Bonnie Thorne creates a sense of dreaminess and freewheeling empowerment in works likeWild ThingandThe Power of Woman. Referencing elements of pop culture, music, and 60s/70s nostalgia, Thorne looks for ways to evoke happiness. “I like to see people smile,” she says. She takes a loose, gestural approach to painting, giving her work an easy lightheartedness that radiates from each piece, reflecting Thorne’s own effervescence.
Thorne's recent exhibitions include We Are Not Disposable(2020) and Randomlandat The White Page (2019). In 2016, she presented work with Donovan Durham inMiracles and Happenstance, a two-person exhibition at Soo Visual Arts Center. Thorne is a member of Interact’s Artist Advisory Council, a group nominated by their peers to develop exhibitions and advocate for the careers of Interact artists. In 2019, she was a part of the curatorial team forBOOTY BODY,a forthcoming Interact group exhibition originally scheduled for March 2019 at the University of Minnesota's Regis Center for Art. Thorne also leads weekly critiques for her colleagues at Interact.
Special thanks toXavier Taverafor this portrait of the artist.
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