Light Work is pleased to introduce our current Artist-in-Residence Keith Johnson. Keith arrived at Light Work in January armed with boxes of large-format paper for photographic and digital prints. He has since been vigorously printing chromogenic photographs on our Hope color processor, while also preparing museum-quality digital images for his upcoming exhibition at The Print Center in Philadelphia. A prolific artist, Keith has set out to create his final chromogenic print portfolio, before switching permanently to digital prints.

Keith Johnson has been involved in photography since the early seventies. He graduated in 1975 from Rhode Island School of Design with an MFA and studied with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind after spending a year at Visual Studies Workshop with Nathan Lyons. He has exhibited throughout the United States, most recently in solo shows at George Eastman House in Rochester, NY; College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI; the Art Institute of Boston; The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA; and CEPA Gallery in Buffalo, NY.

Every year, Light Work invites between twelve and fifteen artists to work in our state-of-the-art darkrooms. Light Work provides the artists with an apartment, a $2,000 stipend, ample work space, and generous staff support. Many former Artists-in-Residence return to Light Work regularly to use our public access Community Darkrooms. Applications are accepted year-around and reviewed by a committee every four to five months.

Find out more about the A-I-R program