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“At the Bottom of Everything: Printmaking by Eric A. Johnson”

Presented by NDSU Memorial Union Gallery at NDSU Memorial Union

September 1-October 2, 2010

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Fargo, N.D., (June 30, 2010) - North Dakota Native Eric A. Johnson’s exhibit “At the Bottom of Everything: Printmaking by Eric A. Johnson” will be showcased in the North Dakota State University Memorial Union Art Gallery Sept. 1st through Oct. 2nd. The exhibit encompasses about twelve years of work and about 60 individual prints. An opening reception will take place Sept. 2nd from 4-6 p.m. with a closing reception on Oct. 1st from 4-6 p.m. “I use both the city and the tree to represent the anxiety, as well as other emotions associated with life changes and events common to everyone, such as birth, death, relationships, and disease,” Johnson said. “When I am printing I often spend hours at a time thinking about life, listening to music, and pondering reality.” Johnson graduated from Chaffee High School in 1997. Johnson received his B.S. degree from North Dakota State University in 1997 and in 1998 he began his studies at the University of North Dakota’s Master’s of Fine Arts program, studying under Brian Paulson, Patrick Luber, and printmaker Kim Fink. Johnson received his Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of North Dakota in 2001. Johnson has been involved with the P.E.A.R.S. (printmaking education and research studio) program at NDSU since 1999, where in 2005 he became an intern with the program under the guidance of the Master Printer, Kent Kapplinger. Johnson continues to do his printmaking and assists the Master Printer, Kent Kapplinger with the studio, classes, and shop duties. In 2009 and 2010 Johnson served as Master Printer himself, editioning reduction relief prints for Canadian painter Ken Dalgarno and artist Star Wallowing Bull. Esther Hockett: 701 231 8239 MU Gallery: 701 231 7900 Ndsu.mugallery@ndsu.edu www.eajarts.com