Martha Ensign Johnson discovered her passion for printmaking while studying at Eckerd College, then known as Florida Presbyterian College. Inspired by the work of Robert Hodgell and Margaret Rigg, she became part of the early generation of artists shaped by the college’s growing printmaking program.
After graduating in 1975, Johnson continued developing her artistic practice, exhibiting internationally and building a career that has placed her work in museum and private collections. Now based in North Carolina, she continues to explore themes of memory, place, and the changing relationship between people and the natural world.
Her ongoing Erasure series examines what is removed from memory, whether through the passage of time, environmental change, or the rewriting of history. Through printmaking, Johnson explores the ways landscapes carry stories and how those stories can disappear if they are not preserved.
Martha Ensign Johnson’s work reflects the enduring influence of Eckerd’s printmaking tradition while reminding us that every landscape, community, and memory leaves behind an impression worth preserving.
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