About the Artist
Bonnie Maygarden is a multimedia artist based in New Orleans, LA and Atlanta, GA. She received her BFA at Pratt Institute in 2010 and received her MFA from Tulane University in 2014. “I come back to color and light as an entry point to emotion,” says Bonnie. “The surface of the canvas and the abilities of painting techniques to play with the eye's perceptions allow me to consider the quiet moments in reality in which our perceptions of the physical world expand in meaning. I am interested in making paintings that walk the line between something and nothing, that both play to our expectations of the disposable contemporary image and the valued tradition of the handmade. Her work has been featured in exhibitions both nationally and internationally in various museums, galleries and alternative venues including: The Contemporary Art Center (New Orleans), The Ogden Museum of Southern Art (New Orleans), Université Lumière Lyons (Lyons, France), The Camden Art Center (London, UK), Gallery Jochen Hempel (Berlin, Germany), Pratt Institute (Brooklyn), and the Callenwolde Fine Art Center (Atlanta). Several notable publications have featured Maygarden’s work, her work was reviewed in ArtForum and Burnaway, and her paintings were also featured twice in New American Paintings. Her work appears in collections including Perez Art Museum Director Franklin Sirmans (Miami), Susan and Ralph Brennan (New Orleans), and University Medical Center (New Orleans), Stanford University Medical Center (Stanford), and the New Orleans Four Seasons.
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