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Bonnie Johnson Stolzmann is a Denver based fine artist and illustrator. She strives to ignite the imagination of her viewers while also truthfully capturing her subjects. She dreams of writing and illustrating children’s books with her two young daughters.

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Bonnie’s scientific illustrations have been published in association with The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, The University of California, Harvard University and The Jepson Herbarium. Commissions, original artworks and archival prints are available via e-mail at BonnieStolzmann@gmail.com. 

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Artist Statement- Being a member of contemporary American society tends to flabbergast me on a regular basis. I paint about it with hope that my viewers and I can be flabbergasted together, potentially creating a community of shared understanding and kindness. 

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Education

B.F.A. Painting 2006

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

 

Exhibitions

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2024

- Body of Knowledge juried Member Group Show, Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO

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2023

- Park Hill Art Club Member Group Show, PHAC, Denver, CO

- Spark Supporting Member Group Show, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO

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2022

- Sally Elliott Retrospective, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO

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2021

- Spark Supporting Member Group Show, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO

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2020

- Spark Supporting Member Group Show, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO

- Pink Progression Invitational Group Show, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Denver CO

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2019

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- WOW: Wide Open Whatever: A Juried Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO

- Spark Supporting Member Group Show, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO

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2018

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Mid America Print Council, Laramie WY

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Neltje Gallery, Sheridan College, Sheridan WY

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Eastern Washington University, Cheney WA

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Denver School of the Arts, Denver CO

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Plymouth State University, Plymouth NH

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Willow Street Gallery, Washington DC

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Menomie WI

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Rubber City Prints, Akron OH

- Frontera Traveling Exhibition, Isla Center for the Arts, University of Guam, Mangilao Guam

- Pink Progression Invitational Group Show, Center for Visual Arts, Denver CO

- Spark Supporting Member Group Show, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO

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2017

- Guest Artist, Valkarie Gallery, Lakewood CO

- Spark Supporting Member Group Show,Spark Gallery, Denver, CO

- Flow: An Exhibition of Water Media Artworks, An invitational Show, Frederic C. Hamilton     Family Gallery, Aurora, CO

-  Sneak Peak: 2017 Guest Artist Showcase, Valkarie Gallery,

 Denver, CO

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2016

- Awarded Best in Show  Grand Petit deux: A Juried Group Show, Core New Art Space,

 Denver, CO

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- Awarded Second Place  Colorado Watercolor Society Members Show, Lakewood, CO

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- 30x30, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

- Summer of Art Invitational and Student Exhibition, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

- Spark Supporting Member Group Show,Spark Gallery, Denver, CO

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2015
- Spark Supporting Member Group Show,Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
- WOW: Wide Open Whatever: A Juried Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO

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2014
- Spark Supporting Member Group Show,Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
- Grand Petit: A Juried Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO
- WOW: Wide Open Whatever: A Juried Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO

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2013
- WOW: Wide Open Whatever: A Juried Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO

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2011
-Artists in the Kitchen: A Juried Group Show, Concrete Lounge, New York City, NY

2008
- Artists Against Convention: A Juried Group Show, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
- MeN: A Solo Show, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
- The Green Show: A Juried Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO
- WOW: Wide Open Whatever: A Juried Group Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO
- All creatures Human, Animal, Reptilian :Juried Show, Zip 37 Gallery, Denver, CO

2007
- Nextmas: A Juried Group Show, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
- ArtFeast: A Juried Group Show By Invitation Only, Denver, CO
- Insides: A Solo Show, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
- Works on Paper Show, Core Gallery, Denver, CO
- Next Group Show: A Group Show, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
- Tutto: A Solo Show, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
- SEX is ART, Orange Cat Studios, Denver, CO
- Dear Picasso Mail Art Show, Zip 37 Gallery, Denver, CO
- Solo, Barefoot Radio Gallery, Denver, CO

2006
- HotHouse, PFS, Brooklyn, NY
- Juried Show, Pirate Gallery, Denver, CO
- pARTY, Capsule Gallery, Denver, CO
- The Art of Fashion, Moda Gallery, Idaho Springs, CO
- Spirituality, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
- Small Works, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
- Paroxysm, BFA Show, CU Art Museum, Boulder, CO
- Grotesque Self, Norlin Library, Boulder, CO

- Body Image, Norlin Library, Boulder, CO

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2005
- Women's Work, Buchanan's, Boulder, CO

2004
- Open Walls, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

2003
- Artist Connection Annual, UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, CO

2002
- Body Talk, Cafe de Sole, Boulder, CO
- Group Space, Business of Arts Center, Manitou, CO

2001
- Wunderkind, Business of Arts Center, Manitou, CO


Honors, Awards, Grants & Juror Positions

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2019

- 2D Juror  25th Annual Gateway to the Rockies Juried Group Show: Aurora Artists Guild

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2018

- Artwork in Special Collections  Isla Center for the Arts, University of Guam, Mangilao Guam

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2016

- Awarded best in Show  Grand Petit deux: A Juried Group Show, Core New Art Space,

 Denver, CO

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- Awarded Second Place  Colorado Watercolor Society Members Show, Lakewood, CO

2006
- Summa Cum Laude, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

2005
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fund Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Publications
2008
- The Quarterly Conversation, TheQuarterlyConversation.com, Spring Issue

2006
- The Honors Journal, University of Colorado Boulder, CO

2004
- "Work of Art," Boulder Guillotine, April/ May, Boulder, CO

2002
- "Art Break," Independent, April 24-30, Colorado Springs, CO


Art World Volunteer Work

2008
- Internship, RULE Gallery, Denver, CO

2005
- Internship, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

2002
- Troubled Child Art Counselor, Future Self, Colorado Springs, CO