Johanna Porter

Johanna Porter
Duvall, Washington, USA

STATEMENT

My artwork is a manifestation of experiences discovered during deep immersion in nature. The repository of color, form, pattern, texture and quality of light are imprinted upon my subconscious and translate into subtle layers of meaning. My emotional state drives the artistic journey forward.

My current work is mixed-media digital assemblage. My practice mimics the natural cycles of creation and destruction. Each piece originates as photos and drawings where I process raw emotion. Recycled materials, junk mail, packaging, discarded books, letters, old drawings and photos are deconstructed to build collage. The resulting abstracted forms are born as new realities. The cycle continues as these works are digitized, manipulated, cut apart and re-imagined as continuations of previous works.

BIO

Johanna Porter was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She is a self-taught digital artist. She received a BFA in Graphic Design from University of North Florida in 1985. Her career includes three decades working as a graphic artist, illustrator and art director. In 2019 she moved her studio, PICTURESWITHIN, from South Florida to the Pacific Northwest and returned to her roots as a visual artist, creating work that is more relevant to her personal growth.

As an emerging artist, Johanna has exhibited her art in galleries across the nation and has been awarded public art commissions in the states of Washington and Arizona. She collaborated with a digital animator, co-creating two animated short films that were screened at Buoyant Theater, Redmond Downtown Park in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, Johanna was selected by the City of Redmond, Washington to participate in the Public Art Eastside Cohort. In 2022, the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture awarded Johanna an ArtistsUp! scholarship to further her career as a public artist. In 2022, Johanna won a Silver Independent Publisher (IPPY) Award for the crowd-funded, self-published art and poetry book, TNTRK.

ARTIST CONTACT

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www.pictureswithin.com

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