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Curriculum Vitae of Bethany Bonner
Education, Selected Solo Exhibitions,Selected Group Exhibitions, Teaching Experience, Professional Experience
Artist's Statement and Images

Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION

1997

MFA, Visual Arts, Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont
1984 BFA, Sculpture, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002 Glimpses, Hera Gallery

2000

Selected Works, The Water Street Gallery, Norwich, Connecticut
1997 "...the Kitchen Sink", Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wood Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2002 Multiple Views: Hera at Smith's Castle
2001 Annual Group Show, Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, Connecticut
2000 The Everyday Map, Hoxie Gallery, Westerly Library, Westerly, Rhode Island
1999 Group Show, New London Art Society, New London, Connecticut
B.A.R.E. exhibit at Pfizer, Groton, Connecticut
Juried Exhibit, Westerly Co-Op Gallery, Westerly, Rhode Island
1998 Artist Invites Artist, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Group Show, 11 Pacific Gallery, New London, Connecticut
Juried Show, Granite Street Gallery, New London, Connecticut
9th Annual Small Works Show, OCCC School of Art, Demarest, New Jersey
1997 "Looking ahead-glancing back- Muse Celebrates 20 years" The Painted Bride Art Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Women and Abstraction; Atlantic Community College, Mays Landing, New Jersey
1996 Works on Paper; Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey
Works on Paper; Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual Juried Show; Ocean City Arts Center, Ocean City, New Jersey
1995 Annual Faculty Exhibit; Atlantic Community College, Mays Landing, New Jersey
1994 Women Examine Spaces; Atlantic Community College, Mays Landing, New Jersey
"Face to Face - Portraits and Self-Portraits by Moore Alumnae";
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Present Art Teacher, Tyl Middle School, Montville, Connecticut
Art/Science Instructor, Science Center of Eastern Connecticut, New London, Connecticut
Art Instructor, Express Yourself, Lyme/OldLyme Youth Services Bureau,
Old Lyme, Connecticut
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000/01 Judge, Niantic Art and Craft Show, Niantic, Connecticut
1999 Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY - Guest Artist
- Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut; Curriculum Packets for educational programs, Niantic, Connecticut.
1998 - Thomas Klise Company; Curriculum and Teacher Guides for educational programs
- Grant Review Panelist for Cape May County Cultural and Heritage Commission,
for New Jersey State Block Grants, Cape May County, New Jersey
1997 Brochure design: Muse celebrates 20 years; "Looking ahead, glancing back"
Juror: Cape May Art League Annual Juried Show, Cape May, New Jersey

1987-1994

Critiquer: cape May County Teen Arts Festival, Cape May County,
New Jersey
 
Artist's Statement and Images
My paintings are a series of glimpses. A glimpse is a moment gone that cannot be retrieved but for a keen eye and sharp memory. A glimpse can be foggy and non-descript. At times it is clear yet soft around the edges. This work is representative of my search for an ever-evolving expression of permanence and memory. Permanence is part of a sense of place, it is what endures. In my work, permanence is discovered through thoughtful reflection upon a glimpse of the moment. A slice of space is made permanent by recording its memory.

 

I look most often to the spaces I travel through each day. The authentic places that I inhabit, however temporary, are the driving force behind much of my work. I catch a glance of light that makes me stop and catch my breath. The inherent beauty of that minute makes me think I will always remember the place, the instant and my connection to it. I look away for a second, turn back, and it is gone. These paintings are a walk through temporal points and slivers of space.

The use of a glazing technique is new to me. This process allows me to work with paint in much the same way a role of film develops. Each painting is a step towards resolution. Visually each painting becomes clearer and emotionally each landscape becomes more permanent. The paint begins to hold the light in much the same way that a memory holds the moment, in a slightly viscid fluidity.


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