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MY SISTER, BONNIE SMITH, 2001,
GOUACHE, WOOD STAIN, INK, & BIRCH BARK ON PAPER
Western New York native Bonnie Smith has lived in Kingston
since receiving her BFA in ceramic sculpture from Alfred University’s
School of Art six years ago. Smith is a painter and sculptor who works
primarily in and clay and oils, incorporating mixed-media elements like
wood, bark, metal, and various found objects into her pieces, often firing
them directly into the clay. Smith describes her work as “mostly
figurative”—she likes to approach portraiture from the inside-out,
rather than as an exercise in strict mimesis. “I like portraits
that have an interior feel, rather than just a depiction of the physical
form.”
The 29-year-old artist just completed her first solo
show of small, figurative paintings and sculptures at Kingston’s
Wright Gallery in November. Smith has also exhibited at the Burchfielde-Penney
Art Center, associated with the Albright-Knox Gallery, in Buffalo. To
contact Bonnie Smith, e-mail paperflowers27@aol.com.
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