The precipice of spring in Northeastern Ohio can be a gray and dismal place. The clouds, the Lake, the asphalt all conspire to monochrome for days that turn to weeks and resolve into months. Into this wash of wipeout inertia blasts a burst of color in Nevertheless, She Created: Encore, on view at the Bonfoey Gallery from now until April […]
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In 1995, months before the grand opening, I began working as preparator at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. As preparator, my job was to mount, frame, lay out and install exhibits. The new I. M. Pei-designed building was still under construction and I had no tools or fabrication shop to do this work. I was tasked […]
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We’ve been on a rollercoaster since our lives were turned upside down in 2020 by COVID-19. As an art gallery, our goal has been to pivot and adapt; instead of seeing the pandemic as an obstacle in our path, we can use and have used it for growth. Our largest goal, during and after the pandemic, was to keep our […]
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As we finish another lap around the sun, Bonfoey’s is taking time to commemorate the past year at the gallery. We are grateful for the ability to continue supporting our artists; and as we reflect, we simultaneously plan for the future. We ask ourselves: how can we continue to serve our artists and the community? We always have […]
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March is Women’s History month — truly a big deal of a month, created and re-created by Presidential Proclamation and popular demand since early in the Reagan administration (a true, if ironic, fact). At this time exhibits and educational programs, marking the difficult forward slog of feminism and human rights, vie for public awareness. In Washington DC just about every […]
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In this installment of CAN Blog’s Art from a Distance series, painter Darius Steward talks about being at home with his family during the COVID crisis, and developing new ways to reach out to potential customers at a time when gallery exhibits are not an option. Steward’s work was featured both in FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art […]
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The holiday break in the art schedule gives us a minute to reflect on what’s been going on for the last year. While I would never sum up 2019 by saying it was the year of this or that, many of the year’s most significant exhibits and events in Cleveland point to big picture evolution in the art world. […]
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“Bodies have their own light which they consume to live; they burn, they are not lit from outside.” Egon Schiele “The Get Up #2”, a recent painting on Yupo paper by Cleveland-based artist Darius Steward, shows a young boy dressed in T shirt and jeans as he rises from the floor, propped on hands and one knee. The image […]
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Bonfoey Gallery and Thomas French Fine Art present Moving On, featuring the newest works of Darius Steward. Bonfoey’s is pleased to be the exclusive venue in Cleveland offering these Steward pieces. We will be hosting an opening reception with the artist on Friday, September 13th from 5:00 to 7:30pm, and Darius will be giving a gallery talk about his work […]
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Bonfoey’s is excited to be the exclusive venue in Cleveland offering Gary Bukovnik’s newest book, Forever Spring: Gary Bukovnik for sale. We will host a book release and book signing with Gary in June. Friday, June 7, is the book release party and exhibition of his watercolors from 5:00 to 7:30pm. Saturday, June 8, he will be giving a talk […]
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