1987
Rumsey Fellowship Exhibition
University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY
Society of Illustrators Scholarship Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Society of Publication Designers Portfolio Show
Art Directors Club of New York, New York, NY
1988
30th Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Buffalo Illustrators
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
Three Artists
Kenan Art Center, Lockport, NY
42nd Western New York Exhibition
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1989
31st Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Spots Show
Art Directors Club of New York, New York, NY
1990
32nd Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Disconsolate Revelations
Hallwalls Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Selections from The Society of Illustrators
Payne Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
Artists for Amnesty
BlumHelman Gallery, New York, NY
The Painting Show
The Illustration Gallery, New York, NY
1991
In Western New York 1991
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
33rd Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Illustration in WNY
NCCC Art Gallery, Sanborn NY
Spots Show
Art Directors Club of New York, New York, NY
1992
Recent Acquisitions
Burchfield Art Center, Buffalo, NY
34th Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
1993
35th Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
1994
36th Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
1995
37th Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Illustrations by Joel Peter Johnson
Burchfield-Penney Art Center. Buffalo, NY
1996
38th Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Joel Peter Johnson and David Small
Michael C Rockefeller Art Center Gallery, Fredonia, NY
Toys: The Artist at Play
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Illustration Art
Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
1997
Selections from The M&T Bank Collection
M&T Center, Buffalo, NY
1998
40th Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions
1993
My Mind's Eye
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
1994
Johnson Works
NCCC Art Gallery, Sanborn NY
1995
Illustrations by Joel Peter Johnson
Burchfield-Penney Art Center. Buffalo, NY
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