Libby JohnsonLibby Johnson
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born in 1950 in Baton Rouge, LA

education

1982

M.F.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

1972

B.F.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

selected solo exhibitions

2010

David Lusk Gallery

2008

Retrospective, St Tammany Art Center, Covington, LA

2006

Vestiges, David Lusk Gallery
Landscapes and Still Lifes, Harris Gallery, Houston
LSU School of Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

2003

Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans

2001

Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas
Harris Gallery, Houston

2000

Ledbetter Lusk Gallery
Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans

1999

New Work, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas

1998

Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans
Grove Grill, Memphis
Harris Gallery, Houston
Romancing the Landscape, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas

1997

Elysian Fields, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
Contemporary Landscapes & Still Lifes, Harris Gallery, Houston
Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas

1992

Cason Gallery, Baton Rouge

1991

Clark Gallery, University of Southeastern Louisiana, Hammond, LA

1988

Riveroaks Art Center, Alexandria, LA

selected group exhibitions

2009

Price is Right, David Lusk Gallery

2007

Second Line, invitational exhibit, art and film related to the Gulf Coast, Ad Hoc Art, Brooklyn

2005

Winter Exhibition, Harris Gallery, Houston, TX
Women Painting Women, McNeese University, Lake Charles, LA
Sidnee Patrick Gallery Invitational, Dallas
Transco Tower Invitational, Houston

2002

Real Women at Southeastern State, University in Hammond, LA
"La Primavera" Invitational, Ameen Gallery, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux,LA

2000

Art Auction 2000, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
Opening Group Exhibition, D. Berman Gallery, Austin, TX

1999

Spectrum `99, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga

1998

Art Auction '98, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
Heriard Cimino Gallery, New Orleans

1998

Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL

1997

Holiday Group, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
Project Harmony Invitational, Louisiana Arts & Science Center, Baton Rouge
40th Annual DELTA Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
Red Stick Invitational, Old State Capitol Galleries, Baton Rouge
Louisiana Landscapes, Clark Hall Gallery, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Entergy Louisiana Open Juried Exhibition, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans

1996

Serendipity, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas
Tree As Icon, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis
Invitational Drawing Exhibition, University of Southeastern Louisiana, Hammond, LA
Project Harmony Invitational, Louisiana Arts & Science Center, Baton Rouge

selected bibliography

Southwest Art, reproduction in Collectors Section, February, 2006
American Art Collector, Libby Johnson, review of show at Harris Gallery, October 2005, p168-171
Experiments in Watercolor, Michael Crespo, New York, Watson Guptill Publications, 1988, pp. 55, 91, 99, 121
How To Make An Oil Painting, Michael Crespo, New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1990, pp. 42, 48, 54, 84-87
New American Paintings, Winter 1998
Louisiana Literature, Publication of the Department of English, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond University, Spring 1997
The New Orleans Art Review, Judith Bonner, Two Still Life Painters, January/February 1999, pg. 35-37
Watercolor Class, Michael Crespo, New York, Watson Guptill Publications, 1994, pp. 25, 107, 111, 123, 177, 209, 217, 239
Watercolor Day By Day, Michael Crespo, New York, Watson Guptill Publications, 1987, pp. 23, 107, 111, 123

selected collections

Alternatives, Chicago
Atkinson & Atkinson, Attorneys, Baton Rouge
Brantley & Hubbell, Medical Corporation, Baton Rouge
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman, Blumenthal, Attorneys at Law, Dallas
City National Bank, Baton Rouge
Dixon Smith Interiors, Baton Rouge
Frazer & Persac, CPA Firm, Baton Rouge
Genesis Corporation, Atlanta
Hansbrough & Peters, Medical Corporation, Baton Rouge
Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCorvan & Jarman, Attorneys, Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans
Oschner Hospital Foundation, New Orleans
PepsiCo International, Dallas
Premier Bank, Baton Rouge
Promus Hotel Corporation Headquarters, Memphis
Joel Safer, Dental Practice, Baton Rouge
Wallace & Warner, Architects, Baton Rouge