CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
1998 — Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, TX – B.A. Advertising Art
1999 — University of Houston, Houston, TX – Post Baccalaureate studies – Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 — Together We Sing — The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center — Dallas, TX
GROUPEXHIBITIONS
2024 — SLAM Presents “30 to Infinity: The SLAM Anniversary Show” — The Local Gallery — New York, NY
2024 — Hennessy Arena Dallas Activation — 2616 Commerce Event Center — Dallas, TX
2024 — Recent Work — Tarrant County College — Arlington, TX
2024 — SLAM Presents “And One” — The Local Gallery — New York, NY
2023 — MADurgency Revolution Awards — Westfield World Trade Center — New York, NY
2023 — Don’t Feed The Locals — 500X Gallery — Dallas, TX
2023 — Spike Lee: Creative Sources — Brooklyn Museum — Brooklyn, NY
2023 — Chuck D’s Art Collective: HIP HOP 50 A Visual Revolution — Fulton Center — New York, NY
2023 — McKesson Imagination Lab Grand Opening — McKesson Technology Innovation Office — Dallas, TX
2023 — 50 Years of Hip-Hop Celebration — Dallas City Hall — Dallas, TX
2023 — The Revival — Deep Ellum Art Company — Dallas, TX
2023 — Chaos 9 — Ro2 Art Gallery — Dallas, TX
2023 — Griot: Telling Our Story — Deep Ellum Foundation — Dallas, TX
2023 — Stories of Grit and Perseverance — McKinney Performing Arts Center — McKinney, TX
2023 — Who We Are — Tarrant County College — Arlington, TX
2022 — Black Market Bodega — Plush Gallery — Dallas, TX
2022 — Chaos 8 — Ro2 Art Gallery — Dallas, TX
2022 — Juneteenth Art Auction — Texas Wesleyan University — Fort Worth, TX
2022 — Name Tagg — Cold Soda Boutique — Dallas, TX
2022 — Hold Fast to Dreams — Neighborhood Store Gallery — Dallas, TX
2021 — The Other Art Fair — Dallas Market Hall — Dallas, TX
2021 — Spin: The Art of Music — Gallery at the Station — Frome Somerset (UK)
2021 — Family Affair — For the People Art Gallery — Houston, TX
2021 — Holding Space — 500X Gallery — Dallas, TX
2021 — How We See — Pencil on Paper Gallery — Farmers Branch, TX
2021 — Artistry & Inspiration — Irving Arts — Irving, TX
2020 — Gallery Night Showcase — Msanihous Fine Art Gallery — Carrollton, TX
2019 — First Come First Serve — Fort Works Art — Fort Worth, TX
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
2024 — Shoutout DFW – Meet Michael E. Johnson: Painter, Illustrator & Graphic Designer
2023 — Katherine G. McGovern College of the Arts – UH Alumni’s Art Shines in Cinema Legend’s Collection at the Brooklyn Museum
2023 — The New York Times – A Spike Lee Joint via Movie Posters and Sports Jerseys
2022 — Canvas Rebel Magazine – Meet Michael E. Johnson
2022 — The Collegian – A Man, His Art & Phenomenology
2021 — Glasstire Magazine – 101 Black Artists Living and Working in Texas
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
2021 — 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks Studio & Museum — Brooklyn, NY
2000 — Prairie View A & M University — Prairie View, TX