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Bonnie Gardiner

Acrylic

I am a lifelong resident of Grey County, currently residing at A Brush With Words with my partner, artist and sculptor Peter John Reid. As an original member of the Studio XX painting group, I had my first visual art show, "Coming Out of My (Creative) Closet," at the Owen Sound Artist’s Co-op in March 2008, where I made my first sale. My second solo show, "Don't Fence Me In," was at the Chesley Library in fall 2008 and was successful. Since then, I have shown and sold art at The Loft Gallery, the Grey County Artist's Show, the Bruce Peninsula Art Show, and several other galleries, including my home studio.

I am a self-published author of children's books and three collections of vignettes and poetry: "Growing in Grey," "Human Beings Being Human," and "A Brush With Words." My work has also been published in Mosaic magazine.


In regards to my visual work, I seem to have a preference for items that most people pass by without a second glance; things that are often old and have fallen into decay , the aged patina of blistered paint and skewed structures. My loose, free flowing style leans toward the abstract but still has a clear story to tell. Through brush strokes on the canvas, I endeavour to convey my feelings of seeing the beauty in the simple things around me and transcending them to another level. I find being an artist - the written not so much as the visual - is a life of solitude and being given the opportunity to share my work is a way to attempt to connect with others. It's an opening of the doors to my soul and initiating an invitation to my personal world. I am happiest when I am creating.

Southampton Arts would like to acknowledge the Traditional Territory of the Anishinabek Nation:

The People of the Three Fires known as Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomie Nations, and the Métis Nation.

We further give thanks to the Chippewas of Saugeen, and the Chippewas of Nawash, now known as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, as the Traditional Keepers of this Land.

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