• 1983-1985
    American Academy of Art, Chicago
  • 1986-1996
    Fine Artist
  • 1996-2004
    Elementary School Art Teacher
  • 2005-2007
    Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art
  • 2008-Present
    Professional Artist

    Instructor in Oil and Watercolor, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
  • 2011-Present
    Owner/Executive Director, Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art
  • Transparent Watercolor Society of America
  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society
  • Oil Painters of America

~ Molly M. Johnson ~

Molly Johnson’s artistic knowledge and ability stems from intensive training at the American Academy of Art, Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art, and numerous studies with some of today’s great artists. Her subject spectrum embraces landscape, still life and figurative. Having had award winning pieces in both watercolor and oil, she understands and enjoys how each medium compliments and challenges the other.

Molly’s hope is that the viewer’s experience of her stories on canvas and paper will inspire deep and meaningful associations within their own lives. She is thankful for her gifts and enjoys paying it forward through donating a portion of her proceeds to charities.

She resides in Denmark, WI with her husband and five children. Molly is currently renovating the hundred-year-old feed mill next to her home into a functioning work / exhibition space. The Denmark News ran a feature story on the transformation in progress, which you can view here.

    ~ 2012 ~

  • Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art Exhibition
    Artgarage, Green Bay
    January
  • Two Person Exhibition feat. Bren Sibilsky and Molly Johnson
    Cedarburg Cultural Center
    May 11-June 19
  • ~ 2011 ~

  • Artists of the New North Juried Exhibition
    Bergstrom Mahler Museum
    January
  • The Portrait in Watercolor Workshop
    The ArtGarage
    Feb 25 & 26
  • Juror for the Artwalk Exhibition
    Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
    March
  • Demonstration for the Wisconsin Watercolor Society
    Milwaukee, WI
    April
  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society Spring Show
    Rahr West Museum
    May 22-June 19
  • Butterflies and Friends Juried Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition and Auction
    June - Sept
  • The Portrait in Watercolor Workshop
    ArtGarage, Green Bay
    Sept 9-10
  • Northeast Wisconsin Studio Tour
    October 7-9
  • One Woman Exhibition BE Fit and Welness Center
    Delafield, WI
    Nov-Dec
  • ~ 2010 ~

  • "Premier Exhibiting Artist" for a N.E.W. Arts Council display in WI Department of Administration Building
  • Art Meets Heart Juried Exhibition
    The Art Garage, Green Bay
  • 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
    Oil Painters of America
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • Butterflies and Friends
    Outdoor Sculpture Painting Fundraiser for the Sciences
    Green Bay, WI
    May-Sept, 2010
  • Culture and Agriculture National Exhibition
    New Visions Gallery, Inc. Marshfield Clinic
    July 12-Sept 13, 2010
  • Richeson 75 International Portrait/Figure Competition
    Kimberly, WI
    Sept 2-Oct 25, 2010
  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society - Fall Show
    New Visions Gallery, Inc. Marshfield Clinic
    Sept 12 - Oct 30, 2010
  • Northeast Wisconsin Studio Tour
    Oct 8-10, 2010
  • "The Figure" Workshop
    Two days of drawing/painting the nude model
    The Art Garage, Green Bay
    Oct 22-Oct 23, 2010
  • ~ 2009 ~

  • Chosen for feature in PortalWisconsin.org Online Gallery
  • Two Person Show
    Wisconsin Arts Board Gallery
    Department of Administration Building,
    Madison, WI
  • Northeast Wisconsin Studio Tour
  • One-Person Show - Cedarburg Cultural Center
  • 2009 National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Oil Painters of America
  • Richeson 75: Small Works 2009
  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society - Spring Show
  • "You Gotta Have Art" Miniature Show
  • ~ 2008 ~

  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society - Fall Show
  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society - Spring Show
  • Transparent Watercolor Society of America - National Show
  • Cedarburg Cultural Center
    Best of Show
  • ~ 2007 ~

  • Miller Art Museum - 32nd Annual Show
    Special Merit Award
  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society - Fall Show
  • Fred Berger Award Winner
    For Excellence in Painting, KAFA
  • Wisconsin Watercolor Society - Spring Show
  • Appleton Art Center "Stage Craft" Show
  • Fred Berger Award Winner
    For Excellence in Painting, KAFA
  • Center for the Visual Arts "Midwest Winter" Show
  • Appleton Art Center "Symphony" Show
  • ~ 2006 ~

  • Jack Richeson
    First Place
  • Miller Art Museum - 31st Annual Show
  • Francis Hardy Center
    People's Choice Award
  • Fred Berger Award
    For Excellence in Drawing, KAFA
  • Arts Unlimited
    First Place
  • ~ 2005 ~

  • Peninsula Art School "40x40" Show
  • Barnsite Gallery "Barns and Farms" National Show
  • Oneida Arts
    First Place
  • Arts Unlimited
    First Place