On the Spot
Salt Lake's Emily Johnson
Emily Johnson is a recent graduate from the University of Utah's History MA program and the new collections registrar at Utah Arts & Museums. During her time at the U, she focused heavily on public history and art, and co-curated an exhibit for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts showcasing printmakers of the Great Depression. A Salt Lake City native, Emily lives downtown and spends her free time hanging out with Stella, her pit bull.
 What hangs above your mantel?
 I just moved into a new apartment, and only started placing art and artifacts in the last few days. I don't actually have a mantel, but in my living room hangs two square prints by Ed Mell of blooming desert flowers, one white and the other orange and red. A print of Jules Breton's "The Song of the Lark" is hanging by my front door.
What are you reading lately?
For the last two years, everything I've read has been for school. The most memorable book I read recently that directly relates to my thesis is called "Flight Maps: Adventures with Nature in Modern America" by Jennifer Price. She's a hilarious and brilliant environmental historian, and the book is great fun. Having just finished my Master's thesis, picking up a book that's not directly related to my academic research still feels a little indulgent and rebellious. I have Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and Margaret Atwood's "Surfacing" on my night stand.
Who would you choose to paint or sculpt your portrait:
I'd love to have Kate Beaton turn me into one of her comics. Seriously, "Hark! A Vagrant" is hilarious and I'd love to be a kind of sassy and impatient historical heroine ala Beaton's rendition of Queen Elizabeth or Wonder Woman.
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The content you see in this magazine is provided by a fluid group of volunteers whose ability with the pen or camera is matched by their curiosity and enthusiasm for Utah's art world. 15 Bytes is an open community forum. If you are interested in writing an article, or providing images for our magazine contact editor Shawn Rossiter at editor@artistsofutah.org |
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15 Bytes: About Us
Our editorial contributors this edition
The content you see in this magazine is provided by a fluid group of volunteers whose ability with the pen or camera is matched by their curiosity and enthusiasm for Utah's art world. 15 Bytes is an open community forum. If you are interested in writing an article, or providing images for our magazine contact editor Shawn Rossiter at editor@artistsofutah.org
 Ehren Clark studied art history at both the University of Utah and the
University of Reading in the UK. He is now a professional writer. |
 Anne Cummings-Anderson is co-owner of (a)perture-- a Salt Lake based creative agency, a free-lance writer, curator and photographer who has always possessed a passion for narrative photography and has focused on social commentary that reflects the human condition. Her photography has been exhibited in several group and solo shows in Salt Lake City. |
 Jared Christensen grew up in North Ogden, Utah and finally moved to Salt Lake at the age of 18 to go to school. He is currently at Westminster College pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography. |
 Carol Fulton got her degree in radio and television production a long time ago. She was born in Brazil and lived in many countries, being a Foreign Service officer brat. Now retired from the airline industry, she volunteers at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and dabbles in oil painting and found-object sculpture. |
 Stephen Goldsmith is a craftsman, sculptor and the founder of Artspace, an NGO that has developed affordable live/work space, childcare and educational facilities, and incubator space for non-profit agencies in Salt Lake City since 1980. He's currently an Associate Professor at the University of Utah's College of Architecture + Planning, Director of The Center for the Living City, and with Lynne Elizabeth co-authored What We See: advancing the observations of Jane Jacobs. |
 Kelly Green, a Salt Lake native, first discovered photography when her parents gave her a point-n-shoot camera while traveling through Southern Utah. She was instantly hooked. She photographs in black and white and color film with 35mm and medium formats, dipping into the digital world for live music shots or 15 Bytes assignments. |
 Gerry Johnson was an engineer in a past life. A former film, now digital photographer, his work over the last 3 years has been "to capture the 'moments of beauty' that surround each of us in our daily lives, and present them to the viewer in a way that they can also experience the spirit of beauty." |
 Sue Martin holds an M.A. in Theatre and has worked in public relations. As an artist, she works in watercolor, oil, and acrylic to capture Utah landscapes or the beauty of everyday objects in still life. |
 Frank McEntire, former executive director of the Utah Arts Council, is a sculptor, independent curator, and arts administrator and was the art critic for The Salt Lake Tribune and Salt Lake City magazine.
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 Zoe Rodriguez, a native of San Francisco, is a full-time photographer and designer. She is currently working on What I Thought I Saw, a book project that challenges our perceptions of how we see people.
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 Shawn Rossiter, a native of Boston, was raised on the East Coast. He has degrees in English, French and Italian Literature. He dropped out of a Masters program in Contemporary Literature to pursue a career as an artist. He founded Artists of Utah in 2001 and is editor of its magazine, 15 Bytes. |
 Dale Thompson has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College. Her writing career includes work for a local theatre, journalism in Park City, and freelance contributions for various nonprofit organizations. |
 Tony Watson is originally from Washington State but has lived most of his adult life in Utah. No one occupation has occupied his working hours but his leisure hours are spent either climbing southern Utah's redrock country or engaging his mind with aesthetic issues. |
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