First Friday Art Show hosted by Judy Anne Johnson at Bernice’s Bakery

Photographer Judy Anne Johnson makes Missoula her home. In her upcoming solo exhibition, she explores abstraction by photographing locations around Missoula. Her photographic approach is instinctual and her subjects diverse. Her photography is more about the how and why than the what, about what grabs her emotions and captures her imagination. She photographs the land, places, decay, history, animals and people. She is drawn to the whimsy and humor in life which often makes its way into a photograph.

She has lived in Oregon, Washington, Indiana, and New York state. She travels extensively, most recently making several solo road trips to the American Southwest. She traveled across America in 2021 and 2023, keeping to the small highways and byways. She has traveled to France, Iran, Jordan, and Lebanon. And Phoenix. It was in Phoenix at a workshop this spring that she discovered the magic and freedom of abstract photography.

Ms. Johnson developed an interest in photography at an early age. She has studied photography at every opportunity over the years, the technique and the art of it, beginning with film. She drew early inspiration from her mother and from the black & amp; white masters of the 20th Century. Black & white photography remains her enduring love though she makes color images as well, depending on the story she wants to tell.

These days she takes her digital camera almost everywhere she goes. Photography “sharpens my
powers of observation and fills my world with a sense of wonder and well-being.”

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