Edward Johnston (artist)

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Edward S. Johnston is an American multimedia artist and designer creating works involving interactive media, animation, and 3D printing. Johnston has exhibited and screened his work widely in the international Lumen Prize Exhibition, World Maker Faire New York 2012, [1] Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (DigitalArt.LA 2010), [2] the Philoctetes Center, New York, NY (The Matter of Time 2010); the Tank Space for Performing and Visual Arts, New York, NY (ArcheTime 2009); [3] [4] Video Art Festival Miden 2009, [5] Kalamata, Greece; the Best of Artomatic 2009 at the Fraser Gallery, [6] Bethesda, MD; PLAY Gallery on Michigan Television; [7] the Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Substance 2007); and the Cothenius Gallery, Berlin, Germany (In Circulation 2006). His work has been included and reviewed in magazine articles, [8] [9] online newspapers, [10] [11] catalogues for exhibitions, [12] and other publications. [13]

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Education and Teaching

Edward Johnston was born in Washington, D.C. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, a Master of Education degree from the University of Notre Dame, and a Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Johnston teaches at the Robert Busch School of Design at Kean University. He has taught at Monmouth University, the University of Michigan, PGCC, and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW).

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  13. ↑ AMSA Members Exchange Newsletter, Summer 2009, Volume 22, Number 3
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