Background
Johnson, Katherine M. King was born in 1906 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of John Ray and Clara (Plamondon) King.
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Johnson, Katherine M. King was born in 1906 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of John Ray and Clara (Plamondon) King.
Student, University Nebraska College Fine Arts, 1923—1924. Student, University Vermont Extension, 1941—1942. Student, College Desert, 1965—1966.
Designer, contractor Eastridge Acres, Piedmont Devels., Rutland, Vermont, since 1957. Corporator Marble Savings Bank, Rutland. One man show Chester (Vermont) Art Guild, 1970.
Participant in three man art show, Shadow Mountain Club, Palm Desert, California, 1964.
Exhibited with Southern Vermont Artists in major United States cities, 1950, New York World"s Fair with Mid Vermont Artists, 1964. Exhibited one man show Chaffee Art Gallery, Rutland, 1967, 74, 83, retrospective, 1980.
Represented in permanent collections. Displayed painting 1967 National Christmas Tree from Vermont in Washington, 1967, painting now in permanent collection Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Library, Austin, Texas Company-Chairman.Vt.
Committee for National Art Week, 1940.
Director bicentennial exhibit Rutland (Vermont) Museum Arts, 1961. Founder Chaffee Art Gallery, Rutland, trustee,1961—. Member Vermont Council on Arts since 1963.
Trustee art committee Manchester (Vermont) Art Center, since 1984, exhibiting member, since 1940.
Board of directors Desert Art Center, Palm Springs, California, 1963.
Co-chairman Vermont Committee National Art Week, 1940. Exhibiting member Manchester Art Center, Vermont, since 1940, trustee, art committee, since 1984. Director, bicentennial exhibit Rutland Museum Arts, 1961.
Founder Chaffee Art Gallery, Rutland, trustee, since 1961. Member Vermont Council Arts, since 1963. Board directors Desert Art Center, Palm Springs, California, 1963.
Member of National League American Pen Women (president, Southern Vermont branch, state art chairman 1964-1965, 1974-1975, 1986-1987, state president 1972-1973, exhibitor, national show 1974, Vermont State awards 1973, 1975, 1985), Rutland Area Art Association (president 1962-1974, chairman board 1977-1980, director, chairman board trustees 1980-1982, senior trustee 1983-1986), Mid Vermont Artists (president 1941-1949), Shadow Mountain Palette Club, Sigma Kappa.
Married Norman F. Johnson, September 4, 1925 (deceased). Children: Raymond East., Lyman West., Carlene King (deceased).