EDUCATION 2011 University of Illinois at Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts 2015 South Suburban College Entrepreneurship Certification 2018 University of Chicago, Masters in Teaching
CURATED EXHIBITIONS 2015 Winter Blues Tye Johnson Artistry Chicago, IL 2015 With Love We Conquer Tye Johnson Artistry Chicago, IL 2015 Quest The Legend Tye Johnson Artistry Chicago, IL 2015 David Anthony Art Tye Johnson Artistry Chicago, IL 2015 Holiday Art Show Tye Johnson Artistry Chicago, IL 2016 Black Love Matters!™ Zhou B. Arts Center Chicago, IL 2016 The Little Things Zhou B. Arts Center Chicago, IL 2016 Frontline Exhibition South Side Community Arts Center Chicago, IL 2017 Frontline Exhibition Ashe Cultural Center New Orleans, LA 2017 (February) Black Love Matters! Tye Johnson Artistry, Zhou B. Arts Center Chicago, IL 2017 (September) Black Love Matters!™ South Side Community Arts Center Chicago, IL 2017 The Little Things Dionne Victoria Studios, INC. Chicago, IL 2018 (February) Black Love Matters! William Hill Gallery Chicago, IL 2018 (October) Black Love Matters! Zhou B. Arts Center Chicago, IL 2018 The Little Things Dionne Victoria Studios, INC. Chicago, IL 2019 Black Love and the Art of Healing Dionne Victoria Studios, INC. Chicago, IL
AWARDS AND GRANTS 2006 All City Poster Award 2006 Congressional Art District Winner Award 2007 Black Creativity Honorable Mention Museum of Science and Industry 2011 Nieman Award University of Illinois at Chicago 2011 Illinois Arts Council Individual Artists Award 2012 The Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation Grant 2017 Honorable Mention Ashe Cultural Center New Orleans
COMMUNITY OUTREACH 2013 Art as Therapy Facilitator, Cook County Juvenile Detention Center Chicago, IL 2014 Art as Therapy Facilitator Urban Arts Retreat Center Chicago, IL 2014 Art Instructor, Unicoi Studio Chicago, IL 2014-18 Teaching Artist, SkyArt Chicago, IL 2016-18 Teaching Artist, Dionne Victoria Studios, INC. 2017 Frontline Exhibition Workshop Facilitator and Panelist New Orleans, LA 2017-19 Teaching Artist, University of Chicago Arts Incubator Chicago, IL 2018 Art Instructor, McMain Elementary New Orleans, LA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS South Side Community Art Center-Resident artist and curator Sky Art-Teaching Artist University of Chicago Arts Incubator-Teaching Artist Chicago Artist Coalition-FIELD/Work Resident Artist PUBLICATIONS