JOEL PETER JOHNSON (b. Bronx, New York) is a painter, illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, and art director. He’s been a painter and freelancing illustrator since 1987. His illustrations have been published in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Sport Illustrated, Boston Globe, among other publications; He’s received awards from and been featured in Graphis, American Illustration, Communication Arts, Print, AIGA, and Society of Illustrators. 2004, he received a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators, Illustrators 40 Exhibition. Johnson’s paintings have been exhibited across the U.S. including the Museum of American Illustration, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Burchfield Art Center in Buffalo, N.Y, where his work is part of their M&T Bank Collection. As a designer, he’s done work for the country’s leading cultural institutions including the Alley Theatre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morgan Library, Frick Collection, Clark Art Institute, Hirshhorn Museum. His artwork is referenced in Design Basics, 3rd & 4th edition, Launching the Imagination 4th & 5th edition and a commissioned appearance in The Art of Barbie: Artists Celebrate The Worlds Favorite Doll. Most recently, he was commissioned by the city of Raleigh, N.C for a public art project. He works as Head of Graphic Design at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, N.C., where he currently lives.  @joelpeterjohnson

Joel P. Johnson graphic design files, 1984-2021The Joel P. Johnson Graphic Design Files are open for research in Special Collections. Please see also the Online Archive of California for the detailed finding aid.