- Life Dates Born in Franklin County, Indiana
- Occupation Weaving instructor, South Bend Regional Museum of Art
- Residence at Time of Award South Bend, Indiana
Betty Johannesen
Gold Medal In: Weaving, 1995
Ribbons
- 1990 Red ribbon for a table runner
- 1994 Blue ribbon for a wall hanging in dansk brogd technique
- 1994 Red ribbon for a wall hanging in rya technique
- 1995 Red ribbon for a wall hanging in double weave technique
- 1995 White ribbon for a wall hanging in double krokbragd technique
Artist Statement
I have been weaving for close to 40 years. After all of this time, each warp is still a challenge with its own set of problems to be solved. Each item from my loom is one of a kind and each is designed to solve a new problem. This approach keeps the process of designing and weaving from becoming an automatic procedure. For me, the designing and successful execution of a textile is far more interesting than the finished product. One of my beginning students once commented, “weaving requires the use of both sides of the brain.”
2008