Dorothy Churchill-Johnson

I was born and brought up in Boston, Massachusetts. I can't remember a time when I didn't have a pencil in my hand and a pad of paper to draw on. I've never imagined being anything but an artist, although there was a time after graduating college that i had to wait for my ideas to come of age. Although I'm a native of the East Coast, after working in Santa Barbara since 1976 and the California light, colors, and aesthetic has been the strongest influence on my work. I categorize my paintings as Contemporary California Realism.

Graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus.

Selected Exhibitions:
2021 - The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH. Solo Exhibition
2019 - Grayspace Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2018 - South Coast Contemporary, "Pulse of LA" Southern California Women's Caucus for Art.
2018 - Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA Annual Auction, by invitation. Catalog.
2012 - The Architectural Foundation, Santa Barbara, Solo Exhibition "Instant Archaeology"
2010 - Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL. Solo Exhibition "Visual Haiku"
2010 - Elverhoj Museum of Art and History, Solvang, CA, Solo Ehibition "The Beauty of Ordinary Things."
2008 - Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA Solo Exhibition, "Transcendental Observation."
2006 - The Gallery of Modern Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Solo Exhibition "California Surrealism"