ABOUT THE ARTIST
ARTIST & ENTREPRENEUR
Johanna Mueller is an artist and entrepreneur, born and raised in Denver, CO, now residing in Greeley, CO where she co-owns and operates Wonderhand Studios, a cooperative printmaking studio. Her artwork utilizes printmaking mediums, primarily detailed engravings centering on animal themes. She earned a BFA in printmaking from The Metropolitan University of Denver and an MFA in printmaking from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She has exhibited widely across her home state of Colorado, as well as nationwide, and is represented by Kuehl Fine Art in Trinidad, CO and Keep Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.
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Education
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MFA, Printmaking emphasis, George Mason University, (GMU), Fairfax, VA.
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
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BFA, Printmaking emphasis, Metropolitan State College of Denver, (MSCD), Denver, CO.
Graduated Cum Laude
Solo exhibitions
2023
Printmaker: Johanna Mueller, Kuehl Gallery, A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO
Animal Encounter, The Loveland Museum, Annex Hallway Gallery, Loveland, CO
2022
Relief Engraving, the Art of Johanna Mueller, Gallery 1101, Littleton, CO
2021
Return to the Floating World, Eide/Dalrymple Gallery, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
2019
Animal Expressions, Starpoint Press, Brevard, NC
Printmaking: Exploration of a Media, Aims Community College, Greeley, CO
Paths and Passage, Tointon Art Gallery, Greeley, CO
Chimerical, Valkarie Gallery, Denver, CO
2016
Feverish Migrations: Poetry and Printmaking, Carbondale Center for the Arts, Carbondale, CO
2015
Johanna Mueller: Printmaker, Reiger Gallery, Bethel College, Newton, KS
2012
Animal Ancestors, Leon Gallery, Denver, CO
New Icons, Gildar Gallery, Denver, CO
2011
Walk in the Woods, Croft Gallery, Waco, TX
Creature Show, Red Delicious Press, Aurora, CO
2010
Animal Engravings, The Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX
2009
Creature Transformations, Encounters and Mutations, Lee Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Creature Alterations, Myth & Transformations, Reyes+Davis Independent Exhibitions, Washington, DC
Creature Alterations, Myth & Transformations, MFA Thesis Exhibition, GMU, Fairfax, VA
Beast and Critter, Search and Discover, Frogman’s Graduate Student Scholarship Show, Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Awards & honors
2026
Honorable Mention, Under Pressure: 2026 National Printmaking Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO
2025
Best of 2D, Foothills Fine Art Festival, Golden, CO
2024
Honorable Mention, 528.0 Printmaking Exhibition, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
2022
Best in Show, The Reverse Image, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
Best of Colorado, Foothills Fine Art Festival, Golden, CO
Mayor's Award of Excellence, Ridgway Rendezvous Fine Art Festival, Ridgway, CO
2021
First Place 2-D, Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO
Best in Show, Ridgway Rendezvous Fine Art Festival, Ridgway, CO
2019
Recipient: Artist in Residence, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY
2018
Merit Award, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO
First Place, Park City Arts Festival, Park City, UT
2017
Recipient: Artist in Residence, Jentel Foundation Artist Residency, Banner, WY
First Place, Artlink 37th Annual Print Exhibition, Fort Wayne, IN
Purchase Award, Clemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Lee Gallery, Clemson, SC
First Place, Fort Collins Studio Tour Show, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2016
Best in Show, Pearl Street Arts Festival, Boulder, CO
First Place 2-D, Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO
First Place, Webster Arts Fair, Webster, MO
UMB Bank Award, Laumiere Art Festival, Saint Louis, MO
2015
Recipient: Laila Twigg Smith Artist in Residence Program, The Donkey Mill Arts Center, Holualoa, HI
Second Place, 528.0 Regional Printmaking Show, Redline Gallery, Denver, CO
2014
First Place, Fort Collins Studio Tour Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO
Best in Show, Madison Fine Arts Festival, Madison, WI
Best in Show, Utah Fine Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
Best in Show, Ann Arbor State Street Arts Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
First Place 2D, Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO
First Place 2D, Evergreen Fine Arts Festival,Evergreen, CO
Second Place 2D, Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS
2013
Honorable Mention, Telfair Fine Arts Festival, Savannah, GA
2012
Second Place 2D, Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO
Third Place 2D, Omaha Art Festival, Omaha NE
2011
Recipient: Artist Residency in Printmaking: Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
Best in Show, First Place 2D, Golden Fine Art Festival, Golden, CO
Best in Show, Barefoot in the Park, Duluth, GA
First Place 2D, Wyoming Art Show, Wyoming, OH
Best in Show, Artfest@City Arts Dallas, Dallas, TX
Best in Show, Art and Air, Webster Groves, MO
First Place 2D, Rockport Art Festival, Rockport, TX
Recipient, Frogman’s Graduate Student Scholarship Show, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
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Recent Group shows
2026
Futures: 528.0 Regional Printmaking Exhibition, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO. Juried by Cecily Cullen, Rick Griffith and Chinn Wang.
Under Pressure: 2026 National Printmaking Exhibition, The Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO. Juried by Johnny Plastini.
Plate, Paper, Press, Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO. Curated by Lisa Neeper
Ecosystems, Downtown Aurora Visual Arts Center, Aurora, CO. Curated by Viviane Cortouis.
2025
Landscape Loveletters, Two Person Show, Kuehl Gallery, A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO
Arcana: Painting the Fates, Valkarie Gallery, Denver, CO. Curated by Laura Garabedian.
What the Folk, Anthology Gallery, Online. Curated by Aunia Kahn and Michael de Vena.
Icons of the West, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO. Curated by Rose Fredrick.
Artists of Colorado, Aspen City and County Building, Aspen, CO. Curated by Sarah Roy.
2024
Badass Women of the West, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO. Curated by Rose Fredrick.
Guardians of Feral Land II, AR Mitchell Museum of Western Art, Trinidad, CO. Curated by Valarie Saverie.
Topophilia, Benson Earth Science and Map Library, CU Boulder, Boulder, CO
528.0 Printmaking Exhibition, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO.
Women of Print, The Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO
Feral Fantastic, Alto Gallery, RiNo District, Denver, CO. Curated by Raymundo Muñez.
Changing Landscapes, Tointon Gallery, Greeley, CO
Under Pressure, 2024 National Juried Printmaking Exhibition, The Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO. Juried by Theresa Haberkorn
Expansive Borders: Contemporary Printmaking Along the Colorado River Basin, University of Northern Colorado Campus Commons Gallery, Greeley, CO.
Uncommon Collective, The A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO
2023
Animalia, The Crowd Gallery, Boulder, CO
Motley Multiples, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Dennis McNett.
Of Course, Of Course: Art of the Horse, Revolt Gallery, Taos, NM. Curated by Max Kaufmann.
5x5, Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
28th Parkside National Print Exhibition, UW-Parkside Galleries, Kenosha, WI. Juried by Barry Carlsen.
2022
Fins, Feathers and Fur, Animals in Art, The Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO. Curated by Ellen Martin.
Round and Around, The Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen, CO. Curated by Sarah Roy.
Trail Song, The A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO. Curated by Max Kauffman.
Women of Printmaking, 40 West Gallery, Denver, CO. Juried by Katie Hoffman and Sue Crosby Doyle.
The Reverse Image, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO. Juried by Catherine Chauvin
Animals in Print, Highpoint Printmaking Center, Minneapolis, MN. Juried by Josh Bindenwald.
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