Bonnie Bronson

Bonnie Bronson (1940–1990)[1] was an American painter and sculptor and one of Portland, Oregon's most prominent artists during the 1970s–1980s.[1] Randal Davis said that her work showed "an abiding love for the sheer beauty of materials and a fascination with unusual structures and systems."[2]

Bonnie Bronson
Born(1940-03-09)March 9, 1940
Portland, Oregon
DiedAugust 4, 1990(1990-08-04) (aged 50)
Mt. Adams, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Spouse(s)
Lee Kelly (m. 1961)
Websitebonniebronsonart.com

Bronson was born in Portland in 1940, and attended the University of Kansas, the University of Oregon, and the Portland Art Museum School.[3] She married sculptor Lee Kelly in 1961.[2] After their Portland home and studio were heavily damaged in the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, they purchased a former dairy farm outside of Oregon City, where they spent the rest of their lives. They had two children, Kassandra and Jason.[3] In 1990, Bronson died at age 50 in a mountaineering accident on Mazama Glacier on Mt. Adams, Washington.[3] An award in her name, the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship, is presented to one Pacific Northwest artist each year.[4]

Works

References
  1. Purdy, Lloyd (December 5, 2010). "Featured at Winestock – Bonnie Bronson: Grids". Historic Downtown Oregon City. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. Davis, Randal. Bonnie Bronson Works 1960-1990 (PDF). p. 7.
  3. Bonnie Bronson Works 1960-1990 (PDF). pp. 36–37.
  4. "Celebrating Bonnie Bronson and her art". The Oregonian. September 17, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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