STEPH JOHNSEN
Idaho Falls, ID
stephjohnsen@gmail.com
EDUCATION
MFA, Printmaking, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2011
BFA, Painting/Drawing, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2006
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Faculty, BYU–Idaho, Rexburg, ID, 2018–Present
Courses taught include:
• Introduction to Printmaking
• Monoprint
• Book Arts
• Figure Drawing
Instructor / Professor of Record, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009–2011
Courses taught include:
• Screenprinting
• Relief Printmaking
• Lithography
• Visual Language: Drawing
• Critical Theories in the Visual Arts
AWARDS & HONORS
Purchase Award Winner, 10th International Art Competition: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
Church History Museum, Salt Lake City, UT, 2015
Graduate Teaching Assistantship
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009–2010
Gilbert Millikan Art Scholarship
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009
Jacquelyn McElroy-Edwards Scholarship
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009
Marie Eccles Cain Scholarship
Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2000–2006
Susan Grey Blue Sky Scholarship
Utah State University, Logan, UT
SELECTED SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Confluence
Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT, 2011
Braided System
Zootown Community Arts Center, Missoula, MT, 2011
Undergo
University Center Gallery, Missoula, MT, 2010
Personal Process (Installation)
University of Montana Grounds, Missoula, MT, 2010
New Work
The Catalyst, Missoula, MT, 2009
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Faculty Show
BYU–Idaho, Rexburg, ID, 2019
10th International Art Competition: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
Church History Museum, Salt Lake City, UT, 2015
9th International Art Competition: Make Known His Wonderful Works
Church History Museum, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012
Across the Divide
Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA, 2010
Family Matters
Frontier Space, Missoula, MT, 2010
Language of Dislocation
Northcutt Steele Gallery, Billings, MT, 2009
Grad Montana
University Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009
The 9 Muses: An Interdisciplinary Exhibit of Poetry and Visual Art
Various venues throughout Utah, 2009
Bountiful-Davis Art Center Statewide Competition
Bountiful, UT, 2008
The State Street Project: A Portrait of Utah
Various venues throughout Utah, 2008
Once Around the Sun
Pierpont Law Offices, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007
BIMPE IV: Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition
Vancouver, Canada, 2006
82nd Annual Spring Salon
Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT, 2006
WORKSHOPS, LECTURES & ARTIST TALKS
Monoprinting Workshop
Zootown Community Arts Center, Missoula, MT, 2011
Alternative Methods Printmaking Workshop
Zootown Community Arts Center, Missoula, MT, 2011
Professional Practices Lecture
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2010
The Creative Pulse: Summer Graduate Program for Master Teachers
Invitational Instructor, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2010
Montana Interscholastic Conference Workshop Instructor
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2010
Artist Talk: Undergo
University Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2010
Advisory Council Presentation
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009
Screen-Printing Isn’t For Dummies
Workshop Instructor, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009
Introduction to Screen-Printing
Workshop Instructor, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009
Printmaking Overview: History, Process and Contemporary Artists
Invitational Lecture, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2009