Bonnie hard at work in Ani Art Academy studio.
Bonnie Grace Evans lives in Northeast Pennsylvania. Her artistic vision is formed through interactions with the people that she comes in contact with each day (especially young children), experiences that evoke strong emotion, and the simple beauty found in nature.
During her 38 year career in special education she always found time to pursue her love of art, studying under Marilyn Hoffman, Sue Hand, Terese Rogers, and attending various other art instruction opportunities over the years. After retiring from her dedicated career, Bonnie went on to enhance her skills, and joined the Ani Art Academy Waichulis in Bear Creek, Pennsylvania as an artist apprentice, to study representational art on a full time basis.
Bonnie has exhibited at :
Artists for the Arts (AFA) in Scranton, PA 2016
Circle Center for the Arts in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 2016 , 2017
Capturing Realism at Misericordia University 2017
The Fine Arts Fiesta, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 2016, 2017
Enigma Exhibit 2018, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa Oklahoma
Bones Exhibit 2020, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Holiday Openhouse, the Imagination 2021, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Summer Breeze Exhibit 2021, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa Oklahoma
Radical Botanicals Exhibit 2021, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa Oklahoma
Candles and Flamethrowers Exhibit 2021, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Holiday Openhouse 2022, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Awards and recognition are the following:
First place award in painting at Wyoming Valley Art League’s Spring Juried Exhibition-2018
3rd Place in Drawing in the Wyoming Valley Art League Spring Juried Exhibition-2019
Honorable Mention at Ani Art Academie 5th Annual Drawing Competition
Finalist in the 14th International ARC Salon International Realism Competition
Semi finalist in the 15th International ARC Salon Realism Competition
Semi finalist in the 16th International ARC Salon Realism Competition
Bonnie is currently represented by the Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, Oklahoma,