This video is available courtesy of Karen Christie and Patti Durr. Born deaf, artist Paul Johnston attended the California School for the Deaf at Riverside and the Oregon School for the Deaf. In 1978, he became the first Deaf student to earn a BFA in furniture design and woodworking from Rochester Institute of Technology. He also studied drama at RIT and acted with the National Theater of the Deaf. In 1980 he went to Penn State University, earning his master’s and doctorate degrees in art education. Currently, Johnston teaches drawing and sculpture at Gallaudet University.
| Title | Medium | Year | Size | Acquired | Picture |
| Black Mask III | 3D mixed media | 2006 |
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| Mystical Mask XII | 3D mixed media | ? | Purchased by Joan Naturale, NTID Librarian |
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| Visual Learner | watercolor paiting | 1998 | 56 x 52 cm | Purchased by Joan Naturale, NTID Librarian |
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| Deaf Education Pinball |
Reproduction |
2008 | 56 x 41 cm | Gift of Artist |  |
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