Background
Johnston, Ynez was born on May 12, 1920 in Berkeley, California, United States.
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Ynez Johnston
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1941; Master of Fine Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1946.
Career
Lecturer art University California, Berkeley, 1950—1951, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1954—1955, Chouinard Art Institute, 1956, California State University, Los Angeles, 1966—1967, University Judaism School Fine Arts, Los Angeles, 1967, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1978—1981. Artist-in-residence Fullerton College, California, 1982.
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Nationality
American
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Recipient San Francisco Museum Art award oil painting, 1946. Awards California State Fair, 1951, 61, 62. Award etching Los Angeles County Museum, 1950. Exhibition first award Metropolitan Museum Art, 1952. Purchase award Exhibition Foreign Artists, Rome, Italy, 1952. Purchase award Otis The Art Institute of Chicago, 1963. Purchase award Los Angeles Municipal Art Department, 1967. Also commissions; John Simon Guggenheim Foundation grantee, 1952. Louis Comfort Tiffany grantee, 1955, 56. Huntington Hartford grantee, 1957. James Phelan grantee, 1958. MacDowell Colony grantee, 1959. Tamarind workshop fellow, 1966. National Endowment Arts painting grantee, 1976, 85.Recipient San Francisco Museum Art award oil painting, 1946. Awards California State Fair, 1951, 61, 62. Award etching Los Angeles County Museum, 1950.
Exhibition first award Metropolitan Museum Art, 1952. Purchase award Exhibition Foreign Artists, Rome, Italy, 1952. Purchase award Otis The Art Institute of Chicago, 1963.
Purchase award Los Angeles Municipal Art Department, 1967. Also commissions; John Simon Guggenheim Foundation grantee, 1952. Louis Comfort Tiffany grantee, 1955, 56.
Huntington Hartford grantee, 1957. James Phelan grantee, 1958. MacDowell Colony grantee, 1959.
Tamarind workshop fellow, 1966. National Endowment Arts painting grantee, 1976, 85.