Resumé

Name:                          Kari Lindholm-Johnson
E-mail Address:            karibethpj@comcast.net
Education:   
North Park University
B.A. in Fine Arts                                                                                                                  12/2020
Spiritual Director Training Transitional Listening Center, Prospect Heights, IL      5/2015
Ordained minister in Evangelical Covenant Church                                                 6/1993
North Park Theological Seminary Chicago, IL
M.Div.                                                                                                                                      5/1991                                                                                                      
Taylor University Upland, IN                                                                               
B.A.in Psychology                                                                                                                 5/1986
 
Continuing Education classes at MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Drawing and Figure Drawing)
Art Exhibitions and Festivals:​​
  •   "Grand Marais Arts Festival" July, 2021, Grand Marais, MN
  •   "Emergent Grace" Art Show and Sale, June, 2019, Chicago, IL
  •    "North Park Art Walk" October, 2018, Chicago, IL
  •    "Wisdom Wild Calls: Incarnation"  Solo Student Exhibition, Carlson Gallery, North Park University, Chicago, IL, March, 2018
  •    "Core Forms in Life" Curator, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL April 2016-January 2017
  •    "Making Tracks" Curator, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL June-October, 2015
  •    "So Much More" Curator, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL, October, 2014
  •    “Passages” Curator, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL, April, 2013
  •     "North Park Neighborhood Artists Exhibition" exhibiting artist, Northeastern University, Chicago, IL October, 2012
  •     "October Artist Month Show" exhibiting artist, Frankenstone Art Center, Chicago, IL, October, 2012
  •     “A Testimony to Being” Curator, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL, October, 2011
  •      “Dreams of Healing” Curator, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL April, 2010
  •    “A Pinch and a Dash” exhibiting artist, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY March, 2009
  •     “Through Suffering to Hope” Curator, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL October, 2008
  •     "Divergent Emergence" exhibiting artist, Open Studio Project, Evanston, IL September, 2007

Publications:​
          Lindholm-Johnson, Kari. “Going to the Light: A New Year’s Visual Contemplative Offering.”  New Eden Ministry.com    
​          https://newedenministry.com/2022/01/02/light/
  • Palmquist, Eric. “Expressions.” Covenant Companion January/February, 2018: 66. Print.
  • Holt, Don. “A Year of Living Psalmfully” Covenant Companion.com May, 2016 https://covenantcompanion.com/2015/05/20/a-year-of-living-psalmfully/
  • Friedman, Stan. "Work of Art Became Prayer Wall Following Paris Attacks" Covenant Companion.com November, 2015,  http://covenantcompanion.com/2015/11/30/work-of-art-became-prayer-wall-following-paris-attacks/
  • Lindholm-Johnson, Kari. “In-Between the Icons” Covenant Quarterly Forum December, 2015, http://forum.covquarterly.com/author/klindolmjohnson/
  •  WGN Chicago, IL broadcast, "Program Helps Cancer Patients Heal Through Art" October, 2015, http://wgntv.com/2015/10/16/program-helps-cancer-patients-heal-through-art/
  • Warner, Eric. “Bedside Manners Matter” Chicago Health July 22, 2014. https://chicagohealthonline.com/bedside-manner-matters/
  • Lindholm-Johnson, Kari. “Dreams of Healing” Hektoen International Volume 3 Issue 1, January 2011 https://hekint.org/2017/01/30/dreams-of-healing/
  • Friedman, Stan “Seeing Pain, Struggle, Hope Through Artist’s Eye” Covenant Companion.com November 28, 2011 https://covenantcompanion.com/2011/11/28/seeing-pain-struggle-hope-through-artists-eyes/
  • Beck, Allison “ ‘Healing’ Art Show Opens Today at Swedish Covenant Hospital” Covenant Companion.com April 16, 2010 https://covenantcompanion.com/2010/04/16/7664/

Work Experience:
-Independent Contractor 1/19-present
-Lecturer at North Park Theological Seminary 5/2021-present
-Artist in Residence, Swedish Covenant Hospital January, 2012 to December, 2018
-Interim Pastor, Immanuel Evangelical Covenant Church, Chicago, IL, March, 2013-August, 2013
-Staff Chaplain, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL, February, 2008-November, 2011
-Framer and Cashier, Good’s of Evanston Evanston, IL September, 2006-December, 2007
-Part-time Chaplain, Covenant Village Golden Valley, MN May, 2001-December, 2002
-Associate Pastor, Trinity Covenant Church, Oak Lawn, IL  May, 1991-July, 1998
-Intern Assistant Chaplain Children’s Home of Cromwell, Cromwell, CT September,1988-August, 1989
-Interim Assistant Chaplain September, 1989-January, 1990
-Intern Associate Pastor Haddam Neck Covenant Church, East Hampton, CT September, 1988-August, 1989