--- title: Anna Johnson description: 'I am an Ojibwe artist and muralist based in Fargo, North Dakota,.' url: 'https://www.artsume.com/a/anna-johnson' type: artist createdAt: '2026-04-24' updatedAt: '2026-08-26' disciplines: - Printmaking - Mixed Media - Public Muralism location: 'Fargo, ND, United States' --- # Anna Johnson *I am an Ojibwe artist and muralist based in Fargo, North Dakota,. | Printmaking, Mixed Media, Public Muralism | Based in Fargo, ND, United States* ## About Enrolled Member, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians ## Curriculum Vitae ### Education - **2010** - BFA, Printmaking & Drawing, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States ### Solo Exhibitions - **2025** - *Gigawaabimin (We'll See Each Other Again)*, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, United States - **2023** - *Evolution*, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, United States ### Group Exhibitions - **2023** - *Visions from the Land: Native Interpretations*, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MN, United States, Group - **2023** - *North Dakota Council on the Arts exhibition*, ND State Capitol, Bismarck, ND, United States, Group - **2022** - *Crow Show*, The Spirit Room, Fargo, ND, United States, Group - **2019** - *Crossroads Powwow & Native American Juried Arts & Crafts Festival*, Scheels Arena, Fargo, ND, United States, Group - **2018** - *Gidibaajimomin (We Tell Stories)*, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN, United States, Two-person - **2018** - *Crow Show*, The Spirit Room, Fargo, ND, United States, Group - **2018** - *Albino Buffalo Peel & Stick Series 7*, The Spirit Room, Fargo, ND, United States, Group - **2018** - *ND Human Rights Art Exhibition*, The Spirit Room, Fargo, ND, United States, Group - **2017** - Heart of the Turtle Juried Native American Art Show, Belcourt, ND, United States, Group - **2016** - Heart of the Turtle Juried Native American Art Show, Belcourt, ND, United States, Group - **2015** - *Native American Exhibition*, Cowboy & Indian Hall of Fame, Medora, ND, United States, Group - **2013** - *66th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art*, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, Moorhead, MN, United States, Group - **2013** - *65th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art*, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, Moorhead, MN, United States, Group - **2013** - *54th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art*, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, Moorhead, MN, United States, Group - **2010** - *A Collection of Traditional Oral Stories*, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States, Group ### Awards, Grants & Fellowships - **2020** - Best Collage, ND Human Rights Film & Arts Festival, Fargo, ND, United States - **2019** - 3rd Place Best in Show & 3rd Place People's Choice, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, United States - **2017** - Best Print Media, ND Human Rights Film & Arts Festival, Fargo, ND, United States - **2017** - 1st Place Mixed Media & 3rd Place Fine Arts, Heart of the Turtle Indian Juried Show, Belcourt, ND, United States - **2016** - 2nd Place Fine Arts & 2nd Place Mixed Media, Heart of the Turtle Indian Juried Show, Belcourt, ND, United States - **2013** - Honorable Mention, 54th Midwestern, Moorhead, MN, United States - **2010** - Billboard Competition Winner, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States ### Residencies - **2020** - Artist In Residency, West Acres Mall, Fargo, ND, United States - **2016** - Artist in Residency, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, United States ### Commissions - **2025** - GoodBulb, Fargo, ND, United States, Mural - **2025** - Library, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States, Mural - **2025** - Wyndmere School, Wyndmere, ND, United States, Murals (collaboration with students) - **2024** - New Story Counseling, Fargo, ND, United States, Mural - **2023** - Ojibwa Indian School, Belcourt, ND, United States, Murals - **2023** - International Market Plaza, Fargo, ND, United States, Mural - **2023** - Langdon Elementary School, Langdon, ND, United States, Mural - **2022** - Bernie's Wines & Liquors, Fargo, ND, United States, Mural - **2022** - Arrowhead Printing Inc., Belcourt, ND, United States, Mural - **2022** - Jim Hill Middle School, Minot, ND, United States, Two locker bank murals (collaboration with students) - **2021** - Downtown Fargo, Fargo, ND, United States, Mural, 'Greetings from Fargo' (collaboration with Victor Ving, The Greetings Tour) - **2021** - Children's Advocacy Center, Naytahwaush, MN, United States, Mural - **2021** - Downtown Fargo, Fargo, ND, United States, Utility-box wrap: The Hawk - **2020** - West Acres Mall, Fargo, ND, United States, Large Collage Installation - **2019** - Downtown Fargo, Fargo, ND, United States, Utility-box wrap: I Walk With Two Spirits - **2019** - Downtown Fargo, Fargo, ND, United States, Utility-box wrap: Forward Motion - **2018** - Downtown Fargo, Fargo, ND, United States, Utility-box wrap: Dreamcatcher ### Collections - Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND, United States, Public - Library, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States, Public - North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States, Public - Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, United States, Public ### Bibliography - **Apr. 1, 2026** - *Outdoor Art Appreciation: Fargo's Murals*, The Spectrum - **Nov. 1, 2025** - *5 Plain Questions Podcast*, elevenwarriorarts.com - **Mar. 1, 2025** - *Local artist Anna Johnson works on new mural at NDSU*, InForum - **June 1, 2024** - *Two-spirit artist Anna Johnson works to keep Indigenous stories alive*, InForum - **May 1, 2024** - *Fargo artist creates another vibrant community mural on busy thoroughfare*, InForum - **Sept. 1, 2023** - *A year after Fargo's International Market Plaza mural vandalized, a colorful new painting takes shape*, InForum - **May 1, 2023** - *We Are Family: Anna Johnson and the Human Family*, High Plains Reader - **Jan. 1, 2022** - *Fargo artist brings creation myth to life inside first-of-its-kind tribal youth center*, InForum - **2020** - *Minnesota Public Health PSA Artwork*, KAT & Company marketing agency - **2020** - *On Location in Rural America and Indian Country*, High Visibility - **2019** - *Trades and Traditions*, MSUM Broadcast Documentary film - **2019** - *Reflections in the Dark*, The Human Element (album cover art) - **Jan. 1, 2018** - *Printmaker Anna Johnson shares Native American heritage through art*, InForum - **2017** - *Forward Motion*, The Human Element (album cover art)