Peter Bonner was Born in Australia and now lives and works in  New York City


PODCASTS, PRIZES, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, COMMISSIONS, and RESIDENCIES


2023 Art Grind Podcast Ep: 90 with Sofia kayaks and Marshall Jones. Jan 15, 2023.

2021 Speaker at "Presence: Drawing Symposium 2021" Sydney, Australia

2015 Commissioned to be the Expedition Artist for Hifire 7, Andoya Space
​        Center, Norway
2008 Travel grant, to travel to Ruby Gap, NT, Australia
2006 Finke River Artist Grant                                                
2004 Artist in Residence, Monash University, Faculty of Art and Design
2001 Dean's Award for Painting, NYSS

         FINALIST IN DOBEL PRIZE FOR DRAWING, Art GAllery of New South Wales.
2000 WON COMMISSION TO DESIGN AND PAINT THE DANCE FLOOR FOR THE
​        WEDDING OF BOB WEINSTEIN, temporarily installed at The Regent
​        International, Wall Street
        Awarded Vera List Scholarship for Painting

1999 Awarded Alexander C. & Tillie S. Speyer Scholarship for Painting

1998 FINALIST IN WYNNE LANDSCAPE PRIZE, Art Gallery New South Wales

         FINALIST IN DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING, Art Gallery of New South Wales

         Awarded Scholarship to Study At The New York Studio School of Drawing Painting and           
         Sculpture.

1997 WON DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1972 WON DRAWING COMPETITION, Channel Nine, Brisbane


EXHIBITIONS-SOLO

2019 “The Plains”, New Paintings, John Davis Gallery, Hudson NY


2018 "A Pilgrims Progress", SOCA Melbourne, Australia


2017 “Musings on Life and Death, and some of the things that happen along the
​         way”, John Davis Gallery, Hudson NY

​2016 "SPEAKEASY" , An exhibition of Works on Paper,
​         Theater for a New City, New York

2015 "PAINTINGS", John Davis gallery, Hudson NY
         "HIFIRE 7" Andoya Space Center, Andennes, Norway
         "White Turning", William Holman Gallery, New York

2012 "Louvre", William Holman Gallery, New York

2010 “Sitting Space V’s Standing Space”, Monash University, Melbourne

2009 “Made from Memory”, The Gallery at Z Space, San Francisco.

2005 “Looking On”, Artists Space, Great Jones St, New York
         (Opened by Mrs. Parker Collier)

2000 "From Darkness to Light”, Gallery 486, Brisbane
         (Opened by Councilor David Hinchliffe)

1998 "Interiors and Exteriors", 359 Queen St, Brisbane
         (Opened by Councilor David Hinchliffe)


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 Exhibited "And little Sir John sprung up his Head and so amazed them all" 2019-2023 in the Art Students League Window Program, 57th street NY, Jan 4-March 6 2024


2023 "Eye of the Beholder" Anita Shapolsky gallery, NY, exhibiting artists Edward Avedisian, Peter Bonner, Ford cruel, Nassos Daphnis, Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Mark Gibian, Burt Hasen, Michiko Itatani, Buffie Johnson, Nancy Steinson, Petra (Gupta) Valentova & Francis DeNim, and Marc Van Cauwenbergh Curated by Anita Shapolsky

“The Art Students league Instructors Exhibit”, The Art Students League, NY

"Summertime Rolls,  Idiosyncratic Investigations into Image, Material & Process" Equity Gallery NY, Organized by Ben Pritchard

"The Meadow Art Show" Oyster Bay, NY Curated by Betsy Lawrence

“Faculty Exhibition”, New York School of the Arts, NY

"From the Back Room", Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NY exhibiting artists Peter Agostini, Karel Appel, Mario Bencomo, Seymour Boardman, Peter Bonner, Ernest Briggs, James Brooks, Lawrence Calcagno, Nicolas Carone, Herman Cherry, Russell Connor, Nassos Daphnis, Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Agustín Fernández, Michiko Itatani, Buffie Johnson, William Manning, Clement Meadmore, Henri Michaux, Jeanne Miles, Leonard Nelson, Lorna Ritz, Richards Ruben, Anne Ryan, Aaron Siskind, Swoon and Marc Van Cauwenbergh.


2022 "Immanent Domain", Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NY, exhibiting Peter Bonner, Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Michiko Itatani, Michael Loew, William manning, Jeanne Miles, Jeanne Reynal, Richaeds Ruben, Ethel Schwabacher, Nancy Steinson, Taro Yamamoto.

“The Art Students league Instructors Exhibit”, The Art Students League, NY

“Faculty Exhibition”, New York School of the Arts, NY


2021 "Precious Gems", Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NY

“The Art Students league Instructors Exhibit”, The Art Students League, NY


​2020 “On Being Human”, Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Dallas, TX

“Paper Dolls: Works on Paper”, M. David & Co.NY, works by Daniel John Gadd, Peter Bonner, Benjamin Pritchard.

“The Art Students league Instructors Exhibit”, The Art Students League, NY

“Spring 2020 Open House”, New York School of the Arts, NY


2019 "Other Sides & Other Sizes" Paintings by Barbara Laube, Ben Pritchard and Peter Bonner, M.David&Co Gallery NYC- Exhibition essay by Paul D'Agostino

“Faculty Exhibition”, Art Students League, NY

“Faculty Exhibition”, New York School of the Arts, NY

“Patterns of influence” curated by Andrea Kantrowitz, Sue Collier and Barbara Laube. The Painting Center NY

“ASL Window display program” 57th Street Window, Art Students League, NY

“Concept:Abstraction” Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NY


2018 “A Sweet Day of November”, New York School of the Arts, NY
“Faculty Exhibition”, Art Students League, NY
"The Greatest Show on Earth" , curated by Richard Timperio, Sideshow gallery, Brooklyn NY

2017 "Liene Bosquê, Peter Bonner, Tom Judd- New Works” William Holman Gallery NY, Curated by William Holman

"Faculty Exhibition"Art Students League NY
"CREATIVE MISCHIEF" 6th Annual Exhibition,National Academy Museum NY
"Peter Bonner, Liene Bosque, Tom Judd - New works" William Holman Gallery, NY , NY
"THICKET" Peter Bonner, Dianne Bowen, Claire Corey, Roya Farassat, Kylie Heidenheimer, Seren Morey, Sophie Plimpton, Richard Rivera, Becky Yazdan, Raphael Zollinger, curated by David Gibson, Station Independent projects NY
"SIDESHOW NATION V", Through the rabbit Hole 2",curated by Richard Timperio, Sideshow gallery, Brooklyn NY

2016 "REFERENTIAL" an Exhibition exploring Contemporary Collage; Peter Bonner (New York), Kathy Caraccio,Oliver Rivera-Drew(Berlin), Fiona Halse, Eleanor Hart, Jason Haufe, Theo Strasser, Stan Van Steendam (Brussels),Benjy Barnhart (Munich), Panos Famelis, Curated by Fiona Halse, Institut Für Alles Mögliche, Berlin Germany
"REAR WINDOW", from the studios of; Peter Bonner, Cathy Diamond, Molly Herman and Cathy Quinland, Bushwich. New York.
"SIDESHOW NATION IV, Through the rabbit Hole", curated by Richard Timperio, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn.
“WINTER DRAWING SHOW”, William Holman Gallery, NY NY
“BODIES”, Curated by Ilse Murdock, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast Maine


2015 "SIDESHOW NATION III, Circle the wagons" Sideshow Gallery, curated by Richard Timperio,Brooklyn.
"PAPERAZZI 4"Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, curated by Janet Kurnakovski, Brooklyn
“WINTER DRAWING SHOW”, William Holman Gallery, NY NY Curated by William Holman
"SHANGRI-LA in L.I.C."curated by John Baber and Miguel Luciano, The Factory, Queens NY
"KLUDGE" an exhibition by Pixie Alexander, Peter Bonner and Catherine Copeland, International Gallery, Art Factory, Paterson, NJ
"PAINTING IN TREES", Curated by Ben La Rocco and Ben Pritchard, Bushwick, NY
"SUMMER GROUP SHOW", William Holman Gallery, NY
"TATTERSALS ART PRIZE" Brisbane Australia
 

2014 “SUMMER INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION” Life on Mars Gallery, 56 Bogart Street Brooklyn 11216 Curated by Michael David
“SUMMER SHOW”, William Holman Gallery NY
“BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS”,with Elisa Jensen, Karlis Rekevics, Cathy Diamond, Carol Diamond and Peter Bonner
“THE DOWNTOWN ART FAIR’,NYC, with William Holman Gallery
“LIVE” Mayson Gallery, 254 Broome street, NYC ; Curated by Second Avenue arts. Teresa Brown, Peter Bonner,
Christina Chow, Jason Eisner, Mariangela Fremura, Joshua Mongeau, Jim Plunket,Benjamin Pritchard, Jeff Quinn and Dov Talpaz
"SIDESHOW NATION II, At the Alamo" Sideshow Gallery, curated by Richard Timperio,Brooklyn.
"PAPERAZZI 3" Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn curated by Janet Kurnakovski.


2013 “CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN DRAWING; 20 YEARS OF
THE DOBELL DRAWING PRIZE”, Grafton Region Gallery, Lake Macquarie City Art
Gallery, Orange Regional Gallery, National Art School Gallery, Tweed River Art
Gallery
“UNSTEADY GROUND-WHAT IS DRAWING?” City Without Walls Gallery, New Jersey. Curated by Michael Davis and Margot Spindelman.
"SIDESHOW NATION" Sideshow Gallery, curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn.
"PAPERAZZI 2" Janet Kurnatovski Gallery, curated by Janet Kurnakovski, Brooklyn.
"NEW YEARS SHOW- EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS", Holman Gallery, Curated by William Holman.
“BATTLE GROUND”, Proteus Gowanus, Curated by Sasha Chavchavadze, Brooklyn

2012 “MIC CHECK(THE HUMAN MIC)-OCCUPY” Sideshow Gallery, Curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn
"PAPERAZZI” Janet Kurnatovski Gallery, curated by Janet Kurnakovski, Brooklyn.

2011 “INAUGURAL EXHIBITION OF THE UNIVERSITY GALLERY AT MERION HALL”, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia
“A SELECTION OF WORKS IN THE NATIONAL ART SCHOOL STUDY CENTER FOR DRAWING ON THE THEME OF LINE”, Curated by Joe frost, Sydney
“ITS ALL GOOD(APOCALYPSE NOW) Sideshow 11th Annual, Curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn
“THE BEDEVILMENT OF PARADISE”, Proteus Gowanus, Curated by Tammy Pittman and Sasha Chavchavadze, Brooklyn

2009 "OPEN CITY", the 2009 alumni association Biennial, Juror; Sean Scully, New York
"NYSS SILENT AUCTION", Curated By Jeffrey Hoffeld. New York.
"GOVERNERS ISLAND ART FAIR", New York, Curated by “4Heads”
"RUBY GAP Exhibition 2009", Stephen McLaughlin Gallery, Curated by David Gatis and Stephen McLaughlin, Melbourne

2008 “TRANSCRIPTIONS”, Monash University, Melbourne, Curated by Dr Maryanne Coutts
“THE SINGING DINGO TOUR”, Ruby gap, Northern Territory.
“SPRING EXHIBITION”, Heart & Soul Studio, Williamsburg, NY. Curated by Oliver Rivera-Drew.
“WINTER EXHIBITION”, Heart & Soul Studio, Williamsburg, NY. Curated by Oliver Rivera-Drew.
 
2007 “FALL EXHIBITION”, Heart & Soul Studio, Williamsburg, NY. Curated by Oliver Rivera-Drew.
“Painting in New York”, Tribeca, NY.

2006 “THE FINKE RIVER ARTISTS GROUP”, The Finke River, Northern Territory
“Artists Select Artists Select Artists”, the Painting Center, New York

2004 “POINT LONSDALE”, Monash University, Melbourne.

2003 “THE DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING, THE FIRST TEN YEARS”, Art Gallery of New South Wales

2001 "THE DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING", Art Gallery of New South Wales

LARGE LANDSCAPE DRAWING, A group exhibition curated by Geoff Dupree. including the works "After Bellini's Feast of the Gods", 1999-2000 (108x120 inch)  by Peter Bonner, and "Rocky outcrop, Werribee Gorge", 2000-2001 (89x181 inch) by Mary Tonkin.


1998 "THE DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING", Art Gallery of New South Wales
"THE WYNNE PRIZE FOR LANDSCAPE”, Art gallery of New South Wales
"NEW FACES", Solander gallery, Canberra
"HEART WORKS", Sotheby’s, Sydney

1997 "THE DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING”, Art gallery of New South Wales
"THE 13th BIENNIAL SPRING FESTIVAL OF DRAWING", The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
“DRAWING THE FIGURE IN SPACE”, Performance for Roar Studios at The Brunswick Street Festival

1996 "SHAMOCRACY" Lyall Burton Gallery, Melbourne


 



TEACHING APPOINTMENTS


2017- Current
Art Students League - Abstract PAinting- Ideas and There Development
​The New York School of the Arts- Abstract Painting


​2017-2018

​92nd St Y NY - Abstract PAinting


2017 National Academy of Art and Design NY - Abstract Painting

2015 Art Forum Lecture, "On My Work", Black Theater, NAtional Art School, Sydney Australia http://www.nas.edu.au/experience/NAS-Art-Forum         

2009-Current
Adjunct professor in arts faculty, St Josephs University, Philadelphia. Teaches Drawing, Painting and Conceptual thinking.

2007-8 - “Drawing and Illustration”, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

2004 - “Perceptual Drawing”, Department of Fine Art, School of Art and Design, Monash University, Melbourne.



 
EDUCATION


2007-2009 MFA (by Research), Monash University, Melbourne
“The Observer looking in; Synthesizing image making and lived experience through Drawing and Painting”

2001-2002 Study in Italy, Spain, London and Russia

1998-2001 Post graduate diploma in painting and drawing in New York and was influenced by teachers such as Rosemary Beck, Jake Bertol, Nick Carone, Charles Cajori, Garth Evans, Louis Finkelstein, Andrew Forge, Bruce Garnier, John Lees, Stanley Lewis, Mercedes Matter, Estaban Vicente Pérez.

1995-1998 Hawthorne Artists Society- studied life drawing with Yvonne Audette

1994-1997 BA (Fine Arts)(First class Honors), Monash University, College of Art and Design (studied with Wendy Stavrianos, Andrew Sibley, Kate Derum, Roger Bird, Elizabeth Gower, Geoff Dupre, John Neeson  )

1992-1993 Studied Painting at the London Literary Institute, Covent Garden, London (Studied with Peter Hall)

1988-89 attended life drawings lessons at brisbane art society

1982-1984 Bachelor of Business, Queensland University of Technology