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Bonita Ely b. 1946

  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Video Artist)
Bonita Ely established her reputation as an environmental artist in the early 1970s through her work on the Murray Darling rivers. She has a diverse practice across various media and has often addressed feminist, environmental and socio-political issues. Dr Ely is Head of the Sculpture, Performance and Installation Department at COFA, University of New South Wales, where she is a founding member of the Environmental Research Institute for Art (ERIA).
  • Biographical Data b. 1946 Mildura, VIC
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 7 people
  • Groups 1 group
  • Works 18 works
  • Exhibitions 79 exhibitions
  • Collections 37 collections
  • Recognitions 3 recognitions
  • References 16 references
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  • University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Narodna Gallerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia
  • The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
  • National Museum and Art Gallery, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  • National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico
  • National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan
  • Gabinetto Nazionale delle Stampe, Rome, Italy
  • Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
  • National Library of Indonesia, Jakarta
  • National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
  • National Gallery and Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Athens, Greece
  • British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London, UK
  • Staatliche Museum, Berlin, Germany
  • Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
  • Central Art Gallery, Beijing, China
  • National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  • Museo de Arts de Sao Paolo, Brazil
  • Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, QLD
    Website
    https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/theatres-and-galleries/perc-tucker-regional-gallery
  • Naracoorte Art Gallery, Naracoorte, SA
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
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Updated April 27, 2017
Created Jan. 1, 2010
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