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Shannon Johnson
shannonpjohnson@me.com
spjohnso@bu.edu
Insta: @shannonpjohnsonart

Shannon Johnson is a visual artist, working in printmaking, photography, painting, installation, and found domestic objects, from Springfield, Massachusetts. Her work covers broad subjects with consistent threads, examining mental illness, trauma, and feminist issues concerning violence against women. Shannon graduated from Smith College in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, having focused on painting and photography. From 2015 to 2023, she worked as a K-12 visual arts teacher in Springfield. She is a recent graduate from Boston University, 2025, with a Master’s of Fine Arts in Print Media and Photography.

Her work has been exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Boston and with the Griffin Museum of Photography. She currently lives in Boston and works at the New Impressions Print Studio and teaches workshops and classes at the Brookline Arts Center.

Education

Boston University, College of Fine Arts
MFA, Print Media and Photography
2025

Smith College
BA, Studio Art
2015

Employment

Photo Archiving Technician
EverPresent, Inc.
(since 2025)

Art Instructor
Brookline Arts Center
(since 2025)

Studio Monitor
New Impressions Print Studio
(since 2025)

Teaching Assistant
Boston University
Introduction to Papermaking
Professor Akemi Martion
Spring 2025

Teaching Assistant
Boston University
Advanced Printmaking
Professor Deborah Cornell
Fall 2024

Print Media and Photography Graduate Assistant
Boston University
2023 - 2024

Print Shop Graduate Assistant
Boston University
2023 - 2024

Visual Arts Teacher, Grades K-5
Springfield Public Schools
Mary O. Pottenger Elementary School
2022 - 2023

Visual Arts Teacher, Grades 6-12
Springfield Empowerment Zone Schools
Rise Preparatory Academy
2020 - 2022

Head of the Visual and Performing Arts Department
Grades 6-12
Springfield Commonwealth Academy
2018 - 2020

Visual Arts Teacher, Grades 6-12
Springfield Commonwealth Academy
2015 - 2020

Campus Photographer
Smith College
2013 - 2015

Gallery Assistant Intern
A.P.E. Gallery
2012 - 2013

Skills

Fine Art Printmaking
Lithography, Relief, Intaglio, Silkscreen, Monotype
Digital and Analog Photography
Drawing
Bookbinding
Painting
Installation
Print Media Design
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Lightroom
Google Suite
Microsoft Office
Media Digitization
Photomontage
Curriculum Development
Visual Arts Education
Studio Inventory Management
Research and Writing
Photo Editing

Juried Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

Boston Young Contemporaries 2025
Stone Gallery,
Boston University School of Visual Arts,
Boston, Massachusetts
2025

The Boston Printmakers Student Print Exhibition
Massachusetts College of Art and Design,
Boston, Massachusetts
2024

(upcoming) Gather
Huret & Spector Gallery,
Emerson College,
Boston, Massachusetts
2026

Held in the Making
Brookline Arts Center,
Brookline, Massachusetts
2026

Information Overload:
School of Visual Arts 2025 Alumni Exhbition
808 Gallery,
Boston University School of Visual Arts,
Boston, Massachusetts
2025

Boston University 2025 School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition
808 Gallery,
Boston University School of Visual Arts,
Boston, Massachusetts
2025

Print and Process
Leica Gallery,
Boston, Massachusetts
2025

Art@Sloane: Fall 2024
Portrait Gallery,
Metcalf Trustee Center,
Boston University,
Boston, Massachusetts
2024 - 2025

Dialogue
Griffin Lafayette City Center,
The Griffin Museum of Photography
Boston, Massachusetts
2024

Then and Now
RAMP Collective,
Commonwealth Gallery,
Boston University School of Visual Arts,
Boston, Massachusetts
2024

What Lies Beneath
808 Corridor Gallery,
Boston University School of Visual Arts,
Boston, Massachusetts
2024

Here and Now: Springfield
Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery,
Springfield Technical Community College,
Springfield, Massachusetts
2024

Amalgamy
Piano Craft Gallery,
Boston, Massachusetts
2024

Titles Are Everything
RAMP Collective,
Commonwealth Gallery,
Boston University School of Visual Arts
2024

All Senior Commencement Exhibition
Jannotta Gallery,
Hillyer Hall,
Smith College,
Northampton, Massachusetts
2015

In Pursuit
Jannotta Gallery,
Hillyer Hall,
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts
2015

Groundhog Day
Jannotta Gallery,
Hillyer Hall,
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts
2014

Presentations

Curating the Body: Nurturing Voices for Reproductive Justice Final Showcase; LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center, Boston University,
Boston, Massachusetts
2024

Artist Talks // Artists Talks; The Parlor Room, Northampton, Massachusetts
2015

Publications and Features

MFA 2025 Exhibition, Boston University, School of Visual Arts;
Published in conjunction with Boston University 2025 School of Visual Arts MFA Exhibition at the Faye G., Jo and James Stone, Gallery, and 808 Gallery.
2025

The Boston Printmakers Student Print Exhibition by The Boston Printmakers, Inc.
Catalog of the exhibition, 2025 The Boston Printmakers Student Print Exhibition, hosted at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
2024

What We Write by Kennedy Harwood
Publication of 38 students from Boston University exploring use of handwriting within artistic practice.
2024

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