GARTH JOHNSON

The Everson Museum of Art has appointed GARTH JOHNSON as the museum’s new curator of ceramics, a newly created position at the Everson, effective Aug. 1. He most recently served as curator of ceramics at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Ceramics Research Center. During his three years at ASU, Johnson curated a series of exhibitions that explored social activism, performance art, and collaborations with industry. He also oversaw ASU’s 3000-piece collection of contemporary ceramics, adding works by international artists. Prior to ASU, Johnson served as curator at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia and as associate professor of art and art history at the University of the Redwoods in Eureka, California. He received his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.