Kerry G. Johnson

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Kerry G. Johnson
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Kerry G. Johnson \ Artist and Illustrator
Born
Nashville, TN
Occupation(s)caricaturist, caricature artist, cartoonist, children's book illustrator, writer, graphic designer, art director, author, webcomic artist, arts educator
Known forillustration, caricatures, children's book illustration, cartoons, webcomics, black cartoonists, African American cartoonists, Spectra (laser superhero)
SpouseTawanda W. Johnson

Kerry G. Johnson is an African-American cartoonist, graphic designer, art director, caricaturist and children's book illustrator. He specializes in caricatures but has created cartoons, illustrations, and digital content creation in his career in brand development, strategic communications, and publication design.

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Early life and education

He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 30, 1966. He attended Hillsboro Comprehensive High School, Columbus College of Art and Design and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Johnson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He currently resides in Columbia, Maryland.

Career

Other career milestones include his role as a senior graphic designer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and working as an adjunct professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) also located in Baltimore.

He has worked for various news outlets including:

Johnson's Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson caricature

In April 2022, Kerry G. Johnson designed a digital caricature illustration honoring Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and her historic confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. The popular caricature by the artist became widely shared and reproduced on the internet. Kerry G. Johnson retains the copyright to the artwork © 2022 - All Rights Reserved [1]

In 2005, he illustrated a coloring book about famous physicists for the American Physical Society. In 2005, he designed the official logo for the American Physical Society.

In May 2008, he debuted his webcomic, Harambee Hills. [2] Harambee Hills is a diverse webcomic that follows the life observations of Gerard and those of his modern African-American family, co-workers and wacky neighbors of Harambee Hills, a fictional suburban neighborhood outside Washington, D.C. The webcomic’s characters often provided commentary on pop culture, entertainment, sports and top news stories.

He is the co-creator of the science-based teen superhero SPECTRA. Spectra, the main character, is also the mascot for Laserfest 2010, a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the laser. In 2011, Johnson worked with writer Rebecca Thompson and published their third comic book, Spectra, The Original LaserfestSuperhero, for the PhysicsCentral.com web site.

In August 2018, he was interviewed by Al Jazeera America regarding the 50th birthday of Peanuts comic strip. Franklin and he provided commentary on the status of modern-day African-American cartoonists.

List of contributions

His cartoons, illustrations, and graphics have appeared in these newspapers:

Additionally, his work has appeared in magazines, web sites and other national media outlets including 60 Minutes, USA Today, KRT (Knight-Ridder Tribune Graphics) (closed), and Gannett News Service.

Awards and honors

Kerry G. Johnson has won over 20 Awards for his work in graphic design, illustration, and community service, including:

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) fraternity,[ citation needed ] the National Cartoonists Society (NCS),[ citation needed ] the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI),[ citation needed ] the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ),[ citation needed ] the National Caricaturist Network, American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)[ citation needed ]

He currently lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife.[ citation needed ]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Kerry G. Johnson on LinkedIn: #caricature #judgeketanjibrownjackson #SupremeCourt | 79 comments".
  2. ↑ "Harambee Hills - The webcomic by Kerry G. Johnson". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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  4. ↑ Alpha Man of Merit

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