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Don Bonham was born at the height of the Oklahoma oil boom in Oklahoma City. He had a turbulent adolescence and was "encouraged" by the local authorities to join the service. Bonham enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps where he found his first stable home. He served in an elite Recon unit in S.E. Asia and was honorably discharged to enter the University of Oklahoma as an Art History Major. Bonham left the University and moved North to pursue a career as a professional artist. Over the last 25 years he has had studios in Montreal, Toronto, Florida, and most recently in New York City. Bonham's visionary forms have been exhibited in Chicago, New York City, Florida, Montreal and Toronto. In addition his work has been included in numerous group shows across Canada, the United States and Europe including the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Bonham was the first American Visual Artist to be appointed to the Royal Canadian Academy. In 1997, he was awarded the Alex J. Ettl Grant from the National Sculpture Society, for lifetime achievement as a sculptor. Bonham maintains a studio in the DUMBO area of New York City; however, he has just completed a large working studio in the Hudson Valley, near the Storm King Art Center. He is presently working on a large sculpture using the MIG-29 as a model. |
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Bonneville Machine: 1974, 96" x 48", Painting
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DON BONHAM Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lives and works in New York City Awards: 1997 Alex J. Ettl Grant from the National Sculpture Society, for Lifetime Achievement 1975 Senior Canada Council Grant 1975 Appointed to Royal Canadian Academy of Art 1970, 1972, 1973 Arts Grant, Canada Council Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2001 Laurel Tracey Gallery, PORTRAITS, Red Bank. New Jersey 1999 Confederation Centre Art Gallery & Museum, Charlottetown,P.E.I. 1998 Two Sculptors Gallery, Inc., “Flying Machines”, New York, New York 1997 Two Sculptors Gallery, Inc., “Technology and Myth”, New York, New York 1995 Mclntosh Gallery, U.W.O., ‘Don Bonham: Little Miss 50 “Spirit of London,”’ London, Ontario 1992 Pyramid Arts Center, Rochester, New York 1991 Mclntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 1990 Ian Brown Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1989 Centricity Gallery, London, Ontario 1988 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario 1985 Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto, Ontario 1984 Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto, Ontario 1982 London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario Galerie Dresdnere, London, Ontario 1981 Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1977 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 1976 Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Quebec 1974 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan London Art Gallery, London, Ontario 1973 Mclntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Warren Benedek Gallery, New York, New York 1972 Michael Wyman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario Trajectory Gallery, London, Ontario 1970 20/20 Gallery, London, Ontario Mclntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Selected Group Exhibitions: 2005 University of Michigan, "The Expressive Figure", Yipslanti, MI 2001 Sovran Jensen Fine Art, “Bonham and Ward”, Toronto, Ontario 2000 Laurel Tracey Gallery, “Summer Sculpture Series”, Red Bank, NJ 1999 Hermen Goode Gallery, “Bonham and Lack”, New York City, NY 1999 National Aviation Museum., “A Passion for Wings”, Ottawa, Ontario 1998 Two Sculptors Gallery, Inc., “The Figure in 20th Century Sculpture”, New York, New York 1997 Art Gallery of North York, “New York - North York”, North York, Ontario 1997 Confederation Centre of the Arts and Museum, “New Acquisitions,” Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1997 Two Sculptors Gallery, Inc., “Currents of Modern Sculpture,”, New York, New York 1996-7 Grounds for Sculpture Museum, “Associated Media,” Hamilton, New Jersey 1996 Two Sculptors Gallery, Inc., “Bonham and Rubinoff,” New York, New York Mitchell Algus Gallery, “Seminal Sculpture of the School of London,” New York, New York 1995 68 Jay Street Show, New York, New York Leo Kamen Gallery, “The Common Hand,” Toronto, Ontario 1991 Moos Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1989 Rene Shand Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands Art Gallery of Algoma, “Bonham, Scarpetti & Trova,” Sault St. Marie, Ontario Oakville Gallerys, Oakville, Ontario 1988 Galerie Daniel, Montreal, Quebec 1987 Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto, Ontario 1986 Diane Brown Gallery, ‘Time After Time,” New York, New York Art Gallery of North Umberland, Cobourg, Ontario Galerie Daniel, Montreal, Quebec Ron Moore Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario 1985 Galerie Daniel Montreal, Quebec 1983 Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1977 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 1976 Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario 1975 Art Gallery of Brantford, Brantford, Ontario Potsdam Plastics, S.U.N.Y., Potsdam, New York 1974 Warren Benedek Gallery, New York, New York Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario 1973 “Canada Trajectories 73,” Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France 1971 Pie in the Sky Co-Op, Toronto, Ontario 1970 University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario The Warehouse, London, Ontario Realism’s 70, Toronto, Ontario Collections: Gallery Vallois, Paris, France Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, P.E.I Daly Gordon Investments, Toronto, Ontario East York Board of Education, Toronto, Ontario Imperial Oil Limited London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario Mclntosh Art Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Middlesex County Courhouse, London, Ontario N.O.R.C.E.N. Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ -- and various corporate and private collections in Canada and USA. Artist and Lecture Appointments: 1993 RIT, Rochester, New York 1991 University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 1987 Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta University of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta Red Deer Community College, Red Deer, Alberta 1986 University of Windsor, Graduate School in Fine Art, Windsor, Ontario 1985 Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick 1984 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario 1979 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Fanshawe College, London, Ontario 1978 Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida 1977 Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. 1976 Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 1975 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario State University at Potsdam, Potsdam, New York 1974 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Oxbow School of Fine Art, Michigan 1972 Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. Atlanta School of Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 1971 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Films, Events and Performances: 1981 “Project C32,” Event, Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1980 “Suicide in B flat,” Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida - lead role, Music Event 1979 “Test Flight of the CFX1,” event, Tallahassee, Florida 1976 “Flying the Thames,” event, University of Western Ontario, London, 1974 “The Brig,” director, New Space Theatre, London, Ontario 1973 “Hermen Goode and the Famous Miss 50,” film producer and director “Indians,” Gallery Theatre, London, Ontario, lead role 1972 “Don Bonham at Bonneville,” film producer and director 1971 “Herman Goode’s First Flight,” film producer and director 1970 “Cowboys Two,” London performance, lead role Art and Media Interviews and Articles: 2003 Facing Sculpture, a Portfolio of Portraits, Sculpture and Related Ideas, by Ricardo Barros, page 132 2003 Angels of Beauty, an interview with John K. Grande, Wegway No. 5 Spring, pages 36 to 41, ill. 2002 Le Monde, Hudson Valley, L’annexe nature de Manhattan, March 8 by Pascale Richard 2001 Toronto Star, review by Donna Jean MacKinnon, “Bonham and Ward at Sovran Jensen Gallery”, illustrated article, April 19, 2001. 2001 Vie Des Arts, review by John Grande, "Don Bonham & John Ward", illustrated, pages 73 & 74, Automne 2000 Asbury Park Press, Cover photo Alive Magazine, and illustrated article, 28 August 2000 1999 The Ottawa Citizen, Canada, article by Lori Fazari, “Mechanical Angels”, illustrated plus front page photo 1999 National Post, Toronto, review by Catherine Osborne,”A Flight of Fancy” illustrated 1998 “Rethinking Art at the Turn of the Century”, A Cultural Inquiry into Postmodernism in the West and Contempary Chinese Art. Lian Duan, Illustrated pg. 44-45, Text pg. 46-55 1998 Sculpture Review, article by Harvey Weiss, “The Sculpture of Don Bonham”, Spring, Vol. XLVI, illustrated 1998 Artist Magazine, “Recflections on New York Artists”, Lian Duan, Taipei, Taiwan, May No. 5,illustrated 1998 Review, article by Mark Cohen, March, Vol. 3., No. 12 1997 Canadian Art, people section (interviewed by Lisa Ghione), November 1997 Maclean’s, “The Manhattan Canucks”, by Andrew Phillips, November 1997 Shape Shifters, Art Gallery of Hamilton publications, p. 53, (illustrated p. 55) 1997 Toronto Star, review, March 1 1997 Art in America, January, “Review of Mitchell Algus Gallery” Sculpture, January, “Review of Mitchell Algus Gallery” 1996 Time Out, New York, No. 53, “Review of Mitchell Algus Gallery” 1992 World Art, Vol. 2, “Don Bonham Feature Article,”Lian Duan Corporate Distinction, Vol. 3, No. 3, “Cover” 1986 Village Voice, Gary Indiana review of”Time After Time,” Diane Brown Gallery 1984 Effects, No. 2 photo-essay Arts Atlantic, cover photograph Canadian Art, John Reeves photo essay Hamilton Spectator, Artviews by Grace Ingelis, “Sculptor Gets Solid Assurance of Recognition” Arts West, photo essay, “Innovative Sculptor” 1982 Toronto Star, “The Technological Landscape” by Chrisophor Hume Artscanada, “Harpies in the Forum: Don Bonham,” by Eric Atkinson Artsmagazine, “Don Bonham: 20th Century Landscape Artist,” by Christopher Hume 1981 Maclean’s, people section 1978 Best from Playboy, “Body Work,” photo essay Tampa Times, feature story by Robert Martin 1977 New Look, “Out of Left Field,” by John Averill 1976 Artscanada, review by David Burnett 1975 Vie des Arts, “Don Bonham: Implications of a Metaphor,” by Eric Cameron Artscanada, Walter Redinger 1973 Quest Magazine Titbits (British Weekly) Star Weekly, “Bonham’s Bikes,” by Cliff kenyon ArtNews, review 1972 Cycle Guide, “Salt Fever,” by Bob Braverman Chicago Tribune, “What is it?,” by Derek Guthrie Playboy, “Bodywork”,feature article Art Magazine, review Toronto Star, “Artist’s Motorcycles,” by Merike Weiler |
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