Mia Johnson

Running on an Angle Mia Johnson

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Issued also in electronic format. Biographical Note: Mia Johnson has an extensive background in art, writing and computers. She earned a BA in English Literature at Simon Fraser University before teaching high school in the Canadian north. She majored in painting and art history at Emily Carr and exhibited at the Bau-Xi Gallery during the 1980s. Over the next 30 years, she reviewed art gallery exhibits in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta. In the 1990s, Mia earned an MA and PhD in computer technologies. She was awarded a J. Paul Getty Fellowship for her PhD dissertation on digital art. She wrote several books on children's art, including two for Lowell House/RGA, and taught university for 15 years. Since 2001, Mia has owned Kits Media, a Vancouver website development company. She is currently writing a book about her remarkable daughter, who has autism and was blind for fifteen years. Follow Mia's story at www.runningonanangle.com

Contributor Bio:  Johnson, MIA Mia Johnson has an extensive background in art, writing and computers. She earned a BA in English Literature at Simon Fraser University before teaching high school in the Canadian north. She majored in painting and art history at Emily Carr and exhibited at the Bau-Xi Gallery during the 1980s. Over the next 30 years, she reviewed art gallery exhibits in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta. In the 1990s, Mia earned an MA and PhD in computer technologies. She was awarded a J. Paul Getty Fellowship for her PhD dissertation on digital art. She wrote several books on children's art, including two for Lowell House/RGA, and taught university for 15 years. Since 2001, Mia has owned Kits Media, a Vancouver website development company. She is currently writing a book about her remarkable daughter, who has autism and was blind for fifteen years. Follow Mia's story at www.runningonanangle.com