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Kentucky in the Right Direction
Miles R. Johnson, Art Teacher Extraordinaire

Barrel Location: Explorium of Lexington

Artist Bio:  Miles R. Johnson
Born July 1969 in Iowa
Married with Twin Daughters
Art Degree from Columbia College, Columbia MO
Master of Arts in Teaching-Eastern Kentucky
Industrial Worker for 7 years-traveled extensively around the U.S. and overseas
Art teacher for Fayette County- 8 years
Recent Public Art- Dynamic Doors
Created life-sized braided horse at EKU
Work displayed in Victoria Australia Horse Race Museum, also Roswell New Mexico UFO Museum
Main art:: restaurant illustrations at over a couple of thousand locations big and small
Signature logo is the Mr. Johnson approved sign when I stand behind something.

Artist’s Interpretation: The environmental and recycle images are things we should be conscious of in our daily lives. The horses and arrows represent Kentucky going in the right direction to achieve this!