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March 09, 2006
Ed Johnston
Ed Johnston is an artist whose work involves exploring and visualizing structures and patterns that make up organisms and their environments. Themes in his work include decisions of demarcation (where we draw the boundaries on information) and human preservation. Currently, Johnston’s exploration involves collaborating with Dr. Adam Hoppe and Dr. Samuel Straight through University of Michigan’s Center for Live-Cell Imaging in which he is making 3D reconstructions of the microscopic data of various types of cells collected by Hoppe and Straight. These are manifested as surface models and animations in a virtual environment.
Born in Washington, D.C., and raised on Capitol Hill, Edward S. Johnston has received a Master of Education and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame. In May 1999, Johnston received an Award for Excellence in Art in the D.C. Congressional Art Competition. For the 2004-2005 academic year, he was the recipient of a partial scholarship to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art for a year of Post-baccalaureate study in studio art. He received his Post-baccalaureate Certificate in May 2005. In 2005, his work was shown in two MICA exhibitions as well as the Work In Progress Show at the Robbins Gallery here in Michigan. Currently, Johnston is attending the University of Michigan School of Art and Design in the Master of Fine Arts Program where his focus is scientific visualization.
Posted by gharp at March 9, 2006 11:14 PM