EDUCATION

2017 VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS // MFA — Montpelier, VT
1999 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO // BFA — San Francisco, CA
1999 ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY // BFA in Graphic Design — San Francisco, CA

EXHIBITIONS

2024 UNFOLDED // Gmund Paper Design & Print Festival, Award Exhibition — Gmund Am Tegernsee, GERMANY
2024 33 CONTEMPORARY GALLERY // Interplay: Geometric Abstraction, Group Exhibition — Palm Beach, FL
2024 SHOCKBOXX GALLERY // Not! An Art Fair, Group Exhibition — Hermosa Beach, CA
2023 RED DOT / MIAMI ART BASEL // Represented by Jen Tough Gallery, Miami Art Week — Miami, FL
2023 B.J. SPOKE GALLERY // Paper Works 2023, Online Group Exhibition — Huntington, NY
2023 PINE MOON FINE ART // Nightfall, Joint Exhibition with Jill Bergman — Steamboat Springs, CO
2023 YOSEMITE RENAISSANCE TRAVELING EXHIBITION // Yosemite Renaissance 38, Juried Exhibition — Yosemite, CA
2023 McNEESE ST. UNIVERSITY // 36th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper, Juried Exhibition — Lake Charles, LA
2022 ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS & HUMANITIES // One Sheet, Group Exhibition — Arvada, CO
2022 PINE MOON FINE ART // All of us are… Solo Exhibition — Steamboat Springs, CO
2022 ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS & HUMANITIES // Art of the State 2022, Juried Exhibition — Arvada, CO
2021 MVA GALLERY // Nature – Landscape Serene & Savage, National Juried Exhibition — Bethlehem, PA
2021 MORGAN ART OF PAPERMAKING CONSERVATORY // National Juried Exhibition — Cleveland, OH
2020 PINE MOON FINE ART // Short Stories, Solo Exhibition — Steamboat Springs, CO
2020 GET THE GALLERY // Exhibiting Member — Denver, CO
2020 R GALLERY // Exploring Sunlight, Group Exhibition — Boulder, CO
2019 DEPOT ART CENTER // The Yampa River Art & Science Exhibition, Group Exhibition — Steamboat Springs, CO
2019 THE SKI LOCKER // Wax On Wax Off – A Year of Paper Practice, Solo Exhibition — Steamboat Springs, CO
2019 JACE ROMICK GALLERY // Shine On, Group Show for Sancy Shaw Memorial Fund — Steamboat Springs, CO
2018 ELEANOR BLISS CENTER FOR THE ARTS // Riverwalk Collective Group Exhibition — Steamboat Springs, CO
2018 RED WEST CONTEMPORARY ART // Grand Opening Exhibition — Steamboat Springs, CO
2017 VCFA GALLERY // Un- Exhibition, Graduate Show — Montpelier, VT
2014 ART & LIGHT GALLERY // Mini Book Collective, Group Exhibition — Greenville, SC
2014 LIPSCOMB GALLERY // Faculty Exhibition, SC Governor’s School for the Arts — Greenville, SC

PRESS

2024 TROUBLE //  Paulina M. Johnson Interview with TroubleMakers.org
2024 YAMPA VALLEY ARTS & CULTURE GUIDE //  Studio Tour: Paper Artist Paulina Johnson Shares her Space, Technique and Favorite Color Scheme by Sophie Dingle
2023 ALL THINGS PAPER //  Stylish Unisex Gifts for Paper Lovers by Ann Martin
2023 CRAFT INDUSTRY ALLIANCE //  Paper Quillers Bend it Their Way by Roberta G. Wax
2022 VOYAGE DENVER //  Rising Stars: Paulina M. Johnson Local Stories
2022 SHOUTOUT COLORADO //  Meet Paulina M. Johnson | Paper Artist
2020 STEAMBOAT PILOT //  100-Day Project Turns Into Art Exhibition by Sophie Dingle
2020 ALL THINGS PAPER //  Profoundly Spare and Elegant Paper On Edge by Ann Martin
2020 STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE //  Paulina M. Johnson: Exploring The Art Of Paper by Rachel Miller
2020 STEAMBOAT PILOT //  Nuns, Snow Cones, Prosecco, Watermelon & Wine by Frances Hohl
2019 PERPETUAL BETA // Interview with Ian Lynam
2018 YMILY PODCAST // Podcast Interview with Jason Fowler

MEMBERSHIPS

The International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA)
Youngbloods Collective, Steamboat Springs Colorado
Steamboat Creates Art District, Steamboat Springs Colorado

GRAPHIC DESIGN BACKGROUND

2015-2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE // Adjunct Faculty, Community Education — Steamboat Springs, CO
2005-2017 COPPER CASE DESIGN // Owner, Principal & Designer — Steamboat Springs, CO
2012-2015 SC GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS & HUMANITIES // Adjunct Faculty, Visual Arts — Greenville, SC
2006-2007 FEREBEE/LANE // Art Director — Greenville, SC
2005-2007 CONVERSE COLLEGE // Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design — Spartanburg, SC
2003-2005 GREENHAUS // Graphic Designer — San Diego, CA
2001-2003 MIRES BALL // Graphic Designer — San Diego, CA
2000-2001 MORRIS CREATIVE // Graphic Designer — San Diego, CA
1999-2000 MICHAEL OSBORNE DESIGN // Junior Graphic Designer — San Francisco, CA
1997-1999 META DESIGN // Design Intern — San Francisco, CA