Karley Johnson was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, and holds Bachelor ofFine Arts and Bachelor of Journalism degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

With more than a decade of experience, Karley has worked across B2C, B2B,agency, and academic settings. Along the way, she co-owned Pixel Bakery, aboutique design studio serving local, regional, and national clients, many of themnonprofits. She began her career as a graphic designer and most recently servedas senior creative director and at one of Lincoln's fastest-growing techcompanies.

Her work has earned 25 awards from the American Advertising Federation,including 2026 Best of Show at the Creative Nebraska Awards, as well asadditional film festival and entrepreneur awards.

As Communications Manager at LUX Center for the Arts, Karley leads theorganization's communications strategy, shaping how LUX tells its story, connectswith the community, and supports fundraising and earned revenue. She partnerswith the Development and Community Learning & Engagement teams to promote campaigns, classes, workshops, exhibitions, and events, helping more peoplediscover and support LUX and its artists.

She also guides communications projects from planning through publication,coordinating content and timelines, maintaining LUX's brand voice, and keepingmaterials polished and consistent across channels, while tracking results andusing those insights to strengthen LUX's work and deepen relationships withdonors, artists, students, visitors, and the wider community.