Mary C Farrenkopf Johnson

Mary's artistic journey began with a fascination for all things bright and beautiful. Growing up in a small Montana town afforded many opportunities to revel in the glory of Mother Nature, but not a lot of cultural opportunity. Second oldest of eleven children, and raised in a very strict traditional Catholic home, Mary was exposed to a lot of religious art as a child and became interested in more contemporary art as she got older.
After Graduating from Stevensville High School in 1992, Mary attended the University of Montana where she studied theater. During this time period she mainly painted with oils and watercolors in her spare time.

After her husband joined the Army in 2002, Mary and her growing family moved to Germany. When the youngest of her four children started school in 2009, Mary began painting and drawing again. In 2010, Mary stumbled upon a book about Mixed Media art that included a section on encaustic. Enthralled by the luminosity and multiple possibilities afforded by wax, Mary quickly decided to give it a try.

Mary's work is in numerous private collections around the world and has been exhibited internationally, and she won first place in her first juried exhibition in September of 2011. Currently worki...

Graduated Stevensville High School in 1992, Stevensville, Montana, USAUniversity of Montana, studied TheaterExhibits: Artists For Freedom kickoff, Lennestadt, Germany, May 29 - June 28 2010Artist's For Freedom benefit for children sold into slavery, Rathaus Bensber, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, August 9, 2010 - September 30, 2010., Susan G. Komen Benefit, Toledo, Ohio, Celebration of our Mountains Annual Juried Exhibit, Sunland Park, New Mexico, September 23-December 31, 2011

Eleventh Annual Artistic Celebration of our Mountains, Sunland Park, New Mexico
Juried by Robert Ardovino and Katherine Alexander
August 23, 2011 to June 1, 2012
Winner: First Place

A Celebration of the Feminine Form to Benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation
October 8th to October 31st. J&J Studio Gallery; Toledo, Ohio

First International Women's Art Exhibition (Toured Canada)
Opened Oct. 2010 closed October 2011

Artists for Freedom International Exhibit
Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany
Sept. 4, 2010 - Oct. 30, 2010

Artists for Freedom International Exhibit
Lennestadt, Germany
May 29, 2010 to June 26, 2010