2014
3rd PLACE PAINTING AWARD, oil with mixed media, “Chandler”, Women Painters West. Summer Solstice, Segal Fine Art Gallery, presented by Juror/Judge, Ellie Blankford, Monrovia, CA
2015
THe CURATOR AWARD, mixed media on paper, “Bangkok Boogie”, Ink & Clay 42 - National Exhibition and Competition, “Bangkok Boogie”, Ink Juror, Kimiko Miyoshi, presented by Curator, Michele L. Cairella, Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
2019
IAA/USA ARTIST GRANT, monetary gift, International Artist Association and NGO in official Partnership with UNESCO, Dec 2019, Los Angeles CA, for producing and curating “The American Exhibition” for The 19th Japan International Exhibition and Competition at The National Art Center, Tokyo, JAPAN, and opening the door to Japan exhibitions for 40 American artists. This exhibition/competition had been previously closed to Americans, until my invitations in 2017, 2018, 2019
1ST PLACE PAINTING AWARD, oil painting, “SSOR”, Long Hall Gallery, Hommage to the Russian Avant-Garde, International Competition Exhibition, presented by the City of West Hollywood and the Bunker Group, a dissident artists group from the former Soviet Union, for The 19h Annual Russian Arts & Culture Festival, Judge/Juror-Art Critic, Peter Frank
The PRESIDENT’S AWARD, mixed media on paper, “CODA”, Ink & Clay 44, National Competition and Exhibition, W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal State Polytechnic University, presented by Curator-Michele L. Cairella Pomona, CA
The HONORARY AWARD,, mixed media drawing on paper, The National Art Center, Tokyo The 19th Japan International Exhibition and Competition, Chairman-Curator, Katsu, Shimmin, Toyko, JAPAN
2018
The GOLDEN AWARD, mixed media on paper, “Le Suite Jany”, The 18th Japan International Art X Chg Exhibition-Competition, Togane Bunka Kaikan, Curator, Katsu Shimmin, Tokyo, JAPAN
2nd PLACE PAINTING AWARD, Bunker Opens the Doors-International Competition Exhibition, Long Hall Gallery, presented by the City of West Hollywood, and the Bunker Group (a dissident Russian artists group of the former Soviet Union with Russian artist members participating from around the world) for the 20th Annual Russian Arts & Culture Festival, Judge/Juror, Art Critic, Peter Frank, West Hollywood, CA
1999
GRAMMY NOMINATION, NARAS, “Evermore”, Best Contemporary Soul Gospel, Take 6, So Cool Album
DOVE AWARD NOMINATION, GMA, “Evermore”, Album of the Year, Take 6- So Cool” Album
1978
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD,, oil painting, “Barnyard at Dawn”, Summer Art Competition and Exhibition, Downriver Council of the Arts, presented by Director-Johanna Spargo, Wyandotte, MI
SEE BELOW: 3 decades of Hands-on Conceptual and Intuitive Problem Solving experience that has contributed greatly to my art making.
1979-2010: JOHNSON EDWARDS PRODUCTIONS, Co-Partnership, LA, CA; a Full Service Event Production Company, specializing in producing Music and Entertainment, including: Environmental Design, Multi-Media Shows, Lighting, Music/Dance Shows, Video and full decor for a very discriminating clientele. Awards show include, 15 years of the GRAMMY -Governors Ball, The OSCARS-Governors Ball, SOUL TRAIN Televised Production and AFTERparty, GOLDEN GLOBES events, TONY AWARD events. A few clients include: LA Opera (20 years), Warner Bros Music, Sony, Fox, William Morris, CAA, Saban Entertainment, Nintendo, Eli Broad, David Hockney, Dino de Laurentis, Steven Spielberg, George Lucus; celebrity and corporate clients on request. Produced shows with name performers such as: Kristin Chenoweth, Kenny G, Diana Krull, Dolly Parton, Bette Midler, Robb Thomas, Babyface, Paul Anka, Burt Bacharach, Gary Morris.
1979-1982: J. JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, Sole proprietor, Beverly Hills, CA: Contract Design/Space Planning, Southern CA; final project: The Kennedy Company, 340,000sqft of designed space.
1995-2017: Award winning poetry, published in the USA, UK and Australia in Small Press Publications, Chapbooks, Anthologies and on Recorded Albums. Publishers on reques