Julie Johnson
United States
Instagram: @florafiberdye
Julie Johnson
Portland, Oregon, USA
Plant-based papermaker, book arts, sculptural basketry, plant dyes, weaving, and sculpture artist; plant materials research.
September 2025. Gallery 114. Portland, Oregon. 3 person show. Nancy Helmsworth, Lisa Conway, and Julie Johnson.
July-August, 2025. Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show. Coming Around Again.
May, 2025. Invited artist, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
April-May, 2025. Soliloquay Fine Arts, Portland, Oregon. Juried group show. intertwined - poets respond to fine art; part of Ekphraestival 2025.
April, 2025. Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, Oregon. 3 person show. Julie Johnson, Anna Kaufman and Kirsten Blair.
February-March, 2025. Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon. 2 person show. Julie Johnson and Katsu Shibata.
September-October, 2024. Arts Council of Lake Oswego, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Juried group show. A Distant Center.
September, 2024. Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show.
June, 2024. Art at the Cave Gallery, Vancouver, Washington. Juried group show. The Human Race.
March-June, 2024. Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show. Baskets Naturally.
August-September, 2023. Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show. The Shifting Shapes of Woven Forms.
April, 2023. Art at the Cave Gallery, Vancouver, Washington. Juried group show. Watershed.
May, 2023. Invited artist, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
2021-2025, Board member, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
2020. Hand Papermaking, Portfolio 13 - In Between contributor: https://www.handpapermaking.org/portfolios/in-between
2015-2025. Invited artist, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
2010. Hand Papermaking, Summer Issue, Using Invasive Plant Fibers Responsibly. https://www.handpapermaking.org/magazine-articles/using-invasive-plant-fibers-responsibly (See .pdf of the full article below.)
Hand Papermaking, Summer 2010, Paper Samples: Comparing Japanese knotweed fibers harvested three weeks apart: https://www.handpapermaking.org/magazine-articles/using-invasive-plant-fibers-responsibly (See .pdf of the full article below.)
2009. Wax and the Artist Book. Compiled by Catherine Nash. Every Leaf a Miracle, page 8: https://papermakingresources.com/pdf/Wax_and_the_artist.pdf
2008. 500 Handmade Books, Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form. Lark Books. Julie Johnson artist books: Aleta - page 64; Journey - page 391.
Columbia Basin Basketry Guild member: https://www.basketryguild.org/julie-johnson
Julie Johnson
Portland, Oregon, USA
Plant-based papermaker, book arts, sculptural basketry, plant dyes, weaving, and sculpture artist; plant materials research.
September 2025. Gallery 114. Portland, Oregon. 3 person show. Nancy Helmsworth, Lisa Conway, and Julie Johnson.
July-August, 2025. Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show. Coming Around Again.
May, 2025. Invited artist, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
April-May, 2025. Soliloquay Fine Arts, Portland, Oregon. Juried group show. intertwined - poets respond to fine art; part of Ekphraestival 2025.
April, 2025. Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, Oregon. 3 person show. Julie Johnson, Anna Kaufman and Kirsten Blair.
February-March, 2025. Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon. 2 person show. Julie Johnson and Katsu Shibata.
September-October, 2024. Arts Council of Lake Oswego, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Juried group show. A Distant Center.
September, 2024. Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show.
June, 2024. Art at the Cave Gallery, Vancouver, Washington. Juried group show. The Human Race.
March-June, 2024. Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show. Baskets Naturally.
August-September, 2023. Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, Oregon. Columbia Basin Basketry Guild group show. The Shifting Shapes of Woven Forms.
April, 2023. Art at the Cave Gallery, Vancouver, Washington. Juried group show. Watershed.
May, 2023. Invited artist, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
2021-2025, Board member, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
2020. Hand Papermaking, Portfolio 13 - In Between contributor: https://www.handpapermaking.org/portfolios/in-between
2015-2025. Invited artist, Frogwood Artists' Collaborative.
2010. Hand Papermaking, Summer Issue, Using Invasive Plant Fibers Responsibly. https://www.handpapermaking.org/magazine-articles/using-invasive-plant-fibers-responsibly (See .pdf of the full article below.)
Hand Papermaking, Summer 2010, Paper Samples: Comparing Japanese knotweed fibers harvested three weeks apart: https://www.handpapermaking.org/magazine-articles/using-invasive-plant-fibers-responsibly (See .pdf of the full article below.)
2009. Wax and the Artist Book. Compiled by Catherine Nash. Every Leaf a Miracle, page 8: https://papermakingresources.com/pdf/Wax_and_the_artist.pdf
2008. 500 Handmade Books, Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form. Lark Books. Julie Johnson artist books: Aleta - page 64; Journey - page 391.
Columbia Basin Basketry Guild member: https://www.basketryguild.org/julie-johnson
Using Invasive Plant Fibers Responsibly by Julie Johnson - Hand Papermaking Summer 2010 Issue
