I have three bodies of work that I try to keep up with. Abstract/contemporary, portrait/figurative and landscapes. I attempt to work with as much integrity as I can muster, trying to avoid sentimental subjects and reach for deeper connections. Connections that express the essence of a person or place.

emmett's studio in albuquerque, new mexico

BORN: 1940 in Rockford, Illinois

EDUCATION:
1968 – Gradudated from Los Angeles College of Design, BFA with honors
1964 – Studied at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1960 through 1963 – Studied four nights a week at Los Angeles College of Design
1960 - Studied at American Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois

STUDIED WITH PAINTERS:
Lorsor Feitelson
Harry Carmean
Glen Vilppu

WORK:
1973 – Present – Portrait Artist/Painter in New Mexico, Summers in Door County, WI
1968 – 1973 – Free Lance Illustrator and Portrait Painter in New York City and Chicago

SHOWS:
2007 – Local Color - NM Expo Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2006 – Drawn In – A Wisconsin Invitational - Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2005 – Scenes From Everyday Life - Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2005 – Common Ground - Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, WI
2003 – Men at Work - Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2002 – Emmett Johns, A Retrospective - Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2001 – Evolving Visions – Hardy Gallery, Featured Artist, Ephraim, WI
2000 – Weyrich Gallery - Albuquerque, NM
1999 – Two Man Show – Frog Town Gallery, Baileys Harbor, WI
1996 – One Man Show – Frog Town Gallery, Baileys Harbor, WI
1995 – Small Painting Show – Paint Box Galley, Ephraim, WI
1994 – Southwest Pastel Society Annual Show - Albuquerque, NM Award of Merit
1994 – Northwest Pastel Society Annual Show - Seattle, WA 1st Place
1994 – Poets and Painters – Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, WI
1993 – Door County Hardy Gallery Show – Ephraim, WI 1st Place
1990 – One Man Show – Bank One, Milwaukee, WI
1989 - Pastel Trilogy – Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
1988 – One Man Show – 317 Galley, Rockford, IL
1986 – Selected Group Show – “ Hanging Together”, NM Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1985 – Featured Artist – Peninsula Music Festival, Fish Creek, WI
1985 – One Man Show – Ramsgate Gallery, Peoria, IL
1984 – One Man Show – Terrero Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1983 – Selected Group Show – “Six Friends”, NM Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1983 – Selected Group Show – Los Alamos Museum of Art, Los Alamos, NM
1983 – Selected Group Show – Carlsbad Museum of Art, Carlsbad, NM
1982 – Selected Group Show – “Six Friends”, NM Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1981 – New Mexico State Fair Art Gallery, Albuquerque, Nm 2nd and 3rd Place, Pastel Painting Division
1975 – Two Person Show – Territorial Gallery, Roswell, NM
1968 – Society of Illustrators National Contest, New York City, NY 2nd Place

COLLECTIONS:
Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American Express Regional Office, DePere, Wisconsin
University of New Mexico Medical School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kinsa Group, Franklin, Wisconsin
Acuity, Sheboygen, Wisconsin
Westfield Group, Westfield, Ohio
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Wisonsin
Sandoz, Des Plaines, Illinois
Bank One, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Robert Baird, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Northwest Mutual Life, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fidelity Mutual Funds, Chicago, Illinois
Foley & Lardner, Madison, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Electric, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fredrich & Best, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
National Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Anna Kaseman Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico

JUROR:
1994 - Miller Art Museum Annual Show, Sturgeon Bay, WI
1984 – New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM
1983 – Southwest Arts and Crafts Festival, Albuquerque, NM

PROFESSIONAL:
1986 – Boad of Directors, Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI
1985 – Boad of Directors, Southwest Arts and Crafts Festival, Albuquerque, NM

WORKSHOPS:
Emmett gives numerous workshops in Wisconsin, Illinois, New Mexico and Texas

PUBLICATIONS:
I Thought You Were the Picture - Emmett Johns, published by Crossroads Press, 1966