Duane Johnson

Short Biography

Duane Johnson was born in Junction City, Kansas on October 11, 1968 and has lived in Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas. Mr. Johnson has an MFA in Studio Art from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana with a concentration in printmaking.Mr. Johnson acted in theatre productions while in college and his first professional acting experience was as an extra for "Friday Night Lights." He directed and acted in a short film, "Laura is Cool, " filmed on location in San Antonio, Texas in 2007 as part of the 48 Hour Film Festival. He appeared in the Twitchy Dolphin Flix film "Strike Team Archangel" and as an extra in "Ninja James and the Beast Boy" in 2008 and also directed another short "Left Lane Closed" for the Austin 48 Hour Film Festival. In 2009, he appeared in Serial Rabbit III: Splitting Hares for Ponderous Productions. After a short hiatus from acting, Duane is back in 2011 with a scheduled appearance in two Twitchy Dolphin Flix productions, "Abrahm's Hand" and "Goin' Guerrilla" the latter appearing as himself. In 2011 he founded and is co-host with his brother Dennis "Arts Talk with the Johnson Brothers" internet radio program and "Arts Vu" a documentary series.His artwork has been included in over one hundred juried international and national exhibitions throughout the United States and is in several museum and university public art collections. Mr. Johnson has a home and studio south east of Austin, Texas.