Biography
Daniel Johnson is an artist currently based in Tucson, Arizona; where he is pursuing his Master of Fine Arts at Southwest University of Visual Arts. Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1987, he attended College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Art. His work has been included in exhibitions throughout the United States, most notably the 2015 Arizona Biennial, curated by Irene Hoffman, Phillips Director and Chief Curator of Site Santa Fe, as an Honorable Mention in the 11th Semiannual Competition of the Dave Bown Projects, juried by Curators Katherine Pill of the Museum of Fine Arts, Ron Platt of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and Kelly Shindler of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Additionally, he was featured in Expose Art Magazine's 2016 Next Generation of Artists competition and in Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 29, juried by Michael Lash, former Director of Public Arts for the City of Chicago. His expanded studio practice explores perceptions of consciousness, semiotics, interconnectivity, longing, mortality, and becoming. He is a free spirit and nomad, chasing the horizon.
