CAROLYN JOHNSONS RESUME
ART EXHIBITIONS
2019 Indian Wells Arts Festival (Mar), Indian Wells CA
Mission Federal ArtWalk (Apr), Little Italy San Diego CA
Balboa Island Art Walk (May), Balboa Island CA
AIA Artwalk (Jun), OCMA Santa Ana CA
PRINTPAINTDRAW (Jul), Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana CA
G3 Wine Fest (Aug) Newport Beach Country Club, CA
Liberty Station ArtWalk (Aug), Point Loma San Diego CA
Carlsbad Artwalk (Sep), Carlsbad CA
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival (Oct), La Jolla CA
“Nature of Circles” (Sep-Dec) Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA
Surfers Healing (Dec) The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA
2018 Festival of Arts - Fresh Faces (Feb-Jun), Laguna Beach, CA
Indian Wells Arts Festival (Mar), Indian Wells CA
Art That’s Small at City Hall (Mar), Laguna Beach, CA
Mission Federal ArtWalk (Apr), Little Italy San Diego CA
Red Hot - Art-To-Go (May),Laguna Beach, CA
Festival of Arts at Pageant of the Masters (Jul-Sep),LB, CA
Art-A-Fair (Jun-Sep), Laguna Beach CA
Liberty Station ArtWalk (Aug), Point Loma San Diego, CA
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival (Oct), La Jolla CA
Art In The Park (Oct), Newport Beach CA
2017 Southwest Arts Festival (Feb), Indio CA
Indian Wells Arts Festival (Apr), Indian Wells CA
Mission Federal ArtWalk (Apr), Little Italy San Diego CA
Art-A-Fair (Jun-Aug), Laguna Beach CA
Festival of the Arts (Jun), Waterfront Park San Diego CA
Newport Beach Art Exhibition (Jun), Newport Beach CA
ArtWalk Liberty Station (Aug), San Diego CA
Art In The Park (Oct), Newport Beach CA
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival (Oct), La Jolla CA
Sawdust Winter Fantasy (Nov-Dec), Laguna Beach CA
2016 Southwest Arts Festival (Feb), Indio CA
Indian Wells Arts Festival (Apr), Indian Wells CA
Mission Federal ArtWalk (Apr), Little Italy San Diego CA
Balboa Island Art Walk (May), Balboa Island CA
Art-A-Fair (Jun-Aug), Laguna Beach CA
Festival of the Arts (Jun), Waterfront Park San Diego CA
ArtWalk Liberty Station (Aug), San Diego CA
Art In The Park (Oct), Newport Beach CA
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival (Oct), La Jolla CA
2015 Desert Arts Festival (Feb), Palm Springs CA
Mission Federal ArtWalk (Apr), Little Italy San Diego CA
Art-A-Fair (Jun-Aug), Laguna Beach CA
La Jolla Festival of the Arts, UCSD (Jun), San Diego CA
ArtWalk Liberty Station (Aug), San Diego CA
Beverly Hills Art Show (Oct), Beverly Hills CA
2014 ArtWalk at Indian Wells (Feb), Indian Wells CA
Toluca Lake Art Festival (Apr), Toluca Lake CA
La Jolla Festival of the Arts, UCSD (Jun), San Diego CA
Sausalito Art Festival (Sep), Sausalito CA
RECOGNITION & AWARDS
2019 Nature of Circles – Ritz-Carlton - Featured Artist (Sep-Dec)
2019 Surfers Healing – Ritz-Carlton -Auction Benefit for Autistic Children (Dec)
2019 LaJolla Art & Wine Festival - Featured Artist (Oct)
2019 AIA Artwalk Special Citation Award -
Surfboard “Perfect Peace” (Jun)
2019 Balboa Island Artwalk Surfboards “Best of Show”
Kudos Mag (May)
2019 Mission Federal Artwalk – Featured Recycled
Surfboard “Awaken” (Apr)
2018 FOA Designer Art Fashion Show “Theme” Winner
2018 Indian Wells Arts Festival - Featured Artist and selected
to create Commemorative Poster
2018 Mission Federal ArtWalk, Little Italy San Diego CA -
Featured Artist (Aug)
2017 “Soft Carving” and “Pastel Fusion” techniques developed
2017 Indian Wells Arts Festival - 2nd Place – Mixed Media
Artist Eye Gallery Featured Artist (Nov), Laguna Beach CA
2014 Toluca Lake Art Festival - Featured Artist
1978 Design Scholarship to the Fashion Institute (FIDM)
ART GALLERIES / SHOPS
2019-current Pacific Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2016-current Artist Eye Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2017-current Cottage Furnishings, Laguna Beach CA
2019-current HtGt – Corona del Mar, CA
2019-current Sur La Mer, Balboa Island, CA
2016-2017 The Cove Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2013-2014 McKibben Fine Art Studios, Laguna Beach CA
MIXED MEDIA FINE ART
Privately Developed Techniques:
Soft carving • Pastel fusion • Resin marbling • Encaustic Sim
General Techniques:
Painting • Free-hand drawing/carving • Impasto
Archival Mediums:
Metallics • Acrylics • Inks • Soft pastel
Watercolor pencil • UV and Resin • Gel medium
Materials:
Canvas • Panel • Premium Pine wood sides • Recycled Surfboards
EDUCATION
1965-1970 Kitchen table drawing with my Dad
1965-1967 2 years of Private Art lessons: Pencil,
oil pastels and painting
1970-1973 High school art classes
1974-1976 DeAnza College – Life drawing, Etching, Lithography, Serigraph;
1978-1980 FIDA College of Design - Fashion Design
1980-1982 San Jose State University – Fine Arts
1983-2020 Artist