Collection: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson studied painting and ceramics at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) before apprenticing with potter Richard Bresnahan. He further honed his skills in Denmark and Japan, where he explored Scandinavian and Japanese ceramic styles and later earned graduate degrees from the University of Iowa (Johnson County, IA). Johnson currently teaches at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University (St Joseph, MN) and has served on the board of Artaxis, a non-profit that supports ceramic artists worldwide. His work represents a blend of control and natural variation, emphasizing the organic changes produced by the wood kiln. Johnson’s work has been shown in over 100 group and solo exhibitions and is included in the permanent collections of multiple museums.