the New Deal. Dr. Johnson served on the City of Berkeley Civic Arts Commission for eight years.
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