1982 Born: Houston, TX Lives: Oakland, CA EDUCATION: 2009 Master of Fine Arts, University of Miami, Miami, FL 2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, with Honors, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, NY SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2010 Courtney Johnson: Glass Cities, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY Courtney Johnson: Glass Cities, Deering Estate, Miami, FL 2009 Courtney Johnson: Glass Cities, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL Courtney Johnson: In-Cells, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL 2008 Courtney Johnson: Power & Vulnerability, Gallery5, Richmond, VA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2010 Do I have to paint you a picture?, Morgan Arcade, Cardiff, United Kingdom Curator: Sam Perry Dallas Art Fair, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX Disability Postcard Project, VSA arts, Washington, DC 2009-2010 Winter Haiku, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA and New York, NY 2009 Art Miami, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL Photo Miami, Charles Guice Contemporary, Miami, FL eARTh, The Crucible Cathedral Gallery, Oakland, CA Lilliput, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Analog/Digital: Part II, Miami Beach Public Library, Miami Beach, FL Annual Graduate Show, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL Nine Lives: Dog Days of Summer, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL Courtney Johnson, In-Cells, Fat Village Arts District, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Graduate School, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 2008 Elec.tri.city, Modani, Miami, FL Curator: Tal Rickards Timeline, S.F.F.E. Inc., Miami, FL Curator: 131 Projects Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL Dystopia, Buck 15, Miami, FL Under the Influence, Girls' Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL Art Vision Gallery, Miami, FL Photography & Electronic Media Exhibition, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL Graduate School, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL Digital Art in the Post Digital Age, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL Annual Graduate Show, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL Forward-Backward-Play (Exposicion Colectiva), Guanajuato, Mexico Curator: Reynaldo Thompson Lopez Beaux Arts Festival, Coral Gables, FL Highly Recommended: An Emerging Artists Invitational, Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg, FL Elevation, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL Curator: Juan Griego 2007 Cane Art Fair, Miami, FL Curator: Logan Beitman Word of Mouth, Bridge Art Fair, The Catalina Hotel, Miami, FL Bear & Bird Gallery, Tate Comics, Lauderhill, FL Phantasm: The South Florida MFA Showcase, Miami, FL Juror: Logan Beitman Emerging Artists, Lana Santorelli Gallery, Southampton, NY Transformations: Photography and Imaging @ 25, New York, NY Curators: Deborah Willis, Fred Ritchin, Patricia Snavely, and Karl Peterson Lilliput, RedSaw Gallery, Newark, NJ Curators: Jeanne Brasile and Asha Ganpat The Up and Coming, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL Jurors: James Couper, Suzanne Delehanty, Jane Gilbert, Helen Kohen, Brandi Reddick, and Barbara Young Annual Student Show, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL Juror: Claire Breukel 5th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC Juror: Mark Klett 2006 Zones Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL Visual AIDS: Postcards from the Edge Benefit, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY CAS Gallery, Coral Gables, FL 2004 8th Floor Gallery, New York, NY Gulf & Western Gallery , New York, NY SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 2009 Opalka, Mia. Time is on Bernice's Side: A Conversation with Bernice Steinbaum. Miami Art Guide. 21 November / December, 2009. Courtney Johnson: Glass Cities. Art Districts: Florida. Volume 1 No. 2, October - November 2009. Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. The Heat is On: One Gallery Bucks the Summer Doldrums. Miami New Times. Arts. August 18, 2009. Batet, Janet. La galeria Bernice Steinbaum: oasis multicultural del arte contemporanero. el Nuevo Herald. July 12, 2009. MFA Candidates Exhibition 2008. E-Veritas. 8 May 2008. Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. In-Cells: Courtney Johnson. Wynwood: The Art Magazine. Vol 2. No 4. P 71. April-May 2009. Graduate School Master of Fine Art Exhibition Video. Graduate School, University of Miami, February 2009. Digital Art in the Post-Digital Age: Works from Florida Faculty. Lakeland: Polk Museum of Art, Janaury 2009. Dougher, Colleen. "Like a Polaroid Picture." ArtMurmur. South Florida Metro Mix.6 January 2009. Gallery Guide: Southeast. P27. January 2009. 2008 Oquet, Charo, and David Vardi. Supermix: Union of the Diverse Contemporary Art in Miami. Miami: EZ Book Press Editions, 2008. Suegart, Luisana. Life in Art. The Brickellian. November 2008. MFA Candidates Exhibition 2008. E-Veritas. 8 May 2008. Herrera, Adriana. MFA Candidates Exhibition. El Nuevo Herald. Art Routes. 18 May 2008. Nerhaugen, Ruth. Residency program kicks off season. Red Wing Republican Eagle. May 2008. Voeller, Megan. Highly Recommended? Yes. Art Squeeze. 21 January 2008. Loft, Kurt. Their Grand Entrance. The Tampa Tribune. Bay Life. P 1. 17 January 2008. 2007 Herrera, Adriana. Phantasm en el Wynwood Project Space. El Nuevo Herald. Rutas del Arte. 26 October 2007. UM’s Wynwood Project Space. Miami Art Guide. October 2007. Liliput: Tiny Art for Big People. Newark: RedSaw Gallery, 2007. Up & Coming. Miami: Bakehouse Art Complex, 2007. En Miami “Zones Art Fair”. Hoy Digital. 27 April 2007. 2006 The Feminist Art Project Florida Recommends. December 2006. Visual AIDS: Postcards from the Edge Benefit. The Body. December 2006. 2004 BFA Catalog 2004. New York: New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, 2004. 2000 Periaktoi. Chattanooga: Baylor School, 2000. SELECTED HONORS: 2008 Juror’s Choice Award, Annual Graduate Show Juror: Mark Coetzee 2007 Glass Award, Annual Student Show Juror: Claire Breukel 2006-2009 Teaching Assistantship, Tuition Remission and Stipend 2004 Founder’s Day Award, New York University 2000 - 2004 New York University Honors Scholar RESIDENCIES: 2008 Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN SELECTED LECTURES, PANELS, WORKSHOPS, & JURYING: 2009 Juror, Senior Fine Arts Exhibition, Barry University, Miami, FL Guest Lecturer, Contemporary Photography History: The Digital Age, Contemporary Art History, University of Miami, Miami, FL Instructor, Pinhole Photography Workshop, Girls' Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Guest Lecturer, Contemporary Photography History: WWII to the Present, Contemporary Art History, University of Miami, Miami, FL 2007-2009 Instructor, University of Miami, Department of Art & Art History, Miami, FL Assistant Director, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL 2008 Guest Instructor, Cyanotypes, Twin Bluff Middle School, Red Wing, MN Lecturer, Artist Lecture Series, University of Miami, Miami, FL Panel, Highly Recommended, Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg, FL SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: 2009 Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Permanent Collection, Fort Lauderdale, FL Lowe Art Museum, Permanent Collection, Miami, FL 2008, 2009 Francie Bishop Good, Girls' Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2005 Presidential Penthouse, New York University, New York, NY 2002 Barclays Capital, New York, NY Juror: Forrest Scott Gallery, Millburn, NJ