DAVID JOHNS

World Renowned Navajo
Artist
David
Johns draws from his imagination and strong spiritual
ties with the Navajo culture to produce sensitive paintings
of Native American people. The strength and beauty of
his large-scale acrylic paintings led to his commission
to paint a mural, containing important scenes from Native
American History, on the domed ceiling of Concord Place
in Phoenix. Johns earned a BFA from Northern Arizona
University School of Fine Arts and was awarded an honorary
Doctorate from the university in 1997. His figurative
paintings have been represented by Turquoise Tortoise
Gallery for over 30 years.
"My artwork captures and
portrays who I am, the oral traditional Diné philosophical
teachings, and the beauty of the land I live." ~
David Johns