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KOLPEACE | Christopher Johnson

ARTIST | EDUCATOR | ACTIVIST

 

EDUCATION 


Master of Fine Arts, Community Arts | 2021 (Expected) 

Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD 


Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design | 2017

Charleston Southern University, Charleston SC


Study Abroad Experience: Thailand (Chiang Mai, Lampang, Bangkok) 

Charleston Southern University Graphic Design Program | 2016



RESIDENCIES

Greenmount West Community Center | 2020-Present Baltimore, MD


FELLOWSHIPS

Elizabeth “Libby” Bowerman ’82 Fellowship at Keswick Multi-Care Center

 | 2020-Present Baltimore,MD


TEACHING 


Fellow in Wise & Wellness Center at Keswick | 2020-Present

Engage and support Keswick’s diverse older adult population to express their creativity through

workshops and creative arts projects. (In-Person & Online)


Teaching Artist at Greenmount West Community Center | 2020-Present 

Engage and support Greenmount youth and families to express their creativity through workshops and creative arts projects. (In-Person & Online)


City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department  (Education & Outreach Program) | 2018

Charleston SC | Ladson Elementary


SERVICE 


Community Art Collaborative (CAC) AmeriCorps Program | 2019-20 Baltimore, MD

Maryland Institute College Of Art 


Charleston Community Impact Center After School Instructor | 2015 – 17 Charleston SC 


AWARDS + SCHOLARSHIPS 


Segal Education Awards in AmeriCorps | 2019-20 Baltimore  MD 

Awarded to full-time members who successfully complete 1700 hours of service


Libby Bowerman Fellowship Scholarship | 2020 – 2021 Baltimore MD

Maryland Institute College of Art 


Leslie King Hammond Grad Award | 2019 – 21 Baltimore MD

Maryland Institute College of Art 


MFACA Private Fellowship Scholarship | 2019 – 21 Baltimore MD

Maryland Institute College of Art 


MFA Community Arts Scholarship | 2019 – 21 Baltimore MD

Maryland Institute College of Art 


2017 Creative Merit Award by Student Diversity Program at CSU | Charleston SC

Charleston Southern University


2017 Charleston Southern University Art Award | 2017 Charleston SC



MURAL COMMISSIONS 


2020 Greenmount West Community Center | Baltimore MD

“I Know I Can” 


2020 Mr.Clint Walker | Columbia SC

“Receive The Pass” 


2017 My3Sons of Charleston  | Charleston SC

“Tre Musketeers” ( 2020 Hulu Original “Taste The Nation” Appearance ) 



MURALS for SERVICE 


2017 “Change May Come” 4ft x 8ft Charlotte (dupp&swatt) , CSU Graphic Design dept.  (Presently) 

2017 Charleston Arts Festival “Baldwin The Wise” at CSU | Charleston SC  


SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2019 “Resilient” by KOLPEACE (Saul Alexander Gallery) | Charleston SC 

2018 “KOLPEACE Pop-Up Art Show” LowCountry Local First | Charleston SC


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2020 “Hot On The Block Group Exhibition” by HotSauce Artist Collective | Baltimore MD 

The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center

Cultural Center Curated by : Thomas James & Derrick Adams

2020 “Artober A PopUp Outdoor Exhibition” by HotSauce Artist Collective | Baltimore MD

2020 “Resilient” Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture | Charleston SC



SERVICE PERFORMANCES


2020 The Be. Org Sneaker Ball (Youth Development Non-Profit) | Baltimore MD

2020 Art From The Heart with Jay Ortiz | Washington DC

2019 GWCC Benefit Concert at Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore MD

2019 Art From The Heart with Jay Ortiz X Jon Born | Philadelphia PA 

2019 STAINED Artlanta Gallery at FortMac (Toni Morrison Tribute) | Atlanta GA

2019 CraftTrap | Atlanta GA

2019 Cultura Festival with Slim Soul & Abstract that Rapper | Charleston SC

2019 City of Ink Annual Anniversary Art Show | Atlanta GA

2019 Love & Soul Festival | Savannah GA

2019 Art From The Heart with Jay Ortiz | Philadelphia PA 

2019 Art Pocalypseatlanta Show | Atlanta GA

2018 Sneaker Ball at Gibbes Museum | Charleston SC

2018 Coat Drive at GOD IS DOPE (Vena E) | Atlanta GA 

2018 South Eastern Braid Nation Show | Charleston SC

2018 South Carolina Stingrays (Hockey) | Charleston SC

2018 Players For Others at Warehouse 242 | Charlotte NC

2018 October Fest Charleston Battery | Charleston SC

2018 Charleston Battery Soccer | Charleston SC

2018 Emmanuel 9 Rally For Unity in Marion Square | Charleston SC

2018 Charleston RiverDogs | Charleston SC 

2018 Cooper River Bridge Run | Charleston SC

2018 Awaken Church | Charleston SC

2018 SXSW | Austin TX

2018 City of Ink Annual Anniversary Art Show | Atlanta GA 

2018 Johns Island Junior Highschool | Johns Island SC

2018 Mt.Pleasant Academy (Black Panther) | Mt.Pleasant SC

2017 Taliah Waajid “Curls Kinks & Culture Pop-Up Fest” | Atlanta GA

2017 Charleston Music Farm “Charleston Music ConFab| Charleston SC

2017 Charleston Music Hall “Charleston Music ConFab | Charleston SC 

2017 Black Expo “Taste of Columbia” | Columbia SC

2017 FEVA Festival | Columbia SC

2017 Patriots Point (Independent Tone Awards) | Charleston SC

2017 Summerville Highschool | Summerville SC

2016 Miss CSU Paegent | Charleston SC

2016 MOJA Arts Festival (Heritage Day) | Charleston SC

2016 CIAA (Power In One Clothing) | Charlotte NC

2016 Charleston Music Farm | Charleston SC

2016 CSU Chapel Service | Charleston SC

2016 Famously Hot New Year | Columbia SC

2015 RAW Artist Showcase | Charlotte NC

2015 CSU Culture Festival | Charleston SC

2015 5Arts Fest Little 5 Points | Atlanta GA

2015 Black Expo Columbia | Columbia SC

2015 Black Expo “Taste of Upstate”  | Spartanburg SC

2015 Black Expo “Taste of Charleston” | Charleston SC

2015 Charleston City Market | Charleston SC


SELECTED PERFORMANCES 


2020 DC Art All Night with HeartCast Media | Washington DC online 

2020 College of Charleston Basketball 250th Birthday | Charleston SC

2019 Atlanta Falcons & Atlanta United FC Executive Dinner | Grand Cayman Islands 

2019 Craft Trap Anniversary (Legends In Person Portraits) | Atlanta GA

Occasional Superstar

Freakorico

Miya Bailey 

ArtbyWak

Tuki Carter 

2019 CVMSDC Conference | Virginia Beach Oceanfront 

2019 AfroCool Festival at Camp North End | Charlotte NC 

2019 Charleston Collegiate School CCS Arts | Charleston SC

2019 College of Charleston Basketball Halftime | Charleston SC

2018 Off The Runway (Brooke Wilder) | Charleston SC

2018 Moja Arts Festival Finale | Charleston SC 

2018 6th Annual Premier Foundation Perspective Show with Jared Emerson | Greenville SC 

2018 Charleston RiverDogs | Charleston SC 

2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Avondale | Charleston SC

2018 Volvo Car Open | Charleston SC

2018 Off The Runway Enchanted Masquerade (Brooke Wilder) | Charleston SC

2017 Handmade Holiday Tour with Jewel Kilcher 

Paramount Denver | Denver Colorado

Eccles Theater | Salt Lake City Utah 

San Jose Civic | San Jose CA

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts | Cerritos CA

Uptown Theater Kansas City | Kansas City MIssouri

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort | Riverside Iowa

NYCB Theatre At Westbury | Westbury NY


2017 Halsey Institute “2017 Over the Moon Membership Dinner” | Charleston SC 

2017 Charleston Parks Conservancy “Party For The Parks” | Charleston SC 

2017 Able Life Foundation “Avondale 5k Run & Walk” | Charleston SC  

2017 North Charleston Arts Festival “Arty Block Party” | Charleston SC 

2017 Juneteenth RockHill | RockHill SC

2017 Junior League of Charleston SC “6th Annual Night at the Races | Charleston SC 

2017 Sottile Theatre “Good Business Summit” (LowCountry Local First) | Charleston SC 



HIGH PROFILE PERFORMANCES 


2020 (Famousamos_sofunny) Social Event | Columbia SC

2019 (BigKrit) Concert Event | Norfolk VA 

2019 (Rapsody) Concert Event | Norfolk VA

2019 (Mumu Fresh) GWCC Benefit Concert at Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore MD

2019 (Atlanta United FC) Executive Dinner | Grand Cayman Island 

2019 (Atlanta Falcons) Executive Dinner | Grand Cayman Island

2019 (KeKe Palmer) Social Event | Charlotte NC

2019 (Cardi B) Concert Event | Columbia SC

2019 (Yella Beezy) Concert Event | Charleston SC

2018 (Young Scooter) Social Event | Charleston SC

2018 (Vena E. “Pretty Vee”) Coat Drive | Atlanta GA

2018 (Lovely Mimi) South Eastern Braid Nation Show | Charleston SC

2018 (Heather Hayes daughter of Issac Hayes) Moja Arts Festival | Charleston SC 

2018 (John Batiste) Spoleto Festival USA | Charleston SC

2018 (QuestLove) SXSW | Austin TX

2018 (Devin The Dude) Music Farm | Charleston SC 

2017 (Jewel Kilcher) Celebrity Undercover Boss 

2017 (Eric Roberson) Neo Soul Group | Columbia SC 

2015 (Deitrick Haddon) Benedict College | Columbia SC




SERVICE + NON-SERVICE INSTALLED WORKS 


2020 “Resilient” Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture | Charleston SC

 https://today.cofc.edu/2020/01/09/avery-research-center-to-reopen-after-two-year-renovation/



2019 “Agape” (Enough Pie)  Joseph Floyd Manor present | Charleston SC 

service:  https://enoughpie.org/agape-by-kolpeace/


2017 “Servitium Pacem” ArtFields | Lake City SC 

2017 Relocated to CSU 4ft x 8ft | Charleston SC

https://www.artfieldssc.org/galleries/art/2017/servitium-pacem/136947




SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY


Hulu Original “Taste The Nation” (My 3 Sons) | Charleston SC 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_CAJy3gxKM&t=1252s


Kicknosis Media “DA COME UP  : kolpeace”  By Marlon Howard | Charleston SC 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1t8lZlMjyc


ABC 4 News “ Lowcountry artist painting with fire, lighting up shows at CSU and College of Charleston” by Megan Rivers | 2019 

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/lowcountry-artist-painting-with-fire-lighting-up-shows-at-csu-and-college-of-charleston


WSAV News 3 “ Art On The Fly “ Sharyl Sutton | Savannah GA 2018

https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/art-on-the-fly-by-christopher-johnson/


Charleston City Paper “Trust The Process : After years of creating work around town, artist Chris Johnson looks ahead to what’s next” , Connelly Hardaway | 2018


https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/story/after-years-of-creating-work-around-town-artist-chris-johnson-heads-to-scad-this-fall?oid=21700155


The Charleston Chronicle , Damion Smalls 2018: 

Artist Christopher “kolpeace” Johnson Raising Funds and Taking Requests to Further His Blossoming Career Through Grad School 

https://www.charlestonchronicle.net/2018/07/18/artist-christopher-kolpeace-johnson-raising-funds-and-taking-requests-to-further-his-blossoming-career-through-grad-school/


Celebrity Undercover Boss (CBSTV) | 2017 

https://www.cbs.com/shows/undercover_boss/video/X5X5JM8a9mwu8m_5CgXk9LsYNZgJEf3q/undercover-boss-celebrity-undercover-boss-jewel/

 

Local Artist Shares Stunning Art Demonstration With FOX24 Viewers | 2018

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155210565851822


Charleston Southern University Magazine , University Relations : 

“Johnson shows off “speed art” skills at CSU | 2015

https://issuu.com/csumagazine/docs/2015_summer__vol_25__no_2  


The Post and Courier , Warren Peper : 

“Student creates art to music in 5 minutes” | 2016

https://www.postandcourier.com/features/arts_and_travel/student-art-to-music-in-5-minutes/article_07ed2bec-8fe2-509d-afe5-58859b2f6f6c.html


The Charleston Chronicle , Damion Smalls: 

“Performance Artist Christopher Johnson To Hit The Stage At 2016 MOJA Arts Festival | 2016 


Artist Spotlight : KOLPEACE (Lowcountry Live ABC NEWS 4) | Charleston SC 2017 

https://abcnews4.com/lowcountry-live/artist-spotlight-kolpeace



MEMBERSHIPS


Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Pi Iota | Fall 2016

Charleston Southern University