Amy Johnson received a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. Her interest in further combining visual expression with her curiosities and questions regarding social culture and interactions, motivated her to pursue an achieve art practice.
Johnson received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder with concentrations in both photography and ceramics. She then lived and worked in Missoula, Montana and attended the University of Montana as a post baccalaureate. In 2007 she received her M.F.A. from the University