Art After Hours with Bethany Johnston

Bethany Johnston brings a truly unique perspective to her art, stemming from an enriched background in education, including a PhD in Entomology, and over a decade of teaching forensic science, nutrition, and biology at Washington State University. A former research scientist, she seamlessly blends her scientific precision with artistic expression, passionately pursuing her elevated collage art.

"For me, art and science have always been so intricately woven, that it was a natural extension to let the art out, to release the art," Johnston shares. Her collages began as a deeply personal way to visually interpret music, evolving into a diverse body of work inspired by compelling music, striking images, and even custom pieces created from client-provided imagery. Dr. Bethany Johnston's work begins with a mental image inspired by music and the experience of living. Using books and magazines as paint, images that resonate are scissor-cut and assembled piece by piece…