An exhibition: 50 years of Art & Design work by Irish American James E. Johnson at the new KB Gallery in the new ARTS District of Minneapolis on Hennepin Avenue, will be opening 2 nights, August 9th & 10th, 2024. He is an AIGA Minnesota Fellow Award recipient. (See his inclusion HERE)
Jim has spent the last 50+ years as a graphic designer, visual artist, educator, and ritual master.At his Minneapolis graphic design firm, Johnson Plus Johnson, clients included Fortune 500 corporations and large-scale environmental graphic design projects such as the Minnesota State Fair, the LynLake Neighborhood, the Minneapolis Skyway System, and the MTC Light Rail System.
Jim has taught at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and is a co-founder of the Minnesota Graphic Design Association (MGDA).
His art and design work have been exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally, most notably for the National Gallery of Art in Images of an Era: The American Poster and for the Walker Art Center in Graphic Design in America: A Visual Language History.
For the last two decades, Jim has been finding new inspiration in a close relationship with nature, living on a cattle ranch in South Dakota.
(Note: Minnesota Graphic Design Association (MGDA) became AIGA Minnesota in 1986)
AIGA Award Recipient James Johnson Art Exhibit in Minneapolis Aug. 9-10
