1878 Gallery
August 22 - November 15, 2020
This exhibition is supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts.
Pat Johnson
Nervous Waters
Nervous Waters features the ceramic sculptures of Pat Johnson. Through humorous depictions of the artist as protagonist in a series of imagined scenes, Johnson’s works reveal personal narratives that often address political and social issues. Johnson describes her work as an attempt to unveil her fears and desires, revealing the fine line between humor and sadness, right and wrong, the seen and unseen. This exhibition includes recent coil and hand-built clay work made from terra cotta, along with hand-painted casein sculptures.
Pat Johnson is an artist based in Fayetteville, TX. Her career as a ceramic sculptor spans over 40 years. Johnson received her BFA from North Texas State University. Exhibition highlights include the 2004 juried CraftHouston traveling exhibit organized by the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and the 2013 NCECA conference exhibitions which took place throughout Houston. Her work has frequently been included in the Ceramic National Competition at the San Angelo Museum of Art. In 2014 she was selected to participate in The 35th Annual Contemporary Craft Exhibition at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Arizona, the 56th Annual Delta Exhibition at the Arkansas Art Center and the Texas Craft Biennial at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Her work is included in the Lark Books publications, 500 Tiles and 500 Figures, Vol.II Johnson’s work was first featured at Galveston Arts Center in 1996 and she has taught summer classes for youth at GAC for the past five years.
patjohnsonartist.com
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Exhibition Preview:
Click on the images below to see work from Pat Johnson’s exhibition. Photographs by Jerry Herring, Red and White Gallery, Fayetteville, TX.
