Don Bonham:

Career Profile

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2012 Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick, “Don Bonham RCA: Stranger in a

Familiar Land

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, MichiganLondon 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

DON BONHAM (Nov. 9, 1940 – Dec. 15, 2014)

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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 for the Arts

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 Courthouse, London, Ontario

N.O.R.C.E.N.

Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ

various corporate and private collections in Canada and USA.

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, Ontario1991 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

Films, Events and Performances:

1981 “Project C32,” Event, Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

1980 “Suicide in B flat,” Forest City Gallery, London, OntarioJacksonville 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

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, AlbertaRed 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

Art and Media Interviews and Articles:

2012 Telegraph Journal (Salon), New Brunswick, article by Chris Morris, “Full-frontal metal

jacket”, illustrated plus front page photo, Saturday, June 30, pages 4 & 5

2012 Vie des Arts, review by Virgil Hammock, “Don Bonham: Stranger in a Familiar Land”

issue #228, Autumn, pages 62 & 63

2012 HERE, article by Jon MacNeill, “The Evel Knievel of the art world”, Vol. 13 issue 25, June

21-72, pages 16 & 17, illustrated plus front page photo

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, Autumn

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 1999 “Don Bonham: Twentieth Century Technology Utilized by Third World Mentality” and “Don

Bonham: Master Fantasist” by Terry Graff, ENCOUNTERS with Canadian Visual Art and

Culture, Winter/Spring Vol. 2, No. 1, 1999, illustrated

1998 “Rethinking Art at the Turn of the Century” (A Cultural Inquiry into Postmodernism in the

West and Contemporary Chinese Art) by 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, “Reflections 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 Hume1981 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