

ABOUT BONNIE
Disenchanted with realism and interested in the space between image and word, I’ve explored abstraction and non-objective art. Pushing boundaries of volume, form and line by the use of mixed media and a synthetic surface has led to an unrestricted and spontaneous approach. Exploring the juncture in this space between the invisibles of reflection, intuition and philosophy with the interplay of this forgiving synthetic surface and multiple media has birthed my personal form of expression.
My years of study at VCU, The Corcoran School of Art in DC, my work in the studio, my gallery exhibitions, my study of art history as well as my experience in art conservation have enriched and enabled me to confidently play, push and experiment with immediacy. The use of graphite, acrylic ink, ink, leaf, metallic powder, oil crayon all lead to a dynamic visual union of reading the image and the seeing of the word.
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Education:
The Corcoran, Washington, DC
Master Course in Figure Drawing, M. Frank 2001
Crossing Boundaries, Watson, 2000
Advanced Painting and Drawing, Christenberry, 1998
Advanced Expressionism on Paper, Weisel, 1995
Advanced Painting Workshop, Northern VA Community College, Alexandria, VA, Christenberry, 1994
Drawing and Printmaking, Platt, 1991-1992
Painting, Tractman, 1990
Art History and Advanced Painting, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Publications
The Washington Post, Galleries, J. Dawson, May 13, 2006
WETA's "Around Town Best Bets", February, 2006
DC Examiner, February 2006
Flora: Sculptures of the National World, 2004
WETA's "Around Town", February 2004
Corcoran's Columns, Spring 1998
NOVA Warehouse Journal, 1992