Kerry G. Johnson

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Kerry G. Johnson is an African-American graphic designer, caricature artist and humorous illustrator.

He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 30, 1966. He attended Hillsboro High School. He attended the Columbus College of Art and Design and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

He specializes in caricatures but has created cartoons, illustrations and news graphic work (maps, information graphics, feature page design) in his career in newspaper and publication design. He mostly recently illustrated a coloring book for the American Physical Society about famous physicists.

His cartoons, illustrations and information graphics have appeared in these specific newspapers...

The Nashville Banner (defunct newspaper)
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
North Hills News Record (Warrendale, PA)
Valley News Dispatch (Tarentum, PA)
New Pittsburgh Courier
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Greensburg Tribune-Review
The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Examiner
The Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
N.Y. Newsday
APS News American Physical Society
and other newspapers, magazines and web sites

In addition, his work has appeared in other national media outlets including 60 Minutes, USA Today, KRT (Knight-Ridder Tribune Graphics) and Gannett News Service,

[edit] A partial list of awards and honors

Kerry G. Johnson has won over 20 Awards for his work in graphic design and illustration. Some of these awards include:

2002, 2001, 1996, first place: Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s Golden Quill Award for News Illustration
2001, judge: Pittsburgh’s 2001 ARTWorks Competition
2001, 1998, 1994, 1993, first place: Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s Robert L. Vann Award for Feature Illustration
2000, second place: National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Heritage Award for Editorial Cartooning
1996, first place: National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) Award for Art and Design
1994, first place: Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association’s Award for Graphic Illustration

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) Fraternity, Inc., the National Association of Black Journalists, the Society of News Design, the National Caricaturist Network, the Society of Publication Designers and the American Physical Society.