Robert J. Johnson

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“The Group”  The latest sculpture piece completed in August 2020. Exhibited at Park Forest Gallery in August 2020.


I reworked the “Portrait Gallery” with a different background color to give the reliefs heads  more contrast.


The “A Dozen Yellow Tulips” was finished Nov. 22, 2019.


The “Fish Dinner on a Blue Plate” was finished September 8, 2019 


The forest painting is a place 8 old retired guys have breakfast every Wednesday morning since our restaurant is closed now./


The room painting with the stained glass window, “The Discussion” evolved from a photo I saw in the newspaper. I only used the setting and added the figures.




I taught in the Chicago public school system for 30 years, and then was the Director,  Bureau of Art, Chicago Public Schools for 5 1/2 more years until I retired 28 years ago in 1992.  Since then I have continued creating art and exhibiting it. 


I would like to hear your reactions and thoughts about my work. Go to the top of this page and click on the various entries to view the work.  bigcrayola@aol.com


Thanks for stopping by,

 Robert J. Johnson

466 Shadow Creek Drive

Palos Heights, IL. 60463

                                                                 www.bigcrayola.info

 

Relevant                     Director, Bureau of Art, Chicago Public Schools

Experience                 1987-92   Retired

 

                                                Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

                                                Teacher Education, Printmaking and Figure Drawing

                                                1957, 1991 - 2001


                                                Art Teacher, Chicago Public Schools

                                                1959-87

 

                                                Art Teacher, Bremen Community High School

                                                Midlothian, IL. 1957-59


                                                U.S. Army 1955- 1957

                                                Military Police, Germany 1956

                                                 Special Service, Germany 1956

                                               

            Education    

                                                 Illinois Institute of Technology-  

                                    Institute Of Design 1964-67

                                                Master of Science in Visual Design and Art Education

                                   

                                                School of the Art Institute of Chicago  1955

                                                Bachelor of Art Education 

 


Exhibits           

                                 

                                   Lockport Museum

                                   March- April 2020

                                   Lockport, Il.


                                    Tall Grass Gallery

                                    March- April 2020

                                    Park Forest , Il.


                                    John H.Vanderpool Art Museum

                                    Chicago

                                   

                                    Lewis University

                                    Wadsworth Gallery

                                    October 2019


                                    Tall Grass Gallery

                                    Aug. and Sept.  2019

                                    Park Forest, Il.


                                     John H., Vanderpoel Art Museum

                                    May 1-31.

                                    Chicago, Il 


                                    McCord Gallery &Culture Center

                                    Palos Park, Il.

                                    Emerald Isle Exhibit

                                    April  2019


                                     Tall Grass Gallery

                                    “ Pentimento, The Art of Reworking Art”

                                    Jan. 19- Feb. 23, 2019

                                    Park Forest, Il


                                    Concordia University

                                    Ferguson Art Gallery

                                    River Forest , Il.

                                    50 Paintings “ Paintings of Daily Observations”

                                    Jan. 14 - Feb. 23 , 2019

                                     


                                    John H. Vanderpoel Art Museum

                                    Oct. 1- 31 , 2018

                                    Chicago, Il.

                                  

                                     McCord Gallery & Culture Center

                                    August  24- September 29 , 2018

                                    70 pieces - sculpture and paintings


                                  Tall Grass Gallery  3 pieces

                                  Park Forest, Il

                                  Nov. 2017 -Jan. 2018


                                  South Shore Arts

                                  Salon Show 2017

                                   Munster, Ind. 

                                   September  2017

                                 

                                   Moraine Valley Gallery

                                   Palos Hills, Il.

                                    July 2017


                                   Moraine Valley College

                                   Atrium Gallery

                                   Palos Hills, Il.

                                   15 Drawings and paintings

                                    October - November 5, 2016


                                    Tall Grass Gallery

                                    Park Forest, Il.

                                    August - Sept.  2016


                                     Moraine Valley College Gallery

                                    2  Pieces   June 4 - Aug 1, 2016

                                    Palos Heights, Il


                                    Ferraro  Gallery  4 pieces

                                    Three Oaks Michigan

                                    April 2016


                                    Union Street Gallery,  3 pieces

                                    Chicago Heights, Il.

                                    November to December 2015


                                    Tall Grass Gallery,  6 pieces

                                    Park Forest, Il. 

                                    November to December 2015


                                    Tall Grass Gallery

                                    Park Forest , Ill.

                                    August  to  September 2015

                                   

                                    Moraine Valley College Gallery

                                    June  to July 30 , 2015


                                    South Shore Arts -  Sub Station 9 Gallery

                                    Hammond, Ind.  April to June, 2014

                                    22 Paintings 

                                    “5830 - Memories of My Home”


                                    Moraine Valley College

                                    June to July 2014

                                    Palos Heights, Il.

                                   

                                    South Shore Arts Gallery

                                    Crown Point, Indiana

                                    Jan. to March 2014

                                    30 paintings  “Discovering the Forest 


                                    Union Street Gallery

                                    Chicago Heights, Il. 

                                    December 2013 


                                    Cliff Dwellers

                                    200 S. Michigan

                                    50 Paintings “Discovering the Forest”

                                    November-December 2013


                                    Moraine Valley College

                                    June -July 2013

                                    Palos Heights, Il.


                                    Cliff Dwellers

                                    200 S. Michigan

                                    Chicago Il.

                                    December 2012 - 25 paintings



                                     Union Street Gallery

                                    Chicago Heights, Il.

                                    August 2012



                                    Moraine Valley Gallery

                                    June 2012

                                    Palos Hills, Il.



                                    McCord House Gallery

                                    May 2012

                                    Palos Park, Il. 



                                    South Shore Arts

                                    October 2011

                                    Munster, In.


                                    Tall Grass Gallery

                                    August 2011

                                    Park Forest , Il.


                                    Trinity College

                                    Palos Heights, Il.

                                    July 2011


                                    Moraine Valley  Community College

                                     Gallery 2011  June 1 to August 3

                                     Palos Hills, Il.



                                      South Shore Arts

                                      67th Annual Salon Show 2011

                                       Munster, Ind.



                                      Tall Grass Gallery

                                      July 2010

                                      Park Forest , Il.


                                    Chicago Artists Coalition

                                    April 2010,  Chicago

           

                                  Union Street Gallery

                                    March 2010

                                    Chicago Heights, Il. 

 

Cliff Dwellers

                                    August to October 2009

                                    Chicago

 

Beverly Art Center

                                    March 2009

                                    Chicago

 

Tall Grass Gallery

                                    December 2008

Park Forest, Il.

 

Moraine Valley Gallery                                             

                                     June 2008

 

 McCord House

                                     Palos Park, Il. 2008

                                     

Union Street Gallery

                                    Chicago Heights, Il  2008

 

                                    The Cliff Dwellers

                                    200 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL. 60604- 2007

 

Concordia University

                                    River Forest, Il. 2006

 

                                    2006 Chicago Art Open

Zhou B. Art Center  2006

 

Union Street Gallery

                                    1527 Otto Boulevard

                                    Chicago Heights, IL. -2006

 

                                    CCT. Gallery

                                    Northwestern University - 2006

 

 

 St. Xavier University

                                    3700 West 103rd St.

                                    Chicago, IL. - 2006 

 

Union Street Gallery

                                     2005

 

Vietnam Museum  2004

                                               

                                                 7th Annual , Chicago Open -2004

                                               

Loyola University Crown Center Gallery 2004

 

Northwestern University Settlement House

CCT Gallery 2003

 

Cliff Dwellers , Chicago

                                                 2003

 

The 26th Annual Alice Baer

                                                Art Competition & Exhibition 2003

                                               

Beverly Arts Center -2003

 

Chicago Art Open 2002

 

59th Annual Salon Show

                                                Northern Indiana Arts Association 2002

 

17th Annual Juried Art Exhibit

                                                John Blank Center for the Arts

                                                Michigan City, Ind.-2002

 

4th Annual Chicago Art Open

                                                October 19-27, 2001

 

3rd Annual Chicago Art Open

                                                November 9-18, 2000

 

                                                Norris Gallery -Vicinity Show 2000

                                                September- October 2000

                                               

                                                Cliff Dwellers Invitational

                                                August- September  1998

 

                                                In Flux- In Flex

                                                Art Institute of Chicago Alumni 3D Show       

                                                September-October  1998

 

                                                “Churches: A View from the Expressway”

                                                The Cliff Dwellers January- February  1998 

 

                                                The Art Institute of Chicago Alumni Show

                                                The Cliff Dwellers September 1997

 

                                                Art Barn, Gallery North

                                                New Buffalo, Michigan May- June 1996  One man show -73 pieces

 

                                                Irish American Heritage Center

                                                October  December  1995 One man show - 27 paintings

 

                                                Cliff Dwellers Club     

                                                One man show - 18 paintings September  1994

                         


Bob Johnson