Born in Blue Hill, Maine, Caitlin Johnston grew up along the coast, and remains quite connected to the area. She has worked as a teaching assistant at the Studio at Corning Museum of Glass, and Tokyo Glass Art Institute. She spent time at Pilchuck Glass School in 1999 as a student, and in 2007 as an Emerging Artist in Residence. Johnston ran January Glass, a small jewelry design and production business for approximately ten years. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island where she now works on one of a kind art works.