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).
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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).

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References [<ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (2002), 'Bluey and Curley Conduct the Children's Choir', Artist's book for Border Panic exhibition.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (2000), 'Quarry', Artist's book for 'Histories' exhibition.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (1986), 'Memoirs of a Dogwoman'.>, <ExternalResource: (2010), 'Australian Experimental Art Foundation website'.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, Catriona (ed.) (10 April 1977), '"Sexism and Art Education: Women's Show Conference Papers" in Dissonance - Feminism and the Arts 1970 - 1990', Allen and Unwin in association with Artspace, Sydney, NSW. pp. 48-51., .>, <ExternalResource: Moore, Catriona (ed.) (1994), '"In the Wild: Nature, culture gender in installation art" in Dissonance - Feminism and the Arts 1970 - 1990', Allen & Unwin, and Artspace, Sydney, NSW. p 228.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', (2nd edition), Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Engberg, J., 'Breadline: Women and Food', Artlink.>, <ExternalResource: Burke, Janine (1990), 'Field of Vision, A Decade of Change: Women Artists In the70s', Viking Penguin Books, Australia.>, <ExternalResource: (2006), 'Australian Video Art Archive', Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Ansted, D., Baker, S., and Kett, G. (2009), 'Interventions in the Public Domain', Griffith University, QLD.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (1983), 'Lake Benanee/ Dry Lake', Murray River Series.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (1983), 'Controlled Atmosphere Inc: Lake Pedder Environmental Impact Statement', Anzart, Hobart, TAS.>, <ExternalResource: Engberg, Juliana (1999), 'Breadline: Women and Food', Art Link, Vol. 19, No. 4.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (1978), 'Women's Art Register Extension Project', Lip magazine, pp. 64-66.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (2008), 'Change and Continuity: The influences of Taoist philosophy and cultural practices on contemporary art practice', PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (2002), 'Bluey and Curley Conduct the Children's Choir', Artist's book for Border Panic exhibition.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (2000), 'Quarry', Artist's book for 'Histories' exhibition.>, <ExternalResource: Ely, Bonita (1986), 'Memoirs of a Dogwoman'.>, <ExternalResource: (2010), 'Australian Experimental Art Foundation website'.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, Catriona (ed.) (10 April 1977), '"Sexism and Art Education: Women's Show Conference Papers" in Dissonance - Feminism and the Arts 1970 - 1990', Allen and Unwin in association with Artspace, Sydney, NSW. pp. 48-51., .>]