Artist Resumé

Sandra McMorris Johnson

Email:  sandersmac@gmail.com


Education

1983            Master of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

  1. Thesis:  Cloth Structures: Color From Within

1979            Independent Study.  Fiberworks Center for Textile Arts,  Berkeley,  CA

1972            M.A.T. (History) University of Chicago, Chicago, IL                         

  1. Thesis:  Western Attitudes toward Death and Dying

1970            B.A. (History of Art) University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

Professional Experience

2010            Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts, SIUC, Greece

2008            Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts, SIUC, Egypt

2000            Artist in Residence.  Community Arts Celebration,  Carbondale, IL

1999            Artist in Residence. Lane County  Fair.  August.  Eugene, OR

1999            Artist in Residence.  Montana State Arts Council. May. Great Falls, MT

1999            Artist in Residence.  Arts & Communities Conference, Eugene, OR

1998            Artist in Residence.  Kansas City Clothesline, Shawnee Mission, KS

1993,88,84  Adjunct Instructor of Fine Arts, SIUC, Interdisciplinary Seminar, Fibers and Ceramics. Greece.

1983-1994   Charter Member and Co-Founder, Associated Artists Gallery, C’dale, IL

1981-83       Graduate Research  & Teaching Assistant, SIUC, Carbondale, IL

1979            Teaching Assistant, Fiberworks Center for Textile Arts, Berkeley, CA

                    Apprentice, Zoo Inks Hand Screened Fabrics, San Francisco, CA

1977-1975   Director of Art Activities, Bethany Methodist Retirement Center, Chicago, IL

1977            Wright Junior College, Chicago, IL (Human Creativity)

1975-1973   Co-Director of Kaleidoscope, Hallmark Cards, Inc, KC< MO  (A Children’s Creative Art Experience)

1972            Instructor of Humanities, Johnson County Community College, KS

1970            Assistant to Director. Campanile Art Galleries, Chicago, IL

Public Commissions and Awards

2000            Lane County Tourism Grant.  Lane Arts Council & Lane County Parks.

2000            Community Arts Grant.  Lane Arts Council & City of Eugene

1999            Commission.  Lane County Fair Clothesline Installation, 1200 yds of fabric.  Hand dyed on site

  1. with volunteers.  Eugene, OR

1999            Downtown Eugene Clothesline.  Sponsored by Taproot, Artists supporting other Artists.  Eugene, OR

1999            Community Arts Grant.  City of Eugene and Lane Arts Council.  Eugene

1998            Installation.  Kansas City Clothesline.  600 yds of Hand dyed satin on site

1992            Fine Arts Commission.  State of Illinois Capitol Development Board. 

  1. Carbondale Boogie-Woogie. 12 ft x 18 ft  Satin/Painting, Dunn Richmond

  2. Economic Development Center, Carbondale, IL

1990            Installation.  Celebration Clothesline, 350 yds of Hand dyed satin on site. 

  1. Funded by “Arts in Celebration”, Carbondale, IL

1988            Fine Arts Commission.  Lapsus.  State of Illinois Capital Development Board. 

  1. 23 ft x 23 ft hand dyed satin painting.  Illinois Science & Mathematics Academy.  Aurora, IL

Book Cover Publications

2007            The Meaning of the Body, Mark Leonard Johnson, Univ. of Chicago Press

1993            Moral Imagination, Mark Leonard Johnson, University of Chicago Press

One Person, Invitational, National or International Exhibitions

2012            Ties That Bind, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT  Sept 27-Dec 31, 2012

2011            Threads and Stones, Kansas City Upholstery, September 15-December 15, Kansas City, MO

2010            Green on the Edge, San Juan Island Museum of Art, San Juan Island, WA  Jurors’ Award  July 2010

2010            Color in the Village, Material ARTistry, Village Health Associates, Eugene, Or   April-December 2010

2010            Impressions,  Material ARTistry, Jacobs Gallery at the Hult Center,   February 19-March 27 2010

                        Eugene, OR

2009            Deja Vu: Material ARTistry at the Springfield Museum November-December 2009 Springfield, OR

2009            On the Cutting Edge, Coos Bay Museum, Dec 11, 2009-Feb 13, 2010

2009            “Windows of Wonder: Remembering the Millennium Clothesline,” Springfield Museum, Springfield, OR

2008-9         International Festival of Small Quilts Exhibition, Japan, France, USA

2008            Rhapsody in Hue, with Material ARTistry, DIVA Gallery, October-November 2008, Eugene, OR

2005            Ival McMains Collection, San Diego, CA

2003            “Quilt Songs”, Soda Creek Gallery, Sisters, OR

2001            “Maude Kerns Clothesline”  installation , 2000 yds of hand dyed fabric, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, OR

2000            The Millennium Clothesline Installation.  2000 yds hand dyed satin installed by the community

  1. atop Mt. Pisgah, June 10-18, 2000

2000            The Millennium Clothesline Installation.  2000 yds hand dyed satin installed by the community on

  1. Evergreen Reservoir, C’dale, IL

1999            “Byzantine Horses”  The Studio, Eugene, OR

1998            “Kansas City Clothesline”  Installation of 650 yds of hand dyed satin Shawnee Mission . KS

1994            Love Letter/My Mother’s Quilts. Dunn Richmond, Carbondale, IL

1992            Fiber Stars. Yeiser Art Museum. Paducah , Kentucky

1992            “Celebration Clothesline”  Arts In Celebration, installation of  350 yds hand dyed fabric

1991            “Fiber Stars”. Yeiser Art Museum. Paducah, KY

1990            “Highway 13 Clothesline”  Arts in Celebration, installation of 400 yds hand dyed satin

1990            Contemporary Arts Exhibition. Graham Horstman Gallery, Denton,TX

1987            Still Piecing Things Together. Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1987            Annual Juried Art Exhibition.  Orlando Museum of Art. Orlando, FL

1986            Wichita National All Media Crafts Exhibit, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS

1985            Fiber Installation. “A Collaborative  Installation by Sandra McMorris Johnson &

  1. William H. Thielen”,  Fiberworks Gallery (20 ft x 40 ft), Berkeley, CA

1985 & 6    “Fibers National “84 & ’85, Adams Memorial Gallery, Dunkirk, NY

1984            “Painting in Cloth”, the Central Exchange Gallery, Kansas City, MO

1984            “Cloth Paintings Plus”,  Western Illinois University Museum, Macomb, IL

1984            “Cloth Paintings”, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL

1984            “Color in Cloth”, Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, IL

1983            “Alternative Sensibilities”, Shryock Auditorium, Carbondale, IL

1983            “Sandra McMorris Johnson/Cynthia Mill:  Fibers & Collaboration”  Rend Lake

  1. College, Rend Lake, IL

1983            Fiberworks 10h Anniversary Exhibition ’83, Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA

1982            National Fiberarts Competition, University of Missouri Fine Arts Gallery,

  1. Columbia, MO

1982            Craft Concepts ’82, Jewish Community Center, Margate, NJ

1981            Stitchery ’81 International, Best of Show , The Art Center, Pittsburgh, PA

1981            Crafts 15, Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

1981            Women Artist, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, ILs

1980            Containers’80, Fort Wayne Art Center, Fort Wayne, IN

1980            Women in Art, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL

1980            Masks ’80, Gryphon Art Galleries, Denver, CO


Misc:           Toys Designed by Artists, Little Rock Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR

  1. National Exhibition of Packages, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, WI

  2. Bookworks, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  3. “Son of Art Fabric: Beyond the Mainstream, Invitational Exhibition for 4 Artists”,

  4. Rend Lake, IL

  5. Fiberwork, SIU, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN

  6. Fiberwork, Coffman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  7. “In Stitches” Murray State University Gallery, Murray, KY

  8. “Fifth Invitational Fibers & Fabric Exhibit”, Springfield Art Association, IL

Regional Exhibitions:

2009            “Transformations” Oregon Fiber Artists at the Sisters Public Library, Sisters, OR

2008            “Rhapsodies in Hue”, Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, (juried 5 artist exhibition)

2007            “Holiday Exhibitions”, Springfield Museum, (Dec. & Jan )

2007            “The Mayor’s Art Exhibition”, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR

2008            “Circus Dreams Series”, Café Soriah, Eugene, OR

2007            “Current Fiber Sketches”,  Sharon Jones and Associates, Eugene, OR

2003            “Salon de Refuse”, DIVA, Eugene, OR

1992            3rd Biennial Arts in Celebration, Small Business Incubator, Carbondale, IL

1992            Illinois Ozarks Competitive Exhibition, Merit Award, Associated Artists Gallery,  Carbondale, IL

1990            Fine Arts Competitive Exhibition, Unitarian Fellowship Gallery, C’dale, IL

1989            “Paducah ‘89”, Honorable Mention, Paducah Art Gallery, KY

1989            Southern Illinois Artists’ Competition ’89, Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL

1989            Self Images ’89, Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, IL

1988            Wearables ’88, Associated Artists, Gallery, Carbondale, IL

1984            Patterns, Narratives and Multiples, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

1983            New Visions ’83, Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, IL

1982            15th Annual Prints, Drawings and Crafts Exhibition, The Arkansas Arts Center,

  1. Little Rock AR. Juror’s Special Mention, Helen Drutt, Director (Moore College

  2. Of Art and Helen Drutt Gallery)

1982            September Competition ’82, Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, LA

1982            Kansas Fiber Directions ’82, Best of Show,  Wichita Art Museum Wichita, KS

1982            Crafts ’82, Paducah Art Guild, Paducah, KY

1982            Images of Women ’82, Best of Show, Artworks Gallery, Carbondale, IL

1982            18th Annual Mid States Craft Exhibit ‘82, Evansville Museum of Art, IN

1982            Kimono Exhibition , Vergette Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale, IL

1981            26th Kansas Designer-Craftsman Exhibition, Student Union Gallery,

  1. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

1981            Illinois Crafts ’81, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL

1979            Illinois Crafts ’79, Purchase Award, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL

1979            Illinois Ozarks Crafts Exhibition, Faner Museum, SIUC, Carbondale IL


Misc            Shibori of SIU, Community Art Center, Peoria, IL

  1. Distaff Side/Women Artists, Honorable Mention, Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL

  2. Quilts:  Tradition and Avant Garde, Swope Park Gallery, Kansas City, MO

  3. Fallen Art, Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, IL

Publications

  1. •“The Ties That Bind: Friendship Unites Artists featured in the new Gibson Square Exhibit.”  Kristen Inbody, Great Falls Tribune,  October 5, 2012, p. L1 (color photo)

  2. •“Urban Art Project Has New Pieces on Display” Great Falls Tribune,  September 22, 2012

  3. •“Show Celebrates Friendship,” Jake Sorich, Great Falls Tribune,  September 21, 2012  (color photo)

  4. •“The Virtues and Dangers of Connecting Art to Life: Can Pragmatism Address Balthus?” Mary Magada-Ward, Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol 25, No. 1, 2011 p. 22-32

  5. •Threads and Stones, The Independent (Kansas City, MO) October 15, 2011 p.28

  6. •Jacobs Gallery Talks:  March 2010, Video by Hedda’s Artworks, Eugene, Oregon  (30 minute video)

  7. •Viz City (Review by Terry Way and Lottie Streisinger) Jacobs Gallery: Carnival of Color & Impressions 

  8.     KLCC Public Radio, Lane County, Oregon  March 16, 2010

  9. •"Outside the Lines" by Teri Albert, The World (Coos Bay, OR), Dec 31, 2009, color photo.

  10. •“The Fabric of Life,” by Jane Burek, Register Guard, Springfield Extra, p.1+ July 16, 2009

  11. •“Windows of Wonder on exhibit at Springfield Museum,” Springfield Times, p.1+  July 10, 2009

  12. •Rhapsodies in Hue, color brochure by Jae McDonald, pp. 1,3-4,6-7, 16-19, 2008

  13. •“Celebration of the Arts”, Sylvie Pederson, The Eugene Weekly, Oct, 2, 2003, p. 34.

  14. •Only in Eugene:  Cartoon Snapshots of the Southern Willamette Valley (1994-2000), by Jesse Springer, p. 163, 2000.

  15. •“Yes, it’s Art,” Letter to Editor by Douglas Beauchamp. The Register-Guard,  June 13, 2000, A-1 . Eugene, OR

  16. •“Clothesline Tales”. By Lois Wadsworth. The Eugene Weekly. Visual Arts, 4/10/00 P. 14.  Eugene, OR(color photo)

  17. •“Clothesline left Blowin’ in the Wind”, by Cami Swanson, The Register-Guard, June 11, 2000, C1

  18. (front page, color & b&w photos by Chris Pietsch)

  19. •“Clothesline is going up, but with Strings Attached, “ by Joe Moseley, Register-Guard, 6/9/00, A1 (Front page color

  20. photo by Chris Pietsch)

  21. •“Clothesline a Symbol of Hope” by Karen McCowan, Register-Guard, June 5, 2000, D-1

  22. •“Many Threads Make a Clothesline” by Gaylene Carpenter & Suzanne Llammado.  Parks &RecreationMagazine ,

  23. September 2000,p127-36.  (Full color photos)

  24. •“Millennium Clothesline draws Criticism”  by Kurt Kamin, newsletter of Friends of BP & Mt.Pisgah, Fall 2000, p. 8

  25. •“Pisgah ‘Clothesline’ will be taken down”, Register-Guard, Metro section, 6/18/2000

  26. •“Clothesline a Gift” by Yolanda Evans, Register-Guard, letter to editor, June 16, 2000

  27. •“Accept others’ Visions” by Patrick Chaney, Register-Guard, editorial,6/14 2000

  28. •“A Viewer’s Reaction,”  Rochelle Clarkson, Register-Guard, editorial 6/15, 2000

  29. •“Eugenius”, Jesse Springer,  Comic News, 6/2000

  30. •“Wringing in the New”  photo by Chris Pietsch, The Bulletin, 6/11/2000, B9

  31. • “Clothesline isn’t Art”, Susan T. Nelson, Register-Guard,, letter, 6/11/2000

  32. •“Art prompts reflections”, Chris Orsinger, Register-Guard, opinions, 6/10,2000

  33. •“Airing  dirty laundry” Myrel Rose, Register-Guard, letter , 6/6/2000

  34. •“Of kids art & habitat” by Andy Peara, Register-Guard, letter with Jesse Springer’s cartoon “Ugh, that Clothesline

  35. What an Eyesore!), June 8, 2000

  36. •“Millennium Clothesline will go up” by Kim Sullivan,Springfield News, 6/7/2000, p.3

  37. •The Millennium Clothesline, Video by Andy Pratt, Community Installation, 13 minutes. 2001

  38. •“Millennial Clothesline At Project Threatens Native Prairie on Mt. Pisgah” The Other Paper, June 2000, p.2

  39. •“Art project inappropriate for Pisgah summit”, Chris Orsinger, Register-Guard Opinion, June 2, 2000, p. 19A

  40. •“Cut the Clothesline”  Jan Mustoe, , Register-Guard, opinion 6/5/2000

  41. •“Public Art”, The Wall Street Journal, Northwest edition, May 3, 2000, p. NW4

  42. •“Artwork Worthwhile”  by Marci Gordon, Register-Guard, opinion, 6/1/2000

  43. •“Don’t trample Pisgah”,  by Trevor Taylor, Register-Guard, opinion, 6/1/2000

  44. •“Hang Artwork at R.G.” by David Yeakel, Register-Guard, opinion, 6/2/2000

  45. •“Artwork violates plan” by Larry Koenigsberg, Register-Guard, opinion, June 2, 2000

  46. •“Artwork is an Eyesore”, by Todd Cooper, Register-Guard, opinion, May 31, 2000

  47. •“Wait & See Artwork”, by Susan Twight-Alexander, Register-Guard,  opinion, May 28, 2000

  48. •“Leave Pisgah alone” by Anastasio Flores, Register-Guard,, May 26, 2000

  49. •“String up the Clothesline” by Suzanne Llamado, Register-Guard, opinion, May 24, 2000

  50. •“Let ‘Clothesline’ flutter” Letter from an Editor: Register-Guard, May 28, 2000, p. 2E

  51. •“Breezy Pisgah art Project Raises a Flap”  by Joe Mosley, Register-Guard, May 26, 2000, City/Region,

  52. (color photo by Nicole DeVito)

  53. •“Protect Mt. Pisgah” by Rhoda Love, Register-Guard, opinion, May 17, 2000

  54. •“Flapping on Pisgah”, MW, The Eugene Weekly, May 18, 2000, p. 6

  55. •“New Millennium’s Wave of the Future: Colors Dancing in the Wind”, by Randi Bjornstad,

  56. color photo by Brian Davies, Register-Guard,, pp. 1B & 7B, August 20, 1999.

  57. •“Yards of Art, Graduate Comes Home”, Kansas City Sun. by Charles Ferruzza, May 6, 1998. p4A

  58. •“Art Event:  Kansas City Clothesline.” Photo by Nick de la Torre,  The Kansas City Star. May 9, 1998, pp.1 & 8.

  59. •“Inspired by Love.” by Linda Sickler  Southern Illinoisian.  Nov. 1, 1993, p.1, , 1C

  60. •“Questioning Evolving Forms.” Artweek Magazine, May 25, 1985, by Chelsea Miller.

  61. •“Gallery Section”:  Commissions:  American Craft Magazine,April/May 1992, p. 71.

  62. •“Exhibits/ProjectsIII”  American Craft Magazine Aug/Sept 1985, p. 13

  63. •“Clothesline Palette”, Fiberarts Magazine (Gallery Section), Jan/Feb. 1982. p. 22.

  64. •The Color of Joy, Video of Sandra McMorris Johnson Artwork, 60 min.  1991. by Gwen Maitzen.

  65. •Celebration and Collaboration,  Video of McMorris Johnson Artwork, 60 min., 1998.

  66. •“Sandra McMorris Johnson:  The Color of Joy,”  Videotape by Gwen Maitzen, 30 min, 1991

  67. •“Fiber Stars”, Paducah Journal-Star, October 20, 1990, p.1

  68. •“Satin Draped ‘Highway 13 Clothesline’ to Welcome Arts in Celebration Visitors, Bonnie Marx, Southern Illinoisian,

  69. May 4, 1988, p. 1C  (b&w photo)

  70. •“Hanging Art”  Joe Jines, Southern Illinoisian, July 20, 1988, p.A8, (color photo)

  71. •“Celebration Series I” Nancy Weil, Southern Illinoisian, Sept 25, 1988, pp. 1&3 (color & b/w photo)

  72. •“Celebrating the Arts:  Best of Show,”  Chuck Novara, Southern Illinoisan, Sept. 26, 1988 (color photo)

  73. •“Soiree”, Southern Illinoisan, October 2, 1987, p. C15 (color photo)

  74. •“Van Gogh Chair”  Southern Illinoisan, Feb. 12, 1988, p. C13 (color photo)

  75. •“Paintings in Carbondale”, Southern Illinoisan,  April 10, 1987, p. B3

  76. •“Exhibits/Projects III,” American Crafts, Aug/Sept. 1985, p. 75

  77. •“ Questioning Evolving Forms,” Chelsea Miller, Artweek, May 25, 1985, p. 13

  78. •“Art Journal:   Sandra M. Johnson,” Donald Hoffman, The Kansas City Star,  August 26, 1984  p. 11F

  79. •“Art Guild Show is Explosion of Color,” Jerry Klein, The Peoria Journal Star, January 16, 1984, p. A-3

  80. •“McMorris Johnson at the Art Guild,” Renee Byer, The Peoria Journal Star, January 29, 1984 p. D-3

  81. •“Artists Take a Bow,” Theresa Staley, The North Peoria Observer,  January 11, 1984 p. A-9

  82. •American Craft, Gallery Section, April/May 1982, p. 71

  83. •Fiberarts, Gallery Section, “Clothesline Pallette,” Jan/Feb 1982, p. 22

  84. •Containers, Tina Martin, Published by Fiberworks Center for Textile Arts. A slide/lecture package focusing on

  85. containers as an art form, featuring artist’s work, Berkeley, CA, 1982.

  86. •“Lapsus,” Abbey Kimmel, Daily Egyptian,  Sept. 24, 1982, p. 4

  87. •“Lapsus: Sculpture’s Soft Side,” Gary Marx, Southern Illinoisian, July 30, 1982, p. 16

  88. •“Prints, Drawings, Crafts at the Art Center,” Cindy Fribourgh, The Arkansas Democrat, May 14, 1982, p. 1

Permanent Collections (Institutions)

  1. •Illinois State Museum of Art                                       

  2. Springfield, IL                                                            

  3. •Dunn Richmond Economic Center      

  4. Carbondale, IL

  5. •McDonald Corp. Fine Arts Collection                        

  6. Oak Brook, IL                                                           

  7. •Yellow Freight Fine Art Collections      

  8. Overland Park, KS

  9. •Illinois Math & Science Academy                                    

  10. Aurora, IL                                             

  11. •Citizens Bank

  12. Evansville, Indiana

  13. •Powell Foundation                                   

  14. Kansas City,MO                                  

  15. •JBR Corporation

  16. Kansas City, MO

  17. •Pillar/Bryton Corporation                      

  18. Orlando, Florida                                   

  19. •Burlington/Southern Corporation

  20. Hartford, Connecticut

Private Collections

  1. •Dr. Robert & Dr. Drindee McCauley, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. •Mr. and Mrs. Stan Hoye. Carbondale, IL

  3. •Mr. and Mrs. George E. Powell, II, Mountain Lake, Florida

  4. •Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robeson, Orlando, Florida

  5. •Morey/Hedinger, Harrisonburg, VA

  6. •Adams/Alexander, Carbondale, IL

  7. •Mr.  & Mrs. Franklyn Moreno, Christiansburg, VA

  8. •Clara McClure, Carbondale, IL

  9. •Mr. & Mrs. George E. Powell, III, Santa Fe, NM

  10. •Dr. & Mrs. James Harbrecht, Prairie Village, KS

  11. •Chris and Linda Iliff, Stillwell, KS

  12. •A. Marie McMorris , Prairie Village, KS

  13. •Hillary DeMuth, Prairie Village, KS

  14. •Lindsay  & Bill  Tucker, New York, NY

  15. •Susan &  Kent Flury, Charlottesville, VA

  16. •Grey & Linda Seymour, Midlothian, VA

  17. •Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Weller, Shawnee Mission, KS

  18. •Barbara Sibert, Murphysboro, IL

  19. •Dr. Parviz & Kathleen Sanjabi, Carbondale, IL

  20. •Dr. Tim and Rene Potter, Carbondale, IL

  21. •Julienne Gogol, Salem, OR

  22. •Jan & Robert Lyon, Tucson, AZ

  23. •Carol & Ned Randell, Portland, OR

  24. •David Kolb & Anne Nimiec, Eugene, OR

  25. •Jae & Aaron McDonald, Eugene, OR

  26. •Janet Hiller & David O’Neill, Eugene, OR

  27. •Sally & Gordon Zehrung, Eugene, OR

  28. •Claudia McIntyre, Carbondale, OR

  29. •Dr. Doug & Cece Yeakel, Leadville, CO

  30. •Ginny & Michael Batinski, Carbondale, IL

  31. •Angie & Jim Romano,  Carbondale, IL

  32. •Donna & Brian Butler, Carbondale, IL

  33. •William Thielen & Robert Cerchio, Carbondale, IL

  34. •Dr. Robert & Amy Hahn, St. Louis, MO

  35. •Dr. George Lakoff & Kathleen Frumkin, Berkeley, CA

  36. •Joan Lintault, New Paltz, NY

  37. •Ival McMains, San Diego, CA