Michelle Ranee Johnson Photography
Exhibitions & Competitions
Exhibition Awards
2024
19th Annual Black and White Spider Awards
Honorable Mention in Professional Nature Category
"Mobius Arch and Moon" - The beautiful moon setting between the Eastern Sierra and Mobius Arch while at the Alabama Hills last February 2024. One can also see Lone Pine Peak & Tumanguya (Mt. Whitney) through the arch. Nüümü Witü, Newe Sogobia, & Nüümü Ancestral Homeland.
IPA (International Photography Awards)
Jury Top 5 - One Shot: "Searching for Peace"
"Beyond the Realms of Your Perceptions" - The title was taken from an Alice Catherine Evans quote: "In the poverty of your imagination it is easier to believe that the printed word is gospel truth. I went beyond the realms of your perceptions." Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NP, CA. Timbosha Shoshone & Newe Segobia Ancestral Homeland.
People's Vote Award
reFocus 2023 Color Photo Awards
Professional Travel Division for my series "Cloudscapes"
About the series: Remember being a child and seeing shapes in the passing clouds? Sometimes clouds seem menacing, other times peaceful, but they always bring beauty and intrigue to the sky and the landscapes they pass over.
2023
People's Vote Award
reFocus 2023 Black and White Photo Awards
Professional Landscape Division for my series "Painting with Light"
About the series: The great Miroslav Tichý once stated, "Photography is painting with light.” Light can fall at various intensities and highlight areas differently daily, creating countless ways to paint with light.
Women Wanderers
2023 IPA (International Photography Awards) Extreme Sports Honorable Mention
The title, Woman Wanderers, is about women's empowerment, and the title comes from an Olive Schreiner poem. Women, for years, have had to fight their way to the top. As my mother used to quote Charlotte Whitton, "Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult." What better way to show women rising to meet challenges and overcome obstacles (and often enjoying the challenges) than through rock climbing? Climbing is a mixture of power and grace, where one dances up rock faces, finding choreography through each movement.
Award of Merit at Environments Show
March 30-May 12
"Beyond the Realms of Your Perceptions" - The title was taken from an Alice Catherine Evans quote: "In the poverty of your imagination it is easier to believe that the printed word is gospel truth. I went beyond the realms of your perceptions." Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NP, CA. Timbosha Shoshone & Newe Segobia Ancestral Homeland.
Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center
37W570 Bolcum Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60175
Honorable Mention
"Xavier's Roof" - Kylie Cullen on Xavier's Roof, Dale's Camp, Payahuunadü, Bishop, CA. Nüümü, Newe, & Nüümü Ancestral Homeland.
In: "Frames Within Frames"
2637 27th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
2021
aRT 4 Animals Exhibit
Honorable Mention - "Make A Wish"
Sep 1 - Nov 29, 2021
Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff, CA.
2019-2020
Far Country
Joint Third Place - "Solitude"
August 29-October 14, 2020, Tag at 120 Art
120 W. 2nd Street, Taylor, TX 76574
Black and White Show
Third Place - Tsékooh Hatsoh Bídaaha'izt'i"
January 2020, Chris Sorensen Studio
2223 S. Van Ness Ave.,
Fresno, CA
Photofest 2019
One of the 25 finalists from published article "A Planet in Balance" from National Geographic Yourshot for her photograph "The Parched Earth"
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Solo Shows
Permanent Exhibitions
"Vallée de Yosemite" - Yosemite National Park, CA. Feb 2021. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.
"Vallée de Yosemite" in b/w - Yosemite National Park, CA. Feb 2021. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.
"Golden Light" - Taken at Gros Ventre Campground at Grand Teton National Park, WY. Aug 2019. Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Apsáalooke (Crow), Aaniih (Gros Ventre), Salish & Kootenai (Flathead) & Nimipuu (Nez Perce) Ancestral Homeland.
"La Tempête" - Grand Teton National Park, WY. Aug 2019. Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Apsáalooke (Crow), Aaniih (Gros Ventre), Salish & Kootenai (Flathead) & Nimipuu (Nez Perce) Ancestral Homeland.
National Parks of the United States
Permanent online exhibit
R Gallery
2027 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302
Exhibition & Competition Calendar
2025
High Noon
Jan 3 - 25
Memento Mori Gallery and Tattoo, Lakewood, CO
"Peering at Squaretop" - Looking out the door of an old cabin at #GreenRiverLakes at #Squaretop Mt., WindRiverRange, Wyoming. Shoshone and Arapaho Ancestral Homeland. July 2019.
2024
"Lovely Landscapes"
Aug 31 - Oct 31
"Intricate Layers" -- A black and white photograph of the intricate layers at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, CA. Timbisha Shoshone & Newe Sogobia Ancestral Homeland.
2024 National Photography Show
May 24 - June 2
Louisville Art Association
"Intricate Layers" -- A black and white photograph of the intricate layers at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, CA. Timbisha Shoshone & Newe Sogobia Ancestral Homeland.
"California Dreamin"
May 4-July 4
Hummingbird and Dragonfly Art Gallery
"Washburn Point" - The beautiful vista from Washburn Point in Yosemite National Park gives breathtaking views of Tis-sa-ack (Half Dome), Mount Broderick, Mah-ta (Liberty Cap), Yan-o-pah (Vernal Falls), and Yo-wi-we (Nevada Falls). August 2023. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.
2023
Color Theory
Juried by: Kaegan Sparks
October 11-November 11
"Solitude" - Some people view the desert as a harsh, desolate place; others are able to see the abundant colors, the abundance of life, and the peace it brings to one's soul. Much like life - it's all about perspective. Valley of Fire SP, Nevada. Fremont People, Anasazi, and So. Paiute Ancestral Homeland.
Site:Brooklyn Gallery
Light and Dark Photo Exhibition
October 1-November 30
Zoom Reception October 15, 5 pm. PST.
"Lumière et Ombre" - Light and shadows play on the surfaces of the western foothill slopes of the White Mountain range of California late one afternoon. Nüümü Witü, Newe Sogobia, & Nüümü Ancestral Homeland.
Marin Society of Artists
1515 3rd Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
The Absence of Color Photo Competition
Professional Division
Starting September 20
"Lumière et Ombre" - Light and shadows play on the surfaces of the western foothill slopes of the White Mountain range of California late one afternoon. Nüümü Witü, Newe Sogobia, & Nüümü Ancestral Homeland.
Stein Ward Studio
Bellissima
May 13-June 2
Series of 4 photos from Grand Teton National Park in this online exhibit.
KBM Art Gallery, LLC
Riverside, CA 92501
Exposed 2023
April 1-May 31
"Fierce" - After numerous times trying to get a clean send (even at night), hiking in thick mud for miles after a thunderstorm, Emilie Pellerin sent the route called "Sayonara B*tch" (5.13d), Crag 6, Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Apsaalooké, Cheyenne and Očeti Šakówiŋ Ancestral Homeland.
Marin Society of Artists - online exhibit
1515 3rd St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Environments
March 30-May 12
"Beyond the Realms of Your Perceptions" - The title was taken from an Alice Catherine Evans quote: "In the poverty of your imagination it is easier to believe that the printed word is gospel truth. I went beyond the realms of your perceptions." Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NP, CA. Timbosha Shoshone & Newe Segobia Ancestral Homeland.
Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center
37W570 Bolcum Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60175
Annual Member Showcase
March 18-April 1
"Kissed by Snow" - Snow kissing the ground at the base of the Eastern Sierra Mountain Range, CA. Nüümü Witü and Nüümü Ancestral Homeland.
Praxis Gallery
2637 27th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Frames Within Frames
March 18-April 1
"Xavier's Roof" - Kylie Cullen on Xavier's Roof, Dale's Camp, Payahuunadü, Bishop, CA. Nüümü, Newe, & Nüümü Ancestral Homeland.
Praxis Gallery
2637 27th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
2022
Focus Capture Inspire
October 1-31, 2022
"Reach" - Beauty is elegance under pressure, and that defines Delaney Miller exquisetely. Here I captured Delaney Miller reaching for her next hold on "Solid Gold" (5.14c) which she sent November 2020. The Cathedral, Welcome Springs, Utah. Southern Paiute and Pueblos Ancestral Homeland.
Edward A. Dixon Gallery
222 N. St. Clair St, Dayton, OH 45402
Texas State Photo Rodeo
September 17 (online)/24 (gallery)-November 20, 2022
"Old Barn Beneath the Tetons" - Some places take a person back in time. The Western side of the Tetons is one of those places where time stands still and one can escape the fast pace of today's world. Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Shoshone-Bannock and Eastern Shoshone Ancestral Homelands Idaho, USA.
Sí Gallery (Dab Arts Co.)
906 E. 5th St. #202, Austin, TX 78702
2022: Light and Shade
April 7-30, 2022
"Rays of Hope" -- Even when the paths are rocky, there are still rays of light that peek through giving one hope. Looking up at Camelot Tower on the way to Mystic Lake, Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, MT.
Las Laguna Gallery
577 S. Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
2022: Landscapes or Seascapes
March 3-31, 2022
"Vallée de Yosemite" - Tutocanula (El Capitan) being engulfed in a storm brewing over Yosemite Valley, CA. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.
Las Laguna Gallery
577 S. Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Annual Praxis Member Showcase
February 19-March 5, 2022.
Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center
2637 26th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
2021
Landscapes
Dec 18, 2021- Jan 3, 2022.
Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center
2637 26th Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Wind, Water and Fire: A Dialogue on Climate Change
September 7 - October 9
"The Parched Earth"
"Charred Remains"
"Fall in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness"
Livingston Center for Art & Culture
119 S. Main St., Livingston, MT 59047
2021: Icons
September 2-30, 2021
"Vallée de Yosemite" - Tutocanula (El Capitan) being engulfed in a storm brewing over Yosemite Valley, CA. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.
Las Laguna Gallery
577 S. Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
"aRT 4 Animals"
September 1 - November 29
"Make A Wish" - Sometimes a dog comes into your life and shows you to always stop and enjoy the beauty. My dog Bart is that dog. He has taught me so much - how to love unconditionally, to be mesmerized by expansive views, etc. He truly is my heart and soul dog. Point Reyes National Seashore, CA. Coastal Miwok Ancestral Homeland.
"Magical Bison" - Bison are making a comeback after nearly becoming extinct. Photo taken near Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK. Kiowa-Comanche-Apache, Kiikaapoi, Wichita, Osage, and Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ Ancestral Homeland.
Online Exhibit at Red Bluff Art Gallery
601 Walnut St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080
"2021 Textures & Patterns"
August 5-28
"The Parched Earth" - What was once underwater, due to the California drought, are these amazing cracks in the drying out earth. This place was next to a town that, once Pine Flat Reservoir came to be, got swallowed up underneath the water. Now, with the drought, this place is resurfacing.
Las Laguna Gallery
577 S. Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
"Freestyles"
June 26-August 31
"Vallée de Yosemite" - Tutocanula (El Capitan) being engulfed in a storm brewing over Yosemite Valley, CA. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.
Flagler County Art League
160 Cypress Point Parkway Suite 208A
Palm Coast, FL 32164
Backroads: Art, Less Traveled
June 5-30, 2021
"Peering at Squaretop" - Sometimes by looking at something old and falling apart, we can gain a new perspective. Peering out the door of an old cabin looking at Squaretop Mt. at Green River Lakes, Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA. Eastern Shoshone and Arapaho Ancestral Homeland.
Vestige Gallery
5417 Butler St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Diversia: Nature 2021
June 1-30, 2021
"Live In This World" - Sometimes by looking up, one can find the help one needs to gain perspective of the problems in one's life. El Capitan (Tutocanula), Yosemite National Park, CA. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.
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"Heroes, Heroines, and Heroics"
April 17-June 12, 2021
"Fierce" - Emilie Pellerin on "Sayonara Bitch" (5.13d), Crag 6, Ten Sleep, WY. Apsáalooke, Cheyenne, and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Ancestral Homeland.
Flagler County Art League
160 Cypress Point Parkway Suite 208A
Palm Coast, FL 32164
Camera USA 2021: National Photography Exhibition
April 16-June 15
"Solitude"
Valley of Fire State Park, NV. Fremont People, Anasazi and Southern Paiute Ancestral Homeland.
Naples Art
585 Park St.
Naples, FL 34102
2021 Women In Art
March 4-27
"Reach"
Delaney Miller climbing "Solid Gold" (5.14c; The Cathedral, Welcome Springs, UT; Southern Paiute & Pueblos Ancestral Homeland.
577 S. Coast Highway, A-1
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
2021 Landscapes
February 4-27
"Magical"
Green River Lakes, Wyoming; Shoshone & Arapaho Ancestral Homeland.
577 S. Coast Highway, A-1
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
2020
Camera USA 2020
Date TBD due to Covid
"Solitude"
585 Park St., Naples, FL 34102
August
Far Country
August 29-October 17
"Solitude"
"Old Barn Beneath the Tetons"
"Magical"
120 W. 2nd Street, Taylor, TX 76574
Western National Juried Exhibition
August 1-29
"Peering at Squaretop"
Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary
1412 14th St., Plano, TX 75074
June
Colors, Shapes, and Shadows
June 8-17
Also Featuring Virtual Gallery Exhibition through Artland3D
"Fierce"
"Peering at Squaretop"
"Morning Glory"
156 Orchard St., New York, NY
Summerfair 42 at Pioneer Park in the Cloud
June 22-28
30 of my photographs online
401 N. 27th St., Billings, MT 59101
May
The Fine Art of Photography: 10th Annual Juried Exhibition and Competition
May 2-June 13
"Cypress Tree Tunnel"
11 North St., Plymouth, Massachusetts
April
Portraits without People
March 6-April 26
"The Parched Earth"
625 S. St., Sacramento, CA 95811
R.G. Endres Gallery International Juried Photo Competition 2020
April 4-May 2
"Solitude"
7700 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208
March
2020 L.A. Artcore 4th Annual Photographic Competition and Exhibit
February 26-March 29
"Old Barn Beneath the Tetons"
650A South Avenue 21, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Portraits without People
March 6-April 26
"The Parched Earth"
625 S. St., Sacramento, CA 95811
February
Photography Show
"Puppets of San Miguel", "Tempest" & "The Parched Earth"
2223 S. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA
Artist's Vision
February 6-February 29
"Peering at Squaretop"
1515 Third St., San Rafael, CA 94901
January
Black and White Show
"Tsékooh Hatsoh Bídaaha'izt'i", "Powerful in b/w", & "Squaretop Mt."
2223 S. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA
2019
Photofest 2019
"The Parched Earth" - chosen by National Geographic Yourshot
November 2019, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico