Crafts. King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2001: Aboriginal Youth Art Exhibit. Micmac Friendship Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Residencies 2014: Artist-in-residence, The Pictou Island Portages (part of The Great Canadian Pilgrimages Project, curated by Eryn Foster), Pictou Island, Nova Scotia. 2013: Artist-in-residence, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art & Design with Scottish Sculpture Workshops and The Naked Craft Network, Scotland, UK 2013 – 2014: As the first Artist-in-residence, Johnson has been teaching a class entitled “The Role of the Mi’kmaw Basket in Contemporary Fine Craft”. Cape Breton University Art Gallery and Unama’ki College, Glace Bay, NS 2012: Artist-in-residence, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2011: Artist-in-residence, Klondike Institute for Arts and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon 2011: Visiting Artist, Debajehmujig Creation Centre, Manitowaning, Ontario. 2010: Flying Eagle Internship. Onelight Theatre Co. and Canada Council for the Arts, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2010: Thematic Residency on Indigenous Languages. Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta. Awards 2017: Sobey Art Award 2014: Aboriginal Traditional Art Forms Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts. 2013: Grants to Individuals Presentation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia. 2010: Grants to Individuals Presentation Grant, Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture & Heritage. 2010: Flying Eagle Program, Canada Council for the Arts. 2010: Grants to Individuals Creation Grant, Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture & Heritage. 2009: Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts. 2008: Aboriginal Traditional Visual Art Forms Research Grant, Canada Council for the Arts. Teaching 2013: "The Role of the Mi’kmaw Basket in Contemporary Fine Art". University College of Cape Breton, Glace Bay, NS. 2012: "Intro to Mi’kmaw Language". Micmac Child Development Centre, Halifax, NS. 2011 – 2012: "Intro to Mi’kmaw Basketry". NSCADU School of Extended Studies, Halifax NS. 2010: "Mi’kmaw Basketry".Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay ON. 2004-2008: Facilitator/Instructor Various Workshops for At-Risk Youth. Community involvement On January 25, 2014, as part of the Ideal Law Conference hosted by the Social Activist Law Student Association of Dalhousie University, Ursula Johnson performed a durational song as a form of social resistance, joined by a Mi’kmaq elder. For the performance Johnson called “IKATK” (“She Protects”) the two women extended invitations for audience members to join in their performance or to stand in solidarity with them. The protest lasted four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm, and was held at the Schulich School of Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia. On May 22, 2009, Johnson participated in