About

Johanna is a creative lady. Raised free range on the great plains of MN, with one sister by their mother (#8 of 22 children in an Irish catholic farming family) a musician, poet, biochemist, and attorney, and their Father (#2 of 4 children in North Hollywood film family) a surfer, singer songwriter, physicist, estates planner. She attended 7 universities with study abroad in China, and graduated on time, following her thirst for learning and joy of exploring life.

In her fine art she blends her love of science and nature with her passion for the human experience and her mediation practice. She is compelled by the study of figure, landscape and abstract painting and draws on these to create. She loves color and light and moves in a flurry of brush strokes. Painting is her happy place, a place of renewal, where she holds conversations about what she finds fascinating and beautiful.

In her day job she works as a producer helping creatives come together, collaborate and bring their ideas to life. Often she is the first one in, and last to leave… and isn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves. She grew up in performance for Theater and Music, and has a minor in film. She found her way onto commercial sets in Los Angeles as a scenic painter, then came home to Minneapolis where she got her start in advertising as an Art Buyer (photo shoot producer). evolving with the industry into broadcast and content production. 

She is a mom, a gardener, a preparer of food. She often sings or talks to herself and can be found dancing in the kitchen or deep woods. She isn’t afraid to ask hard questions of herself and others, is as gentile as she is stern, and looks people in the eye as often as possible.