Dawn Johnson is a native of Chicago’s South Side and an emerging historian and curator. Currently, she works as a Program Coordinator for FRO, also known as Free Root Operation, which serves Black single mothers and targets the root causes of gun-violence through intentional wellness programming. Johnson was a 2021 Gilman scholarship recipient, which supported her travel and study in Accra, Ghana. Through her exposure in West Africa, New Orleans, and artistic environments, she has persisted in amplifying the connections across the African Diaspora through literature, art, history, and foodways. The culmination of her experiences include the Emerging Museum Professional Seminar with the Studio Museum of Harlem, interpreter at Whitney Plantation, moderator for the Called to the Camera: Black Studio Photographers exhibition at NOMA, and the first Emerging Museum Professional Intern for the Association of African American Museums. Johnson continues to sharpen her practice and passion for African American history through her brand Quotidian.
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