Martina Johnson-Allen | |
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| Born | August 4, 1947 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painter, sculptor, and printmaker, educator |
Martina Johnson-Allen (born 1947) is an American artist and educator.
Biography
Johnson-Allen was born in Philadelphia on August 4, 1947.[1] She attended Pennsylvania State University[2] and the University of the Arts. She taught art in Philadelphia Public Schools and had retired from the public school system.[1][3] In 2006 the Brandywine Workshop and Archives printed an edition of her lithograph Another Realm, a copy of which is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[4][5] Her work is also in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art.[3]
Johnson-Allen's mixed media sculpture "The Seven Crones" was included in the African American Museum in Philadelphia's 2002 exhibit "4 Artists of Distinction"[6] and is now in their permanent collection.[7]
Johnson-Allen's work was included in the 2015 exhibition We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s-1970s at the Woodmere Art Museum.[8] In 2010, Sande Webster Gallery featured her works in a group show of women artists titled "Women's Work: A Group Show" that included artists Martina Johnson-Allen, Maya Freelon, Betsy Casanas, Nannette Acker Clark, Alice Oh, Heather Pieters, Doris Nogueira-Rogers, Marta Sanchez and Kathleen Spicer.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Four Elements - PMA LibGuides at Philadelphia Museum of Art". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Martina Johnson-Allen". Black Student Alumni at Penn State Oral History Project. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Martina Johnson-Allen". Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Another Realm". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Martina Johnson-Allen". Brandywine.Art. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Rice, Robin. ""4 Artists of Distinction"". My City Paper. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Martina Johnson-Allen". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s-1970s". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Booker, Bobbi (18 April 2010). "'Women's Work' celebrates local artists". Philadelphia Tribune. p. 6-B. ProQuest 2672591620.
External links
- Conversation with Martina Johnson-Allen at the Brandywine Workshop and Archives
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