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ARTIST STATEMENT:

Our society has the power to see inside cells - to look at the surface of Mars, yet we face controversy turning our vision onto ourselves.

For several centuries, the issue of revealing what is culturally hidden has been part of the roles of the artistic community.

As a figure artist, I follow an almost inherent urge to represent our true nature, to document the human form, and to find elegant and simple drawing solutions that please the eye.

The issues that currently envelop nudity do not interest me; I look to my subject with the same eye as the landscape artist sees the sunset, or the still life artist sees a flower. I do my best to place on paper a translation of what is before me, and let the viewers interpret, as they will.




EDUCATION

2002
Matriculated in Teaching and Curriculum Ph.D. Syracuse University
1998
Masters in Art Education Syracuse University
1976
BA Oswego University (Major in Art and concentration in Photography)
1974
Associates Degree Canandaigua Community College




EXPERIENCE

1989 - Present
Jowonio School, Syracuse, NY
Creative Art Resource teacher. Jowonio is an inclusive preschool. Work with 3, 4, and 5 year olds, staff, artists in residence, and other special projects.
1995 - Present
Open Figure Drawing Inc. at Westcott Community Center - Syracuse, NY
Host, Figure Drawing Instructor
1985 - 87
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center - Institute for Professional Puppetry Arts - Waterford CT
Graduate instruction in puppetry materials, mold making, casting.
1984 - 87
National Marionette Theater, CT

Catskill Puppet Theater, NY

Eric Bass Sand Glass Theater, VT

Hasbro Toys, RI

Universal Studios Roboshop, LA, CA
Performer, Designer/Builder (sets, props, figures)

Freelance Designer, Materials Consultant for National organization of the Puppeteers of America (present)
1980-2002
Puppetry Guild of Upstate New York
Co-editor of Puppetry Guild of Upstate New York Newsletter, charter member
1978- 87
Seneca Falls, NY
Co-owner Fool on the Hill - Manufacturing/marketing marionettes, puppets, and toys



Artwork Copyright © 2012 Iver Johnson.