Anita Johnson, a native of Bucks County, PA, attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for three years before she moved to Florence, Italy, where she spent another three years studying with Charles Cecil and at the Uffizi Archives of Drawings and Prints. Returning to the United States, she moved to New England and studied with the famous artists Paul Ingbretson and David Curtis, both who work in the Boston School tradition.
The artist’s subject matter encompasses a large range of subject matter. She has won prestigious awards for her landscapes of Italy and New England as well as for her still-lifes, which are typically challenging designs featuring Asian motifs.
Her work has been seen at many exhibitions in New England, including ones at the Copley Society of Art, the Rockport Art Association, and the North Shore Art Association. She has shown at the Salmagundi Club, the Allied Artists of America, and the Hudson Valley Art Association in New York. She has also exhibited in Italy and Pennsylvania.
Ms. Johnson is an elected member of the Guild of Boston Artists, Rockport Art Association, and the North Shore Arts Association. She served as a member of the Board of Managers of the Guild and was one of the curators of the 95th Anniversary Exhibition.
View an interview with Anita Johnson HERE.