Professor of Art Sue Johnson has D.C. Gallery Exhibition

Sue Johnson, professor of art, has her second solo exhibition at gallery neptune & brown in Washington, D.C., "Blueprint for Happiness." The opening reception with the artist is Saturday, May 16 from 5-7 p.m. with the exhibition on view from May 16 through June 20. 

In this exhibition, Johnson builds on her previous series, "Symmetrical Bodies," debuting a new body of work entitled "My Teenage Years." The series, according to the artist, is a foray into the 1960s-70s material and commercial culture. Johnson explores the level of control, scrutiny and pressure placed on women to "manufacture" happiness and perfection in both bodily image and domestic spaces.

Johnson holds a BFA in painting from Syracuse University and an MFA in painting and printmaking from Columbia University. Her work has been featured in over 50 solo exhibitions, over 100 group exhibitions and numerous permanent collections such as the Muscarelle Museum of Art, The Menil Collection and the Smithsonian American Art Museum Libraries.