Johnson, Betsy
Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Johnson, Betsy
Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Research specialties: conceptual art, performance art, photography, and modern/contemporary Japanese art. Contact: JohnsonEi@si.edu
Background And Education
Education And Training
- University of Maryland, College Park , Department of Art History and Archaeology 2008 - 2013
- M.A. in Art History, Pennsylvania State University , Department of Art History 2001 - 2004
- Pennsylvania State University , Integrative Arts 1995 - 1998
Awards And Honors
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Johnson, Betsy. 2018. "Curator's Eye: Your oceanic feeling by Olafur Eliasson." Modern Magazine, 48. 2018
Presentations
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Exhibit
- Johnson, Betsy (Curator). 2018. "Deep Dive, WAS Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland." .
- Johnson, Betsy (Curator). 2019. "Feel the Sun in Your Mouth: Recent Acquisitions." Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2019-08-24 to 2020-02-02..
- Johnson, Betsy (Curator). 2022. "One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection." Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2022-04-01.
Activities
Organizer Of Event
- Deep Dive, WAS Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland 2018
- Art Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC 2017
- Minding the Hand, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia 2017
- Nature as Prototype, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, Virginia 2017
- Throwing Light, Catching Flak, A Reflective Experience of Light Thrown, Caught, Danced, and Heard, Metro Micro Gallery, Arlington, Virginia 2017
- Throwing Light, Metro Micro Gallery, Arlington, Virginia 2017
- Modernity Stripped Bare: Undressing the Nude in Contemporary Japanese Photography, The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 2011
Professional Service Activities
- Kohl Gallery, Washington Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland Juror, 100Proof 2017
- Rhizome DC Lecturer, Project ENTROPY 2017
- Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia Juror, Interlude: Unfinished Works 2017
Contact
Location
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Department
