MICHELE BONDURANT
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Art | Magna Cum Laude
Wright State University
STUDIED UNDER
Lois Dodd • Elizabeth O’Reilly • Jean Koeller • Jennifer Rosengarten • Gretchen Jacobs
ONE PERSON EXHIBITS
Michele BonDurant Paintings | 2016
Dutoit Gallery | Dayton, Ohio
Michele BonDurant Paintings | 2014
Middletown Arts Center | Middletown, Ohio
Michele BonDurant Paintings | 2013
Glen House Art | Yellow Springs, Ohio
TWO PERSON EXHIBITS
Observation - Flowers And Landscapes By Ann Gayek And Michele BonDurant | 2016
Yellow Springs Community Art Gallery | Yellow Springs, Ohio
AWARDS
28th Annual Works On Paper | Maria Seda-Reeder, juror | 2nd Place | 2018
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
27th Annual Works On Paper | Elizabeth Carney, juror | 2nd Place | 2017
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
26th Annual Works On Paper | Susan Li O'Connor, juror | 2nd Place | 2016
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
Dayton Society of Artists Spring Open Juried Exhibition | Carrie Longley, juror | 2nd Place | 2016
High Street Gallery | Dayton, Ohio
Artist To Watch | Dayton Visual Arts Center 22nd Annual Arts Auction | 2016
The David H. Ponitz Center at Sinclair Community College | Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Society of Painters Spring Open Exhibition | Honorable Mention | 2014
Dayton Society Of Painters And Sculptors | Dayton, Ohio
67th Annual Members' Exhibition | Mary Gray, juror | 3rd place | 2013
Springfield Art Museum | Springfield, Ohio
66th Annual Members' Exhibition | Juliellen Byrne, juror | 2nd place | 2012
Springfield Art Museum | Springfield, Ohio
En Plein Air | Juried Exhibit | Honorable Mention | 2012
Fairborn Art Association Gallery | Fairborn, Ohio
RESIDENCY
Zygote Press Residency 2018
Vermont Studio Center | 2017
Heliker-Lahotan Foundation Invitiation | 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Juror | Art on the Commons | Kettering, Ohio | 2018
Juror | Regional Scholastic Arts Awards | 2018
ArtSource Fellow | Dayton Visual Arts Center | 2018
Substitute Instructor | Stivers School for the Arts | 2017 | 2018
GROUP EXHIBITS
2019
National Juried Exhibition | Nancy Margolis, juror
First Street Gallery | Manhattan, New York
11th Annual National Juried Exhibition | Lori Bookstein, juror
Prince Street Gallery | Manhattan, New York
29th Annual Works On Paper | Lisa Morrisette, juror
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
2018
10th Annual National Juried Exhibition | Robert Birmelin, juror
Prince Street Gallery | Manhattan, New York
28th Annual Works On Paper | Maria Seda-Reeder, juror | 2nd Place
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
2017
Ohio Arts Council Biennial Juried Exhibition | Larry Collins, Janice Driesbach, Daniel Hernandez, jurors
Riffe Gallery | Columbus, Ohio
Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition, Shortlist
Royal Academy of Art | London, UK
27th Annual Works On Paper | Elizabeth Carney, juror | 2nd Place
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
Ohio State Fair | Juried Exhibit | Janice Lessman-Moss, Petra Fallaux, jurors
Cox Fine Art sCenter | Columbus, Ohio
Alumni Exhibition | Juried Exhibit | David Leach, Penny Park, John Dickinson, jurors
Wright State University | Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Visual Arts Center 23rd Annual Arts Auction
The David H. Ponitz Center at Sinclair Community College | Dayton, Ohio
2016
National Juried Exhibition | Lori Bookstein, juror
First Street Gallery | Manhattan, New York
8th Annual National Juried Exhibition| Graham Nickson, juror
Prince Street Gallery | Manhattan, New York
Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition, Shortlist
Royal Academy of Art | London, UK
Inaugural Members Exhibition
Dutoit Gallery | Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Visual Arts Center 22nd Annual Arts Auction
The David H. Ponitz Center at Sinclair Community College | Dayton, Ohio
Lady Painters Of Dayton • Art Force
High Street Gallery | Dayton, Ohio
Observation - Flowers And Landscapes By Ann Gayek And Michele BonDurant
Yellow Springs Community Art Gallery | Yellow Springs, Ohio
26th Annual Works On Paper | Susan Li O'Connor, Juror | 2nd Place
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
Light Years Ahead | Dayton Visual Arts Members' Exhibition
Dayton Visual Arts Center | Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Society of Artists Spring Open Juried Exhibition | Carrie Longley, juror | 2nd Place
High Street Gallery | Dayton, Ohio
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Submission Friday Selection
SFMOMA Website | San Fransisco, California
2015
American Landscapes, Scenes from The Americas | John Morrell, juror
Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery | Annapolis, Maryland
The View | Juried Exhibit | Kristin Spanenberg, juror
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
Small Works
RoyG Biv Gallery | Columbus, Ohio
Thumb Box
Ohio Art League | Columbus, Ohio
Dayton Society of Artists Spring Open Juried Exhibition
Dayton Society Of Painters And Sculptors | Dayton, Ohio
25/25 | A Landscape invitational Celebrating Tecumseh Land Trust’s 25th Anniversary
The Wind’s Café | Yellow Springs, Ohio
2014
6th Annual National Juried Exhibition | Lois Dodd, juror
Prince Street Gallery | Manhattan, New York
Alumni Exhibition | Juried Exhibit | Susan Byrnes, juror
Wright State University | Dayton, Ohio
24th Annual Works On Paper | Juried Exhibit | Roscoe Wilson, juror
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
68th Annual Members' Exhibition
Springfield Art Museum | Springfield, Ohio
Dayton Society of Artists Spring Open Exhibition| Honorable Mention
Dayton Society Of Artists | Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Society of Artists New Member Invitational
Dayton Society Of Artists | Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Visual Arts Center 20th Annual Arts Auction
The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center | Dayton, Ohio
Plein, Plain, Plane
Dayton Visual Arts Center Members Exhibition | Dayton, Ohio
2013
The View | Juried Exhibit | Ann Taulbee, juror
Rosewood Arts Center | Kettering, Ohio
67th Annual Members' Exhibition | Mary Gray, juror | 3rd place
Springfield Art Museum | Springfield, Ohio
46th Greater Hamilton Art Exhibition | Juried Exhibit | Amy Kollar Anderson, juror
Fitton Center For Creative Art | Hamilton, Ohio
Dayton Visual Arts Center 19th Annual Arts Auction
The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center | Dayton, Ohio
If A Tree Falls | Invitational Exhibit
Dayton Visual Arts Center | Dayton, Ohio
Water, Water, Everywhere
Dayton Visual Arts Center Member’s Exhibition| Dayton, Ohio
2012
66th Annual Members' Exhibition | Juliellen Byrne, juror | 2nd place
Springfield Art Museum | Springfield, Ohio
En Plein Air | Juried Exhibit | Cindy Tiedmann, juror | Honorable Mention
Fairborn Art Association Gallery | Fairborn, Ohio
No Borders
Dayton Visual Arts Center Member’s Exhbition| Dayton, Ohio
Yellow Springs Artist Studio Tour
Yellow Springs, Ohio
2011
The View | Juried Exhibit | Joseph Lombardo, juror
Rosewood Gallery | Kettering, Ohio
Light
Dayton Visual Arts Center Member’s Exhbition | Dayton, Ohio
2010
7th Annual Fresh Air, Plein Air by Dayton Visual Arts and Friends
Gallery Saint John | Bergamo Nature Center | Dayton, Ohio
GALLERY
Dutoit Gallery | Dayton, Ohio
Artist/member, treasurer, maintains social media websites and email correspondence, assists artists with publicity
ARTICLES | PUBLICATIONS
Studio Visit Magazine | Volumes 41/42 | Summer 2018
Made In Ohio
Peter Tonguette, The Columbus Dispatch
Sunday, December 17, 2017, page E5
Local artists' prize winning creations on exhibit
Pamela Dillon, Dayton Daily News
Sunday, January 29, 2017, Life Section, page E6 color reproduction
Michele BonDurant Viewed and Constructed
Daytonarts, October 23, 2016 https://daytonarts.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/michele-bondurant-viewed-and-constructed/
BonDurant opens Viewed and Constructed at Dutoit Gallery
Oakwood Register, September 14, 2016, page 2, color reproduction
Linger Awhile To Study These "Works On Paper"
Pam Dillon, Dayton Daily News
Sunday, January 31, 2016, Life Section, page E6 color reproduction
DVAC to celebrate local art at auction fundraiser
Connie Post, Dayton Daily News
Sunday, April 24, 2016, Life Section, page E4, color reproduction
Natural Selections
Matt Clevinger, Dayton City Paper, Volume 13, Number 28, page 23,July 12-18, 2016
BonDurant Displays At National Juried Exhbition
Oakwood Register, January 15, 2014, page 17, color reproduction
Local Artist Featured In New York Gallery
Meredith Moss, Dayton Daily News
Sunday, January 19, 2014, Life Section, page E5 color reproduction
Saint John, Bergamo Nature Center vistas inspire artists
Pamela Dillon, Dayton Daily News
Sunday, November 28, 2010, Life Section, page D20 color reproduction