Curriculum Vitae
Bonnie Laird
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major: Painting, Printmaking, University of Alberta, 1990
Diploma, Desktop Publishing/Graphic Arts, McKay Technical Institute, Victoria, 1992
Diploma in Fine and Performing Arts, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, 1984
Selected Solo/Two-person Exhibitions
2016
"Bloom" Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria, BC
2011
Mayworks: “The Art of Work” Gordon Ross Gallery, Courtenay, BC
2002
"Recent Paintings", Gallery at the Mac, McPherson Playhouse, Victoria
2001
"Head Shots", The People’s Gallery, Parksville
1995-99
Solo exhibitions at Mocambo Café, Amelia’s Restaurant, Cranberries Cafe, BC Ministry of Health, Victoria
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
Sooke Fine Arts Society Auction and Gala, Prestige Oceanfront Resort
(Invited as Award-Winning Artist to be featured in group show auction)
"Winter Small Works Show and Sale" (Juried) Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Exhibits at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Patient Care Centre
2017
"Winter Small Works Show and Sale" Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Fine Arts 2017 (Juried) Sooke Regional Museum Galery, Sooke (received Juror's Choice Award)
2016
"Wall2Wall" The fifty fifty Arts Collective, Victoria, BC
"2nd Annual Art Victoria Now" The Atrium Building (Juried) Victoria, BC
Exhibits at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Patient Care Centre
2015
"Art Victoria Now " The Atrium Building, (Juried) Victoria BC
"About Face: An Exhibition of Self-Portraits" Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria BC
"In Cahoots: (Synergy) the Art Show" The Slide Room Gallery
Exhibits at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Patient Care Centre
Victoria General Hospital
2014
James Bay 10th Annual ArtWalk Studio Tour, Victoria
Helijet Reception Office
Exhibits at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Patient Care Centre
Fine Arts 2014 (Juried) Sooke Regional Museum Gallery, (received Design Committee Award)
"Small Works" Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria General Hospital
2013
James Bay 9th Annual Art Walk Studio Tour, Victoria
Serious Coffee, Menzies St, Victoria
Emily Carr House
Fine Arts 2013, (Juried) Sooke Regional Museum Gallery, Victoria
2012
Fine Arts 2012 (Juried) Sooke Region Museum Gallery, Victoria
2011
James Bay 7th Annual Art Walk Studio Tour, Victoria
Emily Carr House, Victoria
Mayworks: “The Art of Work” ,(Two person exhibition),Gordon Ross Gallery, Courtenay, BC
“Look 2011” Regional Juried, Victoria
2010
Emily Carr Public Library, October, Victoria
James Bay 6th Annual Art Walk Studio Tour, Victoria
Serious Coffee, Victoria
Emily Carr House, June, Victoria
“Look 2010” Regional Juried, President’s Choice Award, Victoria
2009
Rhapsody in Hues, Juried art exhibition and fundraiser, Saint Brigid’s Centre for Arts & Humanities, Ottawa
2008
“1 x 1”, Exhibition and fundraiser for Oceanside Community Arts Council Gallery, Parksville
James Bay 4th Annual Art Walk Studio tour, Victoria
“Artertifs”, Gallery at the Mac, Victoria
“Mayworks: Water and the human condition”,Oceanside Art Gallery, Parksville
“Myself: Women in the World ” Community Arts Council Gallery, Victoria
2007
“1 x 1”, Exhibition and Fundraiser for Oceanside Community Arts Council Gallery, Parksville
James Bay 3rd Annual Artwalk: Open Studio Tour, Victoria
Fine Arts 2007 (Juried) Sooke Region Museum Gallery, Victoria
“Mayworks: Making a Living”, Oceanside Community Arts Council Gallery, Parksville
2006
James Bay 2nd Annual Artwalk: Open studio tour, Victoria
“Working Without A Net: Mayworks Exhibition” , Oceanside Community Arts Council Gallery, Parksville
Arts in the City, Metro Studio, Victoria
2005
Fine Arts 2005 (Juried) Sooke Region Museum Gallery, Victoria
The Portrait Show , Fan Tan Studios, Victoria
“Mayworks: The Art of Work”, The People’s Gallery, Parksville
2004
“Mentorships in the Making” , Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria
2002
Dog Eat Dog World , The Gallery On Herald, fundraiser for Mex-Can Pet Partners
May Day Erotica Show, Xchanges Gallery, Victoria
2001
Go Figure!,(Three person exhibtion) Xchanges Gallery, Victoria
2002
Generation X, Xchanges Gallery, Victoria
2000
Artists Over the Bridge, Community Arts Council Gallery, Victoria
1988-2000
Exhibitions in Edmonton and Victoria, including Look ’92-’95 Juried Exhibitions, Sooke Fine Arts ’92, 2000
Professional Experience
Xchanges Gallery and Studios, Victoria:
Art Studio Coordinator, Board of Directors, 1999-2001
Teaching/Work Experience
Garth Homer Society, Victoria:
ArtWorks Program Coordinator, Art Studio Dept. (1998-2019 )
Art Studio Facilitator & Multimedia Lab Facilitator (1994-98)
Printmaking Workshop: "The Art of Advocacy
Vancouver BC, "Everybody Belongs", Communtiy Living Conference, 2005
Awards and Memberships
Juror's Choice Award, Sooke Fine Arts, 2017
Design Committee Choice Award, Sooke Fine Arts, 2013
President’s Choice Award, “Look 2010,” Victoria BC, 2010
Honourable Mention, Look 95, Victoria, 1995
Award of Excellence, BC Festival of the Arts, Images and Objects, Vernon BC, 1992
CARFAC BC - Canadian Artists’ Representation, voting member
Collections
Private and corporate collections in Victoria, Parksville, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Ottawa