Marie Johnson-Calloway

Marie Johnson-Calloway ( Marie Edwards; April 10, 1920 – February 11, 2018), was an American artist, educator and activist. She worked in the fields of painting, sculpture, and mixed-media assemblage, and is known for her Black portraiture. She taught at San Francisco State University, from 1959 until 1984.

Early life and education Marie Johnson-Calloway was born as Marie Edwards on April 10, 1920, in Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents were African-American, Marie (a seamstress and artist) and Sidney Edwards (a minister). She attended Douglass High School in Baltimore. She worked with the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA) on community-based projects. The Oakland Museum of California, is among institutions which contain examples of her work in the collection.

She served as president of the San Jose chapter of the NAACP, and was long active in civil rights. and she had 2 children.

Death Johnson-Calloway died in February 2018 at the age of 97.