Tamara K. Johnston

Education

• MA, Museum Studies and Non-Western Art, The George Washington University
• BA, Art History and Philosophy, UW-Madison

Biography

Tamara Johnston teaches art and design courses at the Peck School of the Arts, College of Art and Architecture, at UW-Milwaukee. She has a Master’s degree in Museum Studies from The George Washington University and a Baccalaureate in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. Before teaching full-time, Ms. Johnston worked in the museum & preservation field for over 25 years, specializing in non-western art and archaeology collections, collections care, and museum education.

Ms. Johnston teaches Undergraduate/Graduate Courses such as Issues in Contemporary Art: Remix & Public Art and Issues in Contemporary Art: Decolonizing the Museum in the 21st Century as well as undergraduate courses such as ART150 Multicultural America and ART124 Design Survey. Ms. Johnston has also taught encyclopedic art history at other colleges and universities and has developed several courses specifically for art students such as: Survey of Native American Art & Design; Survey of African Art & Design; World Textiles and Clothing – Ancient to Modern; Globalization of Fashion – 16^th c to Fast Fashion. Research and collecting interests include traditional Polish Costumes, Mayan Textiles, and global textiles from the 19th & 20th centuries.

Links

• Curriculum Vitae, CV (PDF)
• www.linkedin.com