Erica Bonavida

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About

Artist Statement

My work is based in line and form. Through my process I become enveloped in the painting's mood, subtle shifts in color, and the minute, labor intensive details that drive me as a painter.​  My subject is an ever evolving combination of fabric and figures that join to create a veiled narrative.  I utilize obscured figures and often elude to a missing figure in my work.  

Inspiration

"Why fabric?"- This is the most common question I get asked.  The short answer is, it fascinates me.  I love trying to solve the puzzle of how to paint the variety of textures.  I enjoy sculpting the fabric while setting up my still-life and trying to create movement in my composition.  And even more than those technical aspects, I love that fabric can act as a vehicle for storytelling.  A frayed baby blanket, ornate wedding dress, and stained ballerina slippers all reveal a lot about their owners without saying a word.  

Recently, I have begun to incorporate the figure in to my work.  I love that it presents some new challenges while still utilizing the sculptural aspects of line and form that are so much a part of my work.

Bio

Erica Bonavida is a realist painter who creates intricate still-lifes of fabric, working in oil paint on canvas.  Born and raised in Oklahoma, she did not begin painting until she was a senior in high school.  In 2014 she completed her bachelors in fine art at the University of Central Oklahoma. In 2019 Erica was accepted as the first Artist in Residence for the city of Oklahoma City. She works from her home studio in Edmond, Oklahoma where she resides with her husband and three children.

Resume

Education

2014: Bachelor of Fine Art: Painting

University of Central Oklahoma


2014: Bachelor of Arts: French

University of Central Oklahoma

Exhibitions

Senior Capstone Exhibition

Istvan Gallery

Oklahoma City, OK

2014

UCOSAA Fall Juried Show

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

Juried by Erin Oldfield

2012

Tides of Emotion Solo Show

Urban Tea House

Oklahoma City, OK

2016

Monolith

CHK Boathouse

Oklahoma City, OK

2016

The Shoe Show

Oklahoma Science Museum

Oklahoma City, OK

2017

Kindred: Fringe Annual Group Show

Leslie Powell Gallery

Lawton, OK

2017

Between You and Me

Verbode

Oklahoma City, OK

2017

Fringe at The Art Hall

The Art Hall

Oklahoma City, OK

2018


ARTini: A Blue Party

OKC Farmers Market

Oklahoma City, OK

2018

Persistence of Vision

Verbode

Oklahoma City, OK

​2018

The Dressing Room

The Krottinger Family Gallery

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK 

2018

Artster Oklahoma

Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum

Oklahoma City, OK
2019

Media

2019

https://kfor.com/2019/02/26/oklahoma-city-council-hires-first-artist-in-residence/


http://www.news9.com/story/40048679/okc-hires-first-artistinresidence


https://journalrecord.com/tag/erica-bonavida/


http://unidosok.com/primera-artista-en-residencia-de-oklahoma/


2018


https://blogs.uco.edu/cfadspotlight/2018/11/02/question-and-answer-with-painter-erica-bonavida/


Artster Oklahoma Book:

https://www.redoarpress.com/


http://www.uncoveringoklahoma.com/2018/06/persistence-of-vision/


2017


http://www.uncoveringoklahoma.com/2017/02/sole-expression-the-art-of-the-shoe/

Professional Experience

Artist In Residence, City Hall, Oklahoma City, OK, 2019

OAEA Young Talent in Oklahoma, Guest Juror, Oklahoma Christian Univeristy, Edmond, OK, 2017


What Works/What Doesn't, OVAC Workshop, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK, 2014

Sarah Hearn, artist workshop, photographing artwork, UCO, Edmond, OK, 2014

Holly Wilson, artist workshop, encaustic technique, UCO, Edmond, OK, 2012​

Study Abroad, Acqui Terme, Italy, 2005-2006

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