Mirrah Johnson is a textile artist and seamstress from rural Tennessee. Exploring themes including personal history, myth, and relationship to the natural world, the slow processes Mirrah uses function as resistance to the pace of modern society. At the heart of her creative practice is a passion for education and creating well-made items for others. Along with having a studio practice, she has taught many craft workshops and worked as a professional seamstress. Mirrah completed a BFA at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Tennessee and currently works as textile studio coordinator for Penland School of Craft in North Carolina.