Kristina Johnson
b. 1991
She/her
Currently lives and works in Minneapolis, MN.
Education:
Spring 2014-Spring 2017
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
BFA in Studio Fine Art with an emphasis in Drawing and Painting
Friends of MCAD Scholarship
2009-2011
Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Liberal Arts Studies
Ignatian Scholarship
Experience:
2019-Present
Director of Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2018- 2019
Gallery Coordinator, Waiting Room x Gallery 71, Edina, MN
Studio Assistant for Jehra Patrick, Minneapolis, MN
2015-2018
Gallery Assistant, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
Grants:
2023
Visual Arts Fund, Midway Contemporary Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
Exhibitions:
2023
Forthcoming solo show, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2022
St. Paul Winter Carnival, Otto Bremer Room at George Latimer Central Library, St. Paul, Minnesota
2021
have a good time, Normal Residential Purposes, Minneapolis, MN
MPLSart Sketchbook Project, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
America, I Sing You Back, Concourse Gallery, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN
2020
Independent Showcase, permanent installation at The Coven in St. Paul, MN
Sure Space Salon Benefit, Sure Space, Minneapolis, MN
2019
The Coven Permanent Collection, St. Paul, MN
Daily Trumpet, Contributor on Day 1054, Jonathan Horowitz Instagram project
2018
MCAD Curated Alumni Show, Saint Paul, MN
2017
Cliches with Craig, collaborative project led by W. J. Simmons featuring 20 artists, New York, NY
MCAD Curated Alumni Show, Barnes and Thornburg Law Firm, Minneapolis, MN
World Championship Cup Classic, Gallery 148, Minneapolis, MN
Democratic Production, Head to Toe Salon, Minneapolis, MN
Made At MCAD, Juried Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
A Pressing Matter, Concourse Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2016
ArtMesh, Whittier Alliance, Minneapolis, MN
Body Eclectic, Kolman & Pryor, Minneapolis, MN
Propinquity, Library Gallery at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN
2015
Sculpture Garden at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN
2014
Siphonophorae, 519 Lowry, Minneapolis, MN
Curatorial:
2023
Creative Art Show, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2022
Just For Us, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
In your absence, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
Constructing Sites, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2021
camedowndifferent, Waiting Room x homeroom, Minneapolis, MN
Virtual Sweetheart Market 02, Waiting Room x backroom, Minneapolis, MN
Hold You, Waiting Room, Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
Questions from my body to yours, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
2020
Something that I’m supposed to be, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
Boredom Fantasy Mimesis: New Work by Sam Dirck, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
Sweetheart Market 01, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
Publications, Media, & Press:
2022
Cut/Paste, MCAD Alumni Publication, Minneapolis, MN
Sponge Made of Mirrors, Contributor, Wyatt Lasky & Jonathon Rosemond, Midway Contemporary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2021
MPLSart Sketchbook Project, Sketchbook C, Contributing Artist, Minnesota
In the Field: Conversations with Creatives, Guest Panelist, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
2020
“Minneapolis t-shirt pop ups showcase student artwork on police brutality,” MNDaily, Minneapolis, MN
“How Minnesota artists are staying creative and beating the coronavirus blues,” Star Tribune, Twin Cities, Minnesota
Art Adventures with Drew Hance!, Final Episode produced by MPLSart, Minneapolis, MN
Artforum Critics Pick, Curator of Boredom Fantasy Mimesis, St. Paul, MN
2018
Invigilator, album artwork for Fauxny
2017
“Once Upon A Studio,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design Online, Student-Run Publication
“Emerging Talent Showcase,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design Online Publication
“MCAD’s Very Own Sculpture Garden,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design Online Publication
b. 1991
She/her
Currently lives and works in Minneapolis, MN.
Education:
Spring 2014-Spring 2017
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
BFA in Studio Fine Art with an emphasis in Drawing and Painting
Friends of MCAD Scholarship
2009-2011
Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Liberal Arts Studies
Ignatian Scholarship
Experience:
2019-Present
Director of Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2018- 2019
Gallery Coordinator, Waiting Room x Gallery 71, Edina, MN
Studio Assistant for Jehra Patrick, Minneapolis, MN
2015-2018
Gallery Assistant, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
Grants:
2023
Visual Arts Fund, Midway Contemporary Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
Exhibitions:
2023
Forthcoming solo show, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2022
St. Paul Winter Carnival, Otto Bremer Room at George Latimer Central Library, St. Paul, Minnesota
2021
have a good time, Normal Residential Purposes, Minneapolis, MN
MPLSart Sketchbook Project, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
America, I Sing You Back, Concourse Gallery, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN
2020
Independent Showcase, permanent installation at The Coven in St. Paul, MN
Sure Space Salon Benefit, Sure Space, Minneapolis, MN
2019
The Coven Permanent Collection, St. Paul, MN
Daily Trumpet, Contributor on Day 1054, Jonathan Horowitz Instagram project
2018
MCAD Curated Alumni Show, Saint Paul, MN
2017
Cliches with Craig, collaborative project led by W. J. Simmons featuring 20 artists, New York, NY
MCAD Curated Alumni Show, Barnes and Thornburg Law Firm, Minneapolis, MN
World Championship Cup Classic, Gallery 148, Minneapolis, MN
Democratic Production, Head to Toe Salon, Minneapolis, MN
Made At MCAD, Juried Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
A Pressing Matter, Concourse Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2016
ArtMesh, Whittier Alliance, Minneapolis, MN
Body Eclectic, Kolman & Pryor, Minneapolis, MN
Propinquity, Library Gallery at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN
2015
Sculpture Garden at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN
2014
Siphonophorae, 519 Lowry, Minneapolis, MN
Curatorial:
2023
Creative Art Show, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2022
Just For Us, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
In your absence, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
Constructing Sites, Waiting Room, Minneapolis, MN
2021
camedowndifferent, Waiting Room x homeroom, Minneapolis, MN
Virtual Sweetheart Market 02, Waiting Room x backroom, Minneapolis, MN
Hold You, Waiting Room, Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
Questions from my body to yours, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
2020
Something that I’m supposed to be, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
Boredom Fantasy Mimesis: New Work by Sam Dirck, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
Sweetheart Market 01, Waiting Room, St. Paul, MN
Publications, Media, & Press:
2022
Cut/Paste, MCAD Alumni Publication, Minneapolis, MN
Sponge Made of Mirrors, Contributor, Wyatt Lasky & Jonathon Rosemond, Midway Contemporary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2021
MPLSart Sketchbook Project, Sketchbook C, Contributing Artist, Minnesota
In the Field: Conversations with Creatives, Guest Panelist, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
2020
“Minneapolis t-shirt pop ups showcase student artwork on police brutality,” MNDaily, Minneapolis, MN
“How Minnesota artists are staying creative and beating the coronavirus blues,” Star Tribune, Twin Cities, Minnesota
Art Adventures with Drew Hance!, Final Episode produced by MPLSart, Minneapolis, MN
Artforum Critics Pick, Curator of Boredom Fantasy Mimesis, St. Paul, MN
2018
Invigilator, album artwork for Fauxny
2017
“Once Upon A Studio,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design Online, Student-Run Publication
“Emerging Talent Showcase,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design Online Publication
“MCAD’s Very Own Sculpture Garden,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design Online Publication