Cheralynn Johnston is a native Californian. She has a MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia. Her BFA is in art education from California State University, Long Beach, California. She taught high school art at Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California for ten years. Since 2012 she has been teaching at Salinas High School in Salinas, California. She has participated in group and solo shows on the East and West Coast. Her work resides in the Permanent Collections of The Savannah College of Art and Design, along with private collectors.