Born and raised in Pahoa, Hawaii, Liv Monique Johnson earned her BA at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and her MFA in Studio Art at Texas Tech University with an emphasis in Printmaking and Sculpture. Her work has been shown across the country as well as internationally and is in private and public collections. As a botanical illustrator she has published the first scientific illustrations of newly discovered species of Cyrtandra in the peer-reviewed journal Phytokeys. She now lives in Houston where she continues to develop her studio work at Burning Bones Press and is an Instructor and Print Studio Manager for the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The Medium, hardground and aquatint etching with chine colle, 7.75" x 11.75", 2021