2013 Chicagoan of the Year

I am honored to be named the 2013 Chicagoan of the Year by Chicago Magazine. This is the 1st time that a visual artist has received this honor and it is a testament to the Ten Thousand Ripples Public Art and Peace Initiative and the power of the arts to be a catalyst for social change. A special thanks to Changing Worlds, the lead arts organization and hundreds of community leaders, participants and volunteers who made TTR a success. May the ripples of peace continue to spread throughout our neighborhoods.

Chicago Magazine/Chicagoans of the Year 2013 - Indira Johnson
 In addition, check out the recent article in the Chicago Tribune Magazine - Remarkable Women-Indira Johnson
Who Makes Peace?
Sandra Rosenburg Award Solo Exhibition
9O1 Gallery, Open Studio Project, 903 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Artist Reception March 21, 6:00- 8:30pm
March 3rd--April 4th 2014  
Hours: By Appointment/Call Ahead M-F 10a - 5p  847 475 6390

Panel Discussion
International Women's Day 
Women in Decision Making, March 8, 2014, 10:30am Northwestern University map
Lincoln Hall, 357 E. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60611

Chicago Oxfam Action Corps invites you to celebrate along with a panel of women who will discuss their role, particularly as women, in the changing sphere of decision-making. Speakers include: Terri McNally, President Global Capital Indira Johnson, Founder 10,000 Ripples, Erika Allen, Chicago and National Project Director Growing Power Chicagoan of the Year 2013 Adrienne Alexander, Lobbyist and Political Analyst for AFSCME Council 31 Harleen Singh, Director Surge for Water.  A Networking Expo that will focus on women’s based businesses and women’s health issues will follow the discussion.

Collaboration and Revelation
JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER
608 New York Avenue
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Opening Celebration Saturday, March 22, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
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The Arts Center marks the fortieth anniversary of its renowned Arts/Industry residency program with a sweeping survey of more than 350 works of art created by artists in the Kohler Co. Pottery, Iron and Brass Foundries, and Enamel Shop. This first-ever retrospective exhibition was curated by Arts Center Director Ruth DeYoung Kohler, recounts the history of this groundbreaking program and explores its effects on artists’ studio practices and ways of thinking, its critical impact in the broader art world, and its influence on factory culture.




Curator
Water A Universal Human Right- picture
Robert Morris Gallery, 1/28- 3/31, 401 South State Street, Chicago 60605
Do stop by if you can and see this exhibition that I curated for the Chicago Women's Caucus for Art.  
This exhibition was organized to coincide with the College Art Association's Annual Conference in Chicago and offers some essential insights on water provision and management, access to safe water and sustainability.