MEET

MEGAN WOODARD JOHNSON

Megan Woodard Johnson is a mixed media artist living and creating in West Bend, Wisconsin. Johnson received a formal education in Graphic Design and Fine Art Printmaking from Shepherd University in West Virginia, earning her BFA in 1996. 20 years ago she shifted to mixed media painting and never looked back. Johnson spent her formative years moving around the country, gathering up experiences before moving to Wisconsin and gradually putting down roots. She leads a rich life focused on noticing moments and making connections, filtering all of these into the layers that build up her paintings.

Where do you find inspiration?

My inspiration truly comes from the act of creating - the physicality of brushing on paint and drawing lines, the surprises revealed in colors and marks interacting with one another - this is what settles my thinking mind and lets my creative inspiration take center stage.

- Megan Woodard Johnson

What do you hope people will take away from your work?

I feel that, in the end, my paintings communicate feelings, which can unlock memories. I hope that the viewer can spend enough time with a piece to zero in on the emotions it evokes, and settle in with a memory it calls forth.

- Megan Woodard Johnson

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