Eric A. Johnson is a printmaker currently devoting his creative energy to the linocut process. He uses the reductive method, carving a layered tapestry of interwoven lines that manifest as expressive trees glowing & vibrating in their brilliantly hued fantasy landscapes.
Eric A. Johnson was raised on a farm near Embden in eastern North Dakota. His interest in drawing developed early, often spending hours drawing cars, detailed space battles, and cartoons. He graduated from Chaffee High School in 1991 with a class of eight students. After taking his first-ever art class with Wayne Tollefson at NDSU, Eric changed his major from psychology to art. He received his B.S. degree from North Dakota State University in 1997, and his MFA degree from the University of North Dakota in 2001.
During the last six years, Eric has worked tirelessly on his prints and exhibited his artwork both regionally and nationally. Eric has taught intro and advanced printmaking at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He has kept a studio at the excellent P.E.A.R.S. (printmaking education and research studio) at NDSU frequently since 1999. In 2005 Eric became an intern with P.E.A.R.S. where he continues to do his printmaking and assists the Master Printer, Kent Kapplinger with the studio, classes, and shop duties.

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