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Bonita Helmer


Education

1976-1978    
Mentorship Studies with Francoise Gilot

1978

Graduate Work, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA

1976

Undergraduate Work, UCLA, Antioch University, B.A.



Solo Exhibitions

2006       

George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005

Architectural Digest – Roche Bobois, Los Angeles, CA

2001

Don O’Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2000

Transamerica Building, curated by Patrick Ela, Los Angeles, CA

2000

El Camino College, Center for the Performing Arts.

1996

Espace Bateau Lavoir, L’Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France.

1995

Vorpal Gallery, “New Work” San Francisco, CA

1991

Ojai Valley Music Festival,  and festival poster design,
catalogue by Nancy Doll, curator  Santa Barbara Art Museum.

1985

LA Artcore,  Los Angeles, CA

1984

Orange County Museum of Art formally the Newport Harbor Art Museum,
“The XTC of St. Teresa” paintings for performance piece –Newport, CA

1983

University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA


 
Selected Group Exhibitions

2006        

Zimmer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2005

George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA                                          

2004

Track 16, Bergamot Station, “The Hollywood Bowl Spheres”

2003

Jewish Federation Building, with Helen Frankenthatler, Larry Rivers, Stanley Boxer
curated  by Nancy Berman , Director Emeritus, Skirball Museium, Los Angeles, CA

1999

UCLA/Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

1993

Municipal Gallery, Barnsdall, Artists Books,  Installation by J. Dallal and L Kasmer, LA, CA
Californa State University Northridge, School of Fine Art , Northridge, CA

1992

Frumkin /Duvall Gallery - Santa Monica, CA

1990

Pence Gallery, Art and Soul - Santa Monica, CA

1989

Downey Art Museum - “Women Artists,” Downey, CA

1988

Vorpal Gallery, group show with Andy Warhol, Wayne Theibold etc. S.F, CA

1987

Turske/Whitney Gallery, juried by Howard Fox, Mary Jane Jacob, Al Nodal, L.A, CA
Whitley Gallery, La Brea Art Walk, juried by Howard Fox, Los Angeles, CA

1986               

Gallery Q, Seven L. A. Artists - Tokyo, Japan.
Kathryn Markel Gallery - New York, NY

1985

ARC Gallery - Chicago, IL

1984

Metro Rail/Lava,  Downtown Artists - Los Angeles, CA
Stella Polaris Gallery - Los Angeles, CA

1983

Stella Polaris Gallery - Los Angeles, CA
Metro Rail,  Southern California Artists - Los Angeles, CA

1982

Arizona Western College, AZ

1981

Los Angeles City College,  DaVinci Gallery. Los Angeles, CA


 
Multimedia

2000

El Camino College, Center for the Performing Arts, set painting for
“The Stage, The Street, The Spirit” a performance piece - Torrance, CA

1990             

Fringe Festival, CARS, California Art Resources Services, Artists Curating Artists,
Spring Street, part of the L. A. Festival, curated by Peter Sellers.

1984

Japan-America Theater,  Set Paintings for “the XTC of St. Teresa,” new age opera co- produced by Cal Arts and the Orange County Symphony Orchestra,  L.A, CA          



Site Specific Installations

2005

Design House – Pasadena, CA

2005

Office of Rabbi Steven Robbins. Painting, Los Angeles, CA

1998

Murdock Plaza, Paintings from UCLA Hammer Museum Westwood, CA

1995

Crown Oil and Gas Co. painting - Ojai, CA

1994 -1993

Homesite, traveling exhibition, Project by J. Dallal and L. Kasmer,
funded in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Dept. 



Curatorial Exhibition

2004

Curator, Otis College of Art and Design,  Bolsky Gallery “Evolution , The Process of Abstraction” 8 L.A. Artists  Los Angeles, CA



Teaching

1998- Present

Current Otis College of Art and Design, Faculty, Los Angeles, CA

1998

18th St. Arts Complex, L.A. Middle Schools. 1998

1995

Children at Risk, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs & L.A. Theater Works, L.A, CA

1995/1993

Children in Prison, L.A. Theater Works/California Arts Council, L.A. CA

1993

SPARC, Painting Workshop - Venice, CA

1990/1989

U.C.L.A., Extension - Los Angeles, CA



Grants

1998

18th Street Arts Complex, “Art in the middle schools”- Santa Monica, CA
1995 City of Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs,  “Children at Risk”                         
1993/1992 California Arts Council and L.A. Theater Works,  “Children in Prison”



Selected Collections

Nowell Karten - Los Angeles
Maria Luisa de Herrera - Los Angeles
Michael Alexander and Victoria Kirsch – Los Angeles
Anne Marie Ketchum  and Aurelio de la Vega  – Pasadena
Aurelia (Gilot) and Colas Engel- Paris, France
Claudia Sole - Los Angeles
MODAC (Museum of Designers and Creators) - Los Angeles
Christopher Hunt, Director, Lincoln Center & Frankfurt Opera
Rabbi Stephen Robbins and Cantor Eva Robbins - Los Angeles
Barbi Benton and George Gradow - Pasadena, California
The Law Offices of Weissman, Wolf and Associates - Beverly Hills
The Law Offices of Hufstedler, Miller, Carlson and Beardsley - Los Angeles
Crown Oil and Gas Co.- Ojai, California
Mark LeVine Interiors - Laguna, California
Law offices of Andrew Pollet - Los Angeles
Gale Cohen, L.A. Theatre Works - Los Angeles
Lucille Romier - Los Angeles
Isabella and Maricio Hernandez,  Dept. of Public Health. - Cuernavaca, Mexico
Kathy Gronau, Los Angeles
Linda Kelsey – Los Angeles and Minneapolis
Dr. Jack Vandernoot - Los Angeles
Bernard Servolle - Paris, France
Maryvette Meslim- Nice, France
Bruce Kasmer - Santa Monica
Karen Tringali and John Reilly -Corona del Mar
Glen Lerner, Las Vegas
Malcolm and Anne Pike, Los Angeles



Publications

Curatorial Statement, Patrick Ela - Los Angeles. 2001
Al-Ahram International –( in French and Arabic) Paris, France. 1996
Art in America, American Artists. 1993
Art in America, American Artists. 1992
Los Angeles Times, L.A. Festival. 1991
California Art Review, American References, page 550, 553 & 555.  1989
Marouchi Times - Tokyo, Japan. 1986
Art Now/ California Gallery Guide,  page 12; Feb. 1985
Los Angeles Times Calendar Section, front page, September 18.
Arizona SunTimes, Art Section, page 1; November 12. 1982






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