Originally from Arkansas, Maryalice Johnston now resides in ENC, where she draws inspiration from the lush green landscape teeming with wildlife and leafy shadows for her artwork. She holds a BFA from Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, FL and an MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.
During her artistic journey, Johnston was fortunate to be in residence at prestigious institutions such as the MacDowell Colony and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, where she was honored as a two-year Visual Arts Fellow. Following her fellowship, she dedicated eleven years as the Visual Arts Program Coordinator at FAWC, actively participating in various projects such as The C-Scape Mapping Project, a fusion of science and art.
In addition to her involvement in the art community, Johnston's work has been featured on book covers such as Waterlings by Eileen Moeller and My Secret Boat by Michael Burkard, as well as in Deborah Forman's 2013 publication Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: Images of Land and Sea. To discover more of her captivating photos, one can explore her portfolio and consider purchasing prints to adorn their home or office with unique and mesmerizing artwork.