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