Bio
Jasmine Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Chicago (BFA 2026). Johnson’s curatorial practice is inspired by place-making theory, institutional critique, and the nuance of human experiences, while Johnson’s artistic practice is interested in how spiritual narratives naturally live inside the perceived inanimate or unimportant. Johnson is currently one half of MagandMan and is the founder and director of the Living Systems Gallery Project.
Resume
JASMINE JOHNSON
Chicago, IL • jasminejohnsonartist@gmail.com • jasminejohnsonart.com
Education
2026 BFA in Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Awards
2026 Student Leadership Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2026 Projects for Peace Summer Grant, Middlebury College, Vermont, USA
2023-2025 Presidential Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Exhibitions
2026 Inherited Surface, James B Marco, Chicago, IL, USA
2026 Undercurrents, Marta Czok Foundation, Venice, IT
2023 Rated R for Red, Color Club Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2023 ArtBash, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Curatorial Projects
2026 Living Systems Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2026 ad hoc, SITE Galleries, Chicago, IL, USA
2025 A House Built on Sand, MagandMan, Color Club, Chicago, IL, USA
2024 Cycles of Liberatory Love, Cellophane Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Professional Experience
2025 - 2026 SITE Special Programs Director, SAIC SITE Galleries, Chicago, IL, USA
2024 - 2026 Gallery Assistant, SAIC Student Galleries, Chicago, IL, USA
2024 Intern, Narrow Bridge Arts Club, Chicago, IL, USA
Academic Conferences
2026 Panel Facilitator, SAIC SITE Galleries: Life After School Panel,
Chicago, IL, USA
2025 Panel Facilitator, SAIC SITE Galleries 30th Anniversary: Living Archives
Panel, Chicago, IL, USA
2025 - 2026 Juror, SITE Spring Exhibition Submissions, Chicago, IL, USA
2024 - 2026 Juror, SITE Fall Exhibition Submissions, Chicago, IL, USA
Publications
2026 “Pilsen As Praxis: Adhocism, Environmental Justice, and Art Activism in Chicago”, Chicago
Journal of Visual Art, Chicago, IL, USA