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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

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