News & Events
Upcoming, Current & Recent Exhibitions
Time and Tide, Art Gallery 118, www.artgallery118.com April 6-May 6, 2021
Storied References, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL. January - February 2021
Mythos,Torpedo Factory Art Center (Alexandria, VA), September - October 2020
Veronica's Cloths at PH Gallery (Troy, NY) May - July 2020
https://www.phgallery.org/kbowles
Touch, Woman Made Gallery (Chicago, IL), June 2020
https://womanmade.org/artwork/johnson-bowles/
Recent & Forthcoming Publications
decomp journal, Issue 1, Vol. I, 2021, Social Justice Institute, University of British Columbia, Canada https://decompjournal.com/art-media/veronicas-cloths-k-johnson-bowles
The Indianapolis Review, Issue 15, Winter 2021, Indianapolis, IN https://theindianapolisreview.com/featured-artist-k-johnson-bowles/
The Bombay Gin, Visionary Hauntology Issue, Naropa University, Denver, CO (forthcoming)
Swamp Ape Review, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL (forthcoming)
Storm Cellar Quarterly, 9.1, winter 2021, Philadelphia, PA
The Oakland Review, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (forthcoming)
riverSedge Journal, Issue 33, University of Texas, Edinburg, TX
LandLocked Magazine, 3.1., 2021, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
https://indd.adobe.com/view/afb5147d-d995-4a31-a6cc-9175ab3fe388
Surface Design Association
I Thought My Head Would Explode by K. Johnson Bowles
https://www.surfacedesign.org/i-thought-my-head-would-explode-by-k-johnson-bowles/
The American Journal of Poetry
Visual Poetry by K. Johnson Bowles
https://theamericanjournalofpoetry.com/v9-bowles.html
The William and Mary Review
The Myth of Martyrdom by K. Johnson Bowles (p.40)
https://issuu.com/wmreview/docs/review_final
Surface Design Association
I Thought My Head Would Explode by K. Johnson Bowles
https://www.surfacedesign.org/i-thought-my-head-would-explode-by-k-johnson-bowles/
Twyckenham Notes
Visual Art by K. Johnson Bowles
Recent & Forthcoming Essays
Afterimage (UCPress)
The Color of Trauma by Kathy Johnson Bowles (forthcoming feature)
Designs for Different Futures (review) by Kathy Johnson Bowles
Folk Art Messenger (Richmond, VA)
I Carve a Message, A Sermon: Elijah Pierce at the Barnes Foundation by Kathy Johnson Bowles https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/9f9377b9-2cd8-4cab-a81c-184de9f65fb1/downloads/I%20Carve%20a%20Message%20a%20Sermon%20Elijah%20Pierces%20Amer.pdf?ver=1611762735382
Look Through His Eyes: Works on Paper by Thornton Dial by Kathy Johnson Bowles https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/9f9377b9-2cd8-4cab-a81c-184de9f65fb1/downloads/Look%20Through%20His%20Eyes%20Thorton%20Dials%20Drawings%20b.pdf?ver=1611762735383
A Monumental Passion (feature) by Kathy Johnson Bowles
K. Johnson Bowles' Blog
It Makes My Eyes Hurt (As It Should) by K. Johnson Bowles
https://kjohnsonbowlesart.com/reviews-%26-reflections/f/it-makes-my-eyes-hurt-as-it-should
Upcoming & Recent Speaking Engagements
Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT)
The Color of Trauma by Kathy Johnson Bowles (speaker), Gender, Race, Community, & Conflict: Pursuing Peace and Justice Conference, Department of Women & Gender Studies, April 23-24, 2021.
Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL)
"Fantastic Stories and Feminism" (panelist), Northern Illinois University Art Museum, February 24, 2021.