Short Bio
As a young transplant from New York to Minnesota at an early age I traveled and enjoyed many places where camping, interacting with the environment has played a key role in shaping me as an artist and a therapist. I have worked in Minneapolis with children in schools, hospitals, and in a private practice. Here I have had the privilege of many relationships with others that has fed my spirit and honored me with shared stories of struggles and succes. I hope that my art will speak to you in an atmosphere of peace and justice for Earth, Animals, and Humanity. Thank you!
Statement
Hello! My active interest in creating images has spanned the years with photography, oils, watercolor, and encaustic painting. I use these and combinations of these to create pieces about the world around me, my value of and concern for our Earth and it's creatures, including humanity and the cosmos in which we exist. Color, shape, emotion in images that come from my heart to yours :)
Biography
Suzy Johnson, aka Susan Taylor Johnson, has been painting and creating from a very early age. Growing up in small town Minnesota and migrating to urban metropolis of Minneapolis, MN and St. Paul, MN, she raised a family of 2 children. As an artist she began her career after studying photography with Jim Henkel, Gary Hallman, and Linda Brooks, working in commercial photography with Robert Whitman as a darkroom tech and set tech, followed by freelance work in animation. Expanding to study social work in graduate school she has worked in school, hospital, and clinical settings as a therapist and social worker. Currently she is studying and creating works of 2 dimensions with encaustic and mixed media, continuing to paint in watercolor as an artist and illustrator. Trying to retire to focus solely on painting, she does continue to work as a therapist and part-time school social worker gaining unique perspectives of humans and social justice issues in Minnesota and the world. She continues to travel and connect with the natural environment and the urban environment of her surroundings. As a life long learner she finds how others in the creative field interpret their surroundings an inspiration. She is currently mentored by Jodi Reeb who has helped to guide and encourage her work in a wonderful way. She is grateful for the open heart of this work.
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