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Jeanette Johns holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of Manitoba, and a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts (Print Media concentration) from Concordia University. She participated in several production and creation residencies in Canada, the United States, and Finland. In 2016, she published the artist book With Sufficient Distance, printed in risograph by Parameter Press.

Johns’ work is based on observation and the gaze, focusing particularly on two-dimensional representations of space. Through drawing, photography, and etching, she elegantly explores scientific systems of representing the world such as diagrams, perspective games, and optical illusions. Also interested in the landscape genre, Johns draws on theoretical and empirical knowledge to produce images that exist on the border between mathematics, geometry, and decorative design.