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EDUCATION
MFA, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
BFA, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
HONORS/AWARDS
Finalist/Runner-Up, Bifröst Artist’s Award, Tempered Runes Press, Aurora, CO, 2021
Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA, 2020
Artist-in-Residence, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY, 2018
Faculty Research Grant, Center for Academic Innovation, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, 1999
Exhibition Support Grant, Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs/ Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, Detroit/Kalamazoo, MI, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995
Fellow, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, 1993
Fellow, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest, Minneapolis, MN, 1990-91
PUBLISHED WORKS
2021
45th Parallel, Spring 2021, Corvallis, OR (forthcoming)
Touchstone Literary Magazine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Wild Roof Journal, Issue 8, Buffalo, NY (forthcoming)
Catalyst Journal, 10th Anniversary Issue: Criminalization of Dissent, Prevention at the Intersections, Haywood, CA (forthcoming)
Poor Yorick: A Journal of Rediscovery, Special Issue: The Poet's Mask, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
High Shelf Press, Issue XXX, Portland, OR (forthcoming)
Wraparound South, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA (forthcoming)
East by Northeast Literary Magazine, Issue 2, Schuylerville, NY
decomp journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Social Justice Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 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/
Swamp Ape Review, Spring 2021, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
The Bombay Gin Literary Journal, Issue 46 Visionary Hauntology, Winter/Spring 2021, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Naropa University, Boulder, CO
Storm Cellar Quarterly, 9.1, Philadelphia, PA
riverSedge: A Journal of Art and Literature, Issue 33, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX
The Oakland Review, Summer 2020, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (forthcoming)
LandLocked Magazine, Vol. 3.1, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2020
Gulf Stream Magazine, Issue 27, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Toho Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Winter 2020, Philadelphia, PA
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, Creativity in a Time of Crisis, Fall 2020, Columbia University, NY, NY
Sunspot Literary Journal, 2020 print edition (cover), Hillsborough, NC
CandyFloss Magazine, Enchanted Issue, October
Bluing the Blade, Vol. 1, Issue 1 Tempered Runes Press, Aurora, CO
bee house journal, Summer 2020, Los Angeles, CA https://beehousejournal.weebly.com/journal.html
The William and Mary Review, Vol. 58, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA https://issuu.com/wmreview/docs/review_final
The American Journal of Poetry, Vol. 9, Summer/Fall 2020, Chesterfield, MO https://theamericanjournalofpoetry.com/v9-bowles.html
Hole in the Head Review, Vol. 1, Issue 4, November 2020, Portland, ME https://www.holeintheheadreview.com/picsv1i4-1/k.-johnson-bowles
Coffin Bell - A Journal of Dark Literature, issue 3.2 (Philia / Phobia), April 2020 https://coffinbell.com/veronicas-cloths/
Phoebe Journal, Issue 49.2, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA https://issuu.com/phoebejournal/docs/phoebe_49-2
Hole in the Head Review, Issue 2, May 2020, Portland, ME
Ponder Review, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
Twyckenham Notes, South Bend, IN, Spring 2020
https://twyckenhamnotes.com/issue-eleven/k-johnson-bowles/
Superstition Review, Issue 25, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ https://superstitionreview.asu.edu/issue25/art/kjohnsonbowles
Art for a New Earth, January 2020,
The Athena Review, January 2020, www.theathenareview.com
Inverted Syntax (print edition), Longmont, CO
The Bookends Review, July 2020, http://thebookendsreview.com/2020/07/08/veronicas-cloths/
Raw Art Review, Fall 2019 Edition, Published Spring 2020
Glassworks, Issue 20, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, Spring 2020
The Dollhouse Magazine, Volume 3, Columbus, OH
Santa Ana Review, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
Wordpeace, Issue 5.1, 2019 https://wordpeace.co
Inverted Syntax (online edition), Longmont, CO
Sheepshead Review A Journal of Literature and Art, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI
Sunspot Literary Journal, Hillsborough, NC
PERSONAL ESSAYS
2021
K. Johnson Bowles, “My Love/Hate Relationship with Lace,” Bimbo Magazine, www.bimbomag.com (forthcoming)
2020
K. Johnson Bowles, “I Thought My Head Would Explode,” Surface Design Association, May 29, https://www.surfacedesign.org/i-thought-my-head-would-explode-by-k-johnson-bowles/
Also see: https://kjohnsonbowlesart.com/reviews-%26-reflections
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Veronica's Cloths, PH Gallery, Troy, NY
2007
For Better or For Worse and Other Mixed Messages, Little Theater Gallery, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
2005
For Better or For Worse, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
2002
Leftovers, Bedford Gallery, Department of Art, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
1999
Wearing a Woman's Life; Center for Women in the Arts, Gaddy-Hamrick Galleries, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Wearing a Woman's Life; ACME Art Company, Columbus, OH
1998
Wearing a Woman's Life; Center for Contemporary Art, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1997
Wearing a Woman's Life; Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
1996
Wearing a Woman's Life; South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Relics; Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
1995
Wearing a Woman's Life; The Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
1993
Post Catholic Relics; C.A.G.E., Cincinnati, OH
1992
Post Catholic Relics; Art Gallery on Audubon, Houston, TX
1991
The Personal Maintenance Series; Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
1989
Encaustic Paintings and Photo Collages; Pomerene Fine Art Center, Coshocton, OH
Time the Destroyer, Time the Preserver; Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Time and Tide, Art Gallery 118, www.artgallery118.com
Storied References, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, IL
2020
Touch, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Mythos, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2015
Faculty Selects, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
2010
Textural Patois, Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
2008
Art Department Faculty Exhibition; Longwood University, Farmville, VA
2004
To Have and to Hold, Old Dominion University Gallery, Norfolk, VA (Two person)
2003
Collected Evidence, Artspace, Richmond, VA
2002
Art Department Faculty Exhibition; Longwood University, Farmville, VA
2000
Art Department Faculty Exhibition; Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
1999
The Journey Home: The Artist's Personal History; Artspace, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Remembrance; Art Galleries, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
1998
A Woman's World; Art Galleries, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
Alternatives 98; Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Issues of Guilt; Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ
1997
Wearable; Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
Phat 50; South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
1996
Pandora's Dilemma; Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Families: Love, Loss and Enlightenment; Appleton Art Center, Appleton, WI
Art and Social Justice; Colfax Cultural Center, South Bend, IN
1995
House Spirits; Art Center of Douglas County, Castle Rock, CO
1994
Behavior; New Works Gallery, University of Illinois--Chicago, Chicago, IL
K. Johnson Bowles and Silvia Taccani; Rosewood Art Center Gallery, Kettering, OH
New Relics; Kansas City Art Coalition, Kansas City, MO
Fellowship Award Winners' Exhibition; Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Re: Framing the Past-- New Work by Texas Women Photographers; Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX (catalogue)
1993
My Self: K. Johnson Bowles and Jeff Stevenson; Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Valentines Day '93: K. Johnson Bowles and Jeff Stevenson; University Gallery, Ohio University, Lancaster, OH
Crossings; National Women's Caucus for Art Annual Conference, Seattle, WA
Re: Framing the Past-- New Work by Texas Women Photographers; Women and Their Work, Austin, TX (catalogue)
1992
Altars, Divinations, and Icons; The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA
Point and Shoot; C.E.P.A., Buffalo, NY (catalogue) Location Dis Location; Mother Dog Museum of Modern Art, Houston, TX
Skyholders; Art Gallery on Audubon, Houston, TX
The Other Eye; Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
Houston Area Exhibition; Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX (catalogue)
Desperately Seeking Perfection: Women and Self Image; Houston Women's Caucus for Art, Firehouse Gallery, Houston, TX
Illuminance; Lubbock Fine Art Center, Lubbock, TX
Five State Exhibition, Stoner Gallery; Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Group Exhibition; Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
Women Artists: A Celebration; YWCA, Youngstown, OH
G.C.I.C. Art Faculty Exhibition; Brazoport College, Lake Jackson, TX
1991 Reflections; WomanKraft Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Group Exhibition; Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
Revealing Ourselves; Houston Women's Caucus for Art, Firehouse Gallery, Houston, TX
December Competition; Lubbock Fine Art Center, Lubbock, TX
Women Artists: A Celebration; YWCA, Youngstown, OH
1990
ALTERNATIVES 90; Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Paper in Particular; Columbia College, Columbia, MO
Works on Paper; Minot State College, Minot, ND
Valdosta Paper Works,; Valdosta State College, Valdosta, GA
May Show; Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH
Annual Juried Exhibition; Licking County Art Gallery, Newark, OH
Group Exhibition; Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Group Exhibition; Gallerie 751, Durham, NC
1989
Valdosta Paper Works; Valdosta State College, Valdosta, GA
The Plastic Camera Image Show; Casa Nueva, Athens, OH
1988
The Shanghai Exchange; Shanghai Teachers' University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Twelve Photographers; Casa Nueva, Athens, OH
Panelist
“Fantastic Stories and Feminism,” (moderator: Dr. Kristen Myers, East Carolina University), Northern Illinois Art Museum, Dekalb, IL (2021)
Virginia Commission for the Arts, Richmond, VA (2011, 2010, 2009, 2003, 2002, 2001)
Audience Development (moderator), Virginians for the Arts Annual Conference, Richmond, VA (2008)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Scholarship Program, Richmond, VA (2001)
Michiana Arts and Science Council, South Bend, IN (1995, 1994, 1993)
“Making a Living While Making Art,” (panel moderator), National Women in Photography Conference,
Houston, TX (1994)
Conference Speaker
Gender, Race, Community & Conflict: Pursing Peace and Justice Conference, Women and Gender Studies Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT (2021)
Virginia Art Education Association (VAEA)(2002)
Folk Art Society of America, National Conference, Richmond, VA (2001)
Guest Speaker (College and Universities)
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA (2009)
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC (1999)
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN (1998)
Art Department, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN (1998)
Art History Department, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY (1998)
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY (1997)
South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN and English Department, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN (1996)
Women’s Studies Program, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN; The Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI (1995)
Guest Speaker (Professional Organizations)
Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, (2015)
American Council on Education Fellows, Opening retreat for the class of 2013-14, Detroit, MI (2013)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (2004)
2020
Jenkins, Mark, “Exhibit upends male-centric myths, legends and folklore,” The Washington Post, Washington, DC, October 16 (review)
2004
Annas, Teresa, “Remnants of an unknown life,” The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, July 26 (feature)
Ward, Fran, “To Have and to Hold: A Dangerous Balance,” 9Volt Magazine, Norfolk, VA, August 3 (review)
Dorsey, Catherine, “Finding the Extraordinary in the Commonplace at ODU Gallery,” Port Folio Weekly, Norfolk, VA, August 10 (review)
2003
Jones, Steven L. “Pack Rats,” StyleWeekly, Richmond, VA, January 5 (review)
2002
Scrupe, Mara, “Leftovers,” Sculpture, New York, NY, December (review)
Frost, Patty, “A Community Development Masterpiece,” Marketwise, A Community Development Magazine from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, VA Fall (feature)
2000
Dobbs Ariail, Kate, “Wearing a Woman’s Life,” Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, September/Octobe
1999
Minton, David, “Remembrance can be stirring,” Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY,
March 7, 1999 (review)
McKelvey, Charles, “Fashioning the Unfashionable into Fine Art,” The Other Side of the Lake, Three Oaks, MI, March (feature)
1998
Fallon, Nancy, “Making Landscape Connections,” Courier, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, Winter (feature)
Long, Brian, “Exhibit depicts women's experiences,” IUPUFW Post, Fort Wayne, IN, October (review)
1996
Bornstein, Lisa, “Bowles wears life well,” South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, August (review)
1995
Bornstein, Lisa, “Threads of Past at Krasl,” South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, September (review)
Lewis, Jennifer, “Bowles Adds New Life,” The Observer, Saint Mary's College/The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, October (feature)
Numerous editorials, Herald Palladium, St. Joseph, MI, September-December
1994
Chadwick, Susan, “4 awfully good fellows – Center showcases award winners’ photographs,” Houston Post, Houston, TX, July (review)
Schwarze, Richard F., “Too often modern art remains on the surface of things,” VIVA, Dayton, OH, June (review)
Simmons, Carol, “Building a Theme--Assemblages, constructions fill Rosewood with shared ideas,” Dayton Daily News, May 29 (review)
Winfrey, Valerie, “New Relics: Works by K. Johnson Bowles, Teresa Harris and Shelley Shrock,” Forum Magazine, Kansas City, MO, May (review)
Visser, Mary, “The Work of Women,” SPOT, Houston, TX, Spring (review)
_________, Artistic Freedom Under Attack, People for the American Way, Washington, DC, Volume 2
1993
Klander, Sharon, “On Seeing a Collage by K. Johnson Bowles on Ash Wednesday,”
Western Humanities Review, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Fall (poem)
__________, “Updates,” artsave, Washington, DC, Spring (news)
__________, “Censorship Update,” National Campaign for Freedom of Expression Bulletin,
Washington, DC, Spring (news)
__________, “Gallery News,” Dialogue, Columbus, OH, March/April (news)
__________, “Gallery News,” Dialogue, Columbus, OH, May/June (news)
Simmonds, Betty Bohley, "Hundreds flock to art show some call obscene," Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, February 27 (news)
Macintosh, Chris, “Art draws crowd to OU-L debate,” Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, OH February 24 (news)
Macintosh, Chris, “Exhibit raises religious group’s ire,” Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, OH February 25 (news)
Macintosh, Chris, “OU-L art exhibit still drawing attention,” Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, OH, March 10 (news)
Howe, Jeff, “Art show causes controversy,” Athens Post, Athens, OH, February 25 (news)
Numerous editorials, Athens Post, Athens, OH, February 17- March 10
Numerous editorials, Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, OH February 17-March 10
Mandel, Alyssa, “Art abounds downtown now,” The News-Record of the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, January 13 (review)
1992
___________, “Exhibitions,” Cepa Newsletter, Buffalo, NY, November (news)
Rice, Robin, “Altar States: Shrines both spiritual and personal at the Painted Bride,” City Paper, Philadelphia, PA, September (review)
___________, “This Month,” and “Post Catholic Relics,” Museum and Arts Houston, Houston, TX, July (news)
___________, “Picks,” The Houston Post, Houston, TX, July 22 (news)
Kegg, Mary, “Bowles mixes past and present to communicate,” The Clear Lake Citizen, Houston, TX, July 15 (feature)
Methner, Ellen Rosenbush, “A New Gallery: The Art Gallery on Audubon,” The Jewish Herald Voice, Houston, TX, July (feature)
Kahil, Suzie, “New Eyes for the 90’s,” The Houston Press, Houston, TX, January (review)