The Collection of Sheila Bonser
(Ohio, 1934 -)
After attending classes at the Univ. of Cincinnati in OH and UCLA in CA, Sheila graduated from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio with a BFA double degree in painting and printmaking, having studied under Raymond Must and Barry Gealt.
From 1958 to 1961 she was raising a family and painting watercolor landscapes of the rustic west coast of Florida. After Moving to Dayton OH in 1962, she worked mainly in oils, Intaglio prints, collographs and mixed media collages. In the mid-1960’s she received a prestigious commission to paint a wall mural for the City of Troy Ohio. Moving to the Cincinnati area in 1964, she continued working in oils, large-scale collages and intaglio prints and was represented by the Malton Gallery, then the Miller Gallery until 1981.
Another major life move to New Orleans, LA in 1981 inspired a new body of work in collage and mixed media, photography and many series of intaglio and collgogram prints made on her own press. Her work was represented by the Carol Robinson Gallery. She showed annually with the Slidell Art League at the Cultural Center.
In 2005 tragedy struck, Hurricane Katrina destroyed her home and studio. After returning to Ohio Valley in 2006 to be nearer family, she resumed working in oils, collage and painted a series of watercolors “en plain air” of Gregory Creek in Westchester near her home. The seasonal changes of the creek landscape inspired her paintings until 2018. Sheila showed most recently with the members of the Fitton Center for the Creative Arts in Hamilton OH.
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