About

Shannon Johnstone received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and MFA in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology.



She is the recipient of numerous awards including “Pause, To Begin” artist, Critical Mass Top 50 (2009, 2010), and Honorable Mention in Lens Culture’s 2010 International Exposure Awards.



Most recently she became one of Photolucida’s 2013 Critical Mass Finalists, and the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University selected her work for a “Staff Picks Award” in the Exposure 2013 competition.



Johnstone is a tenured Associate Professor at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC.

