Biography

                             

 William Johnson is a native born Western Nevadan and is currently progressing towards a BFA in drawing and painting at the University of Nevada in Reno. He earned his Associate of Arts at Truckee Meadows Community College which accompanies his Associate Degree in Business Administration from Morrison University. He is currently the President of the Art Club at Truckee Meadows Community College, an active member of Phi Theta Kappa, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. While there he served as Community Service Chairman for the American Society of Landscape Architects club and volunteers over 40 hours a year with Habitat for Humanity. In 2010 he volunteered over 100 hours with the Kings Row Project helping to create and install a landscape design.

     In 2012 as president of the Art Club at Truckee Meadows Community College Johnson worked behind the scenes of the 38^Th Annual Student Art Show helping with its success. He has participated in the Student Art Show at Truckee Meadows Community College in 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2011 he was awarded a special recognition award in the drawing category for his Old Country Road. In 2007 and 2008 had his work on displayed in the Sparks Family Art show held annually at the Nugget in Sparks, Nevada. His artwork will be on display this summer of 2012 at the Student Art Gallery at Truckee Meadows Community College for Art Town celebration.

     To further his education and life experiences Johnson will be in New Zealand in late May photographing Wellington and with its gardens. In June He will be in Brisbane Australia studying Engineering designs. In August of 2012 he will leave for the Universit`a degli Studia della Tuscia in Viterbo, Italy. While enjoying his senior year in Italy, his studies will cover Studio Art, Italian History, Environmental studies, Italian and Baroque gardens history and design, and his other passion Italian Cuisine.  While staying in Italy Johnson will be placing his artwork on display at several venues around Viterbo and Torrin.