Color Up! Painting by Nils P. Johnson exhibition opens April 3-20, 2023, at Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, YSU Cliffe College of the Arts

The Cliffe College of Creative Arts welcomes Artist Nils Johnson to the YSU Judith Rae Solomon Gallery in Bliss Hall. Mr. Johnson’s exhibit, Color Up! Paintings by Nils P. Johnson, opens on April 3 and runs through April 20. An artist reception will occur on Wednesday, April 12, from 4:30-6:30 PM in the Gallery. 

Nils is an elected member of the Allied Artists of America, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, and the Copley Society in Boston. His work is held by the Butler Institute of American Art and Dartmouth College. He regularly exhibits his paintings in shows throughout New England and NYC. In 2022, he was Artist in Residence at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, for the Copley Society, where he completed a mural for the Ohio Supreme Court. His mural, Canfield 4th of July, is displayed at the Canfield County Court. Nils is also releasing a book soon titled, Color Up – a Better Way to Paint about his painting technique. 
 
The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery is on the 2nd floor of YSU’s Bliss Hall. It is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Parking is available most conveniently in the Wick Avenue Parking Deck (M30) for a $5 fee in cash only. For GPS directions to the Wick Deck, please use 453 Wick Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio, 44502. To easily access Bliss Hall, patrons should park on the third level of the Wick Deck and use the sidewalk behind the McDonough Museum.