Joseph O’Sickey on Applause – WVIZ

Be sure to tune in to WVIZ for Applause on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 7:30, to catch their in-depth interview with Joseph O’Sickey!

Conversations with Mr. O’Sickey

Don’t miss Bonfoey Gallery’s Conversations with Mr. O’Sickey moderated by Fred Griffith, Wednesday, November 11th at 6pm!  Its going to be a fun evening with a Cleveland legend!

Joseph O’Sickey – In the Light

The Bonfoey Gallery
is proud to present JOSEPH O’SICKEY

In the Light – October 16 through November 28, 2009

This inaugural exhibition commences Bonfoey’s exclusive representation of the work of Joseph O’Sickey. It will showcase works spanning his varied career. He is best known for his large scale paintings of garden scenes and outdoor landscapes which reflect an “impressionistic” style. His painterly style and bright, fresh colors depict the play of sunlight on the subject. The success of the works is based on his mastery of paint as a medium and color sensitivity. The result is a shimmering, fluid image that is unique to O’Sickey’s work.

Please join us for an Opening Reception with the Artist – Friday, October 16 from 5:30 to 7:30pm.  And don’t miss our special Conversations with Mr. O’Sickey moderated by Fred Griffith – Wednesday, November 11 at 6pm. 

There’s a lot to do this fall!   We look forward to seeing you at the gallery!

Cleveland School Artists

Summer Selections at The Bonfoey Gallery
 
From mid August through mid October, The Bonfoey Gallery is pleased to present works by Cleveland School artists in our street level gallery. Original pieces by August Frederick Biehle, Jr., Peter Paul Dubaniewicz, Clara Deike, Henry Keller, Joseph O’Sickey, Abel Warshawsky, and Ken Wood, showcase Cleveland’s rich artistic past.  Please don’t miss this opportunity to view this unique exhibition.

In our lower gallery we are featuring a selection of contemporary works by Patrick Kelly, Kathleen Hammett, Tricia Lazuka, Dana Oldfather, Ken Nevadomi, George Mauersberger, Harriet Moore Ballard, and John Tellaisha, among others.

Also, this fall, from October 16 through November 28, The Bonfoey Gallery will have an exhibition of works by celebrated Cleveland artist Joseph O’Sickey.  We will update you with more information about this show as we get closer to the opening date.

30th Annual American Greetings Fine Arts Exhibtion

30th Annual American Greetings Fine Arts Exhibition

Opening Reception Friday, July 24, 2009

5:30 – 8:30 pm

Exhibition runs from July 24 through August 9

at The Bonfoey Gallery

Above:  Brandon Juhasz, Trap, Archival Ink-Jet Print

Explosion From Paradise – GARY BUKOVNIK

Gary Bukovnik - Ecstatic Italy, Flying Roses

Cleveland native, San Francisco based watercolorist, GARY BUKOVNIK, will be exhibiting his work at The Bonfoey Gallery, 1710 Euclid Avenue.  This stunning exhibition, entitled Explosion From Paradise, will be on view in both our street and lower level galleries from May 8 through June 6, 2009.  An opening reception will be held Friday, May 8, from 5:00 – 7:30 pm.  There will also be a film screening of his new short documentary “Explosion From Paradise” and painting demonstration with the artist Saturday, May 9 beginning at 10 am. 

 

Using floral images suspended in time and space, Gary Bukovnik creates compositions we would not have the opportunity to appreciate with our naked eye alone.  Pretty, graceful, petals spread and dislodge from the bud in a symphony of evanescence as the arrangements are tossed into the air.  Stems and leaves bound by thin red ribbons dislodge and seek out their own place on the picture plane.  Bukovnik’s masterful use of his medium elegantly portrays water in all its delicate liquid glory; bouncing and loosely falling, seemingly weightless and solid at the same time. 

Paula Rubinstein – Artist of the Month

In March we are featuring the work of the prolific Cleveland painter, Paula Rubinstein.  This exhibition will take place on our street level gallery from March 4 through April 4, 2009.  Please do stop by to experience this breath of spring and celebration of color!

February – Artist of the Month – Tricia Lazuka

This year we are spotlighting some of our newer artists with a hanging series titled Artist of the Month.  We are beginning in February with Tricia Lazuka.  Her work will be hung in our street level gallery February 2nd through 28th. 

Tricia Lazuka has shown her work in Cleveland and Columbus Ohio.  She has also had exhibitions in Atlanta, Tucson and representation in those as well as Culver City, CA. 

Lazuka’s inspiration is primal and instinctual.  She creates images that build upon themselves as she intuitively lays form, line, and color.  The paintings’ spontaneity is strongly apparent and radiates an excitement only achieved by painting in that manner.

Looking foward to seeing you next month!

Happy Holidays!

Linda Gross-Brown "Footsteps"

 Merry Christmas art lovers!  Thinking of buying yourself or a loved one something special this holiday?  Why not give the gift of art?  Check out our quick buys under a $1000 for uniquely priced art items. 

May your Christmas be hopeful and warm and your New Year bright and shiny!

Happy Holidays from everyone at The Bonfoey Gallery!

Stephen Pentak – Counting Waters – exhibition to close January 3!

2008 V-IV

Stephen Pentak has a BA from Union College in Schenectady, NY and a MFA from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA.  He was recently Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University.  He has been involved in numerous solo and group shows across the country and has exhibited in Canada and Israel.  Pentak is represented by galleryies across the country including New York, Santa Fe and San Francisco.  A four-time Ohio Art Council Individual Artists Fellowship Award Winner, he has also received various Arts and Research Grants from Ohio State University.

In these oil paintings on gessoed birch panels, Pentak instills a sense of tranquility and one’s self into the landscape.  Pentak explains these ideas as, “Each painting is a measure of time: time spent observing, time spent reflecting, and time spent in the act of painting.  The paintings in this show are conscious of time: not so mych the ‘time of day’ or ’season’ that may be suggested, but time’s relationship to memory.  In these paintings memory is an act of constant reconstruction.  River-views, creek-side places, small observations: each of these are gathered at I count the waters.”

Please do stop in to view this striking exhibition before it comes down Saturday, January 3, 2009.