Glyneisha Johnson is currently a sophomore at The
Kansas City Art Institute, studying with a double major in Painting and
Creative Writing. Before attending the Kansas City Art Institute, she received
her diploma from the prestigious Booker T Washington Magnet High School for the
Performing and visual arts in Dallas, Texas, her hometown.
Glyneisha has participated in various gallery
shows, juried exhibitions, and film festivals in Kansas City, Missouri and
Dallas, Texas. Including her solo show, "Abstraction Through the Mundane,”
The Young American Talent Exhibition, and the Dallas International Film
Festival.
At KCAI, Glyneisha holds leadership in her school
Art Play organization and she is also the Executive Vice President for her
school's Black Artist Culture and Community organization.
Recently, Glyneisha was chosen to be apart of the Andrew W. Mellon
Curatorial Summer Program at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. She is now a tour
ambassador for the Kansas City Art Institute and a student office assistant for
KCAI's admission's department.