JOHNNY JOHNS
AKA COURTNEY JOHNS
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts- Ohio University
Bachelor of Fine Arts- Louisville School of Art
WORK
April 2001 to present:
• Owner/resident artist at Agriturismo Poggio Etrusco in Montepulciano (SI) Italy
• Unique artworks in Italy:
- Bags made with recycled movie posters
- Monkey Be Happy Dynomighty wallet o Signature products (logo): wine label, olive oil label, apron
• Acrylic on canvas, perpetual showing at Poggio Etrusco, Montepulciano (SI)
- Sistine series
- Circo Pazzo series
- Architectural design series
• Graphic novelette “Pencils” on Amazon
Visual Merchandiser
• This Little Piggy Wears Cotton, Carpinteria CA
• The TerritoryAhead, Santa Barbara CA
Illustration
• Big Dog, Santa Barbara CA
Visual Merchandiser Manager
• 3-15-94 to 12-22-99 Patagonia, Ventura, CA
Designed and illustrated ideas for Directive booklets for all stores
Managed regional managers for New York City, Boston, Washington DC, and Atlanta stores
Instructor, Fashion Design
Courses in flat pattern, fashion illustration, draping, sewing construction, and design
• 1-90 to 3-94 Five southern California community colleges
• 9-01 to 2006 Instructor, Apparel Design, L’Atelier di Lorenzo d’Medici, Florence, Italy
DESIGN (1977-2001)
• Custom leather design for Film and TV, Hollywood CA (some of the larger projects listed:
Frankie & Johnny
Armed and Dangerous
Moonlighting (TV)
Diehard III
Uncle Buck
Rocketeer
Cannonball III
White Snake music videos
Baby Talk (TV)
Last Boy Scout
Ford Fairlane
Hudson Hawk
Who’s that Girl, Madonna video
Untouchables
Santa Barbara (TV)
Roadhouse
Richochet David Hasselhoff European Tour 1991
• Bates Leathers, Long Beach CA, Design racing leathers
• Armadillo Leather Repair, Long Beach, CA
• Scream Sails for custom design and repairs of windsurf boards
• Skateboard design, Vision Skateboards, board designed for Johnee Kop
• North Beach Leather, custom leather production
• Courtney Johns of Santa Fe, Shop with exclusive design and custom leather production
• Johnny Fashion, New York City
• Cheap Jeans, New York City, Designer
• Orchard Leather, New York City, custom leather production