About Me

Art has always been the language of my heart. My journey began in El Paso, where I trained with Ballet El Paso under the guidance of Ms. Ingeborg Heuser. Those early years built the foundation for a life devoted to both discipline and expression.

I went on to dance professionally with The Oakland Ballet Company and received scholarships and training from Dance Theatre of Harlem, Cleveland Ballet, and Houston Ballet—each experience shaping the artist I am today.

As a former ballerina now entering a new chapter, I’ve returned to my first love—creating beauty that moves both the eye and the soul.

Through JOHVIELLE, I merge two worlds that defined me: the precision of dance and the poetry of paint. Each design begins with a story—woven from my original artwork and the pointe shoes I once wore, now transformed into symbols of passion, grace, and resilience.

These are not mass-produced pieces; they are extensions of lived experience—every brushstroke a memory, every image a reflection of movement and meaning.

Among my most personal works is a reimagining of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night—a tribute to the way art, like dance, can stir emotion, illuminate darkness, and remind us that beauty often rises from perseverance.

This is my niche. My legacy.
Where ballet and brushstrokes meet in harmony.

~Patricia Johnson-Vierra