Master of Many Media

Johanna N. Woltil

Education

B.F.A.

Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Arts,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

M.A. Education/Art

University of Utah,

Salt Lake City, Utah

Work experience

 Career: taught Art classes for 28 years in The Netherlands and in the United States. 

 At the High School level: taught Ceramics, Drawing, Oil paint, and Watercolor classes:

 At the College level: instructed courses in History of Art, History of Costume, Art Appreciation, Fashion Illustration and Three–Dimensional Design.

 Additional teaching experience:

Taught Classic Ballet, Jazz Ballet, Model Choreography, and French.

 Professional activities

 In the past, she has exhibited her work in commercial expositions in the Netherlands.  In addition, her work has been shown in several expositions organized by the University of Utah and expositions for Art teachers in the United States.

 More recently, her work has been exhibited:

 In the 2015, 2016, and 2017 “Plein Air” expositions at the Brandon Gallery in Fallbrook, California, (Juried group exhibit);

 In the 2016 “Plein Air Show” Watercolor Society (CVWS), Palm Desert, California (Juried group exhibit);

 In the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Annual “Members” Art Show CVWS, Palm Desert, California (Juried group exhibit);

 In the 2017 “Opposites Attract” Margaret Clark Foundation gallery Hudson, Ohio, (Dual exhibit);

 In the 2018 “Bold & Bright” Palm Springs Annual Juried Art Show, Palm Springs, California (Juried group exhibit);

 In the 2018  “Artistic Expressions of the Coachella Valley” Exhibition’ by the Palm Springs Art Museum Artists Council, California (Juried group exhibit).

 In the 2018, “California Dreaming” at CGC Atrium Gallery, Palm Desert, California. (Solo show featuring a wide range of work, such as watercolors, pastel, and acrylics).

 In 2019, at the Coachella Valley Watercolor Society, Palm Desert, California her painting ‘Tour de France’ was chosen by the demonstrator as “Artist of the Month February”.

In 2019, at UNLV, Las Vegas,Nevada her painting‘Phantomia’ was selected by the curator to represent The UNLV advanced painting classes.

  Experience as a juror:

 2015 The Lakes Member Art Show, The Lakes Country Club, Palm Desert, CA. 

 2017 The Lakes Member Art Show, The Lakes Country Club, Palm Desert, CA.

Other work experience

 Worked one year in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

 Experience in television and print advertising, and film acting. 

 Personal statement

 I am proficient in nearly all media. Originally, I have favored watercolors painted “Plein Air” in the impressionistic style, featuring bold strokes and bright colors.

 More recently, I have explored the human figure and its movement in works ranging from pencil drawings, to pastels, to acrylics, to oilpaints and collages.

 Looking toward the future, I am exploring the “breaking down” of figures and motion using a “grid structure” technique.