About

Samara Johnson (b. 1989, Anchorage, AK) received her MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2020, a BFA, and a BA in French from Sonoma State University in 2013. Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist.

Beyond her artistic practice, Samara engages with her community as both an academic and a volunteer. She is a dedicated educator, having taught at various institutions, including the University of Colorado at Boulder, Metropolitan State University, and the University of Wyoming, where she currently serves as an Assistant Lecturer. As part of her artistic practice, she volunteers as a horse handler in equine therapy and has taught numerous community art workshops. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Arvada Center for the Arts, George Mason University, the Healdsburg Center for the Arts, the Horse and Art Program (HARP) in Barnag, Hungary, and the Center for Visual Arts in Denver.

Samara now resides in Laramie, Wyoming, where she continues to teach at the University of Wyoming, create, and contribute to her community.