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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exhibited at
We Are Australian
Date
1999
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description

travelling

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Juggernaut [Asian Biennale of Contemporary Art]
Date
1999
Place
Dhaka, Bangladesh; Customs House, Sydney, NSW; Bellas Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Occurred at three different venues that year.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Acid Test
Date
1998
Place
RMIT Project Space, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Private Parts
Date
1998
Place
Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Light House (Public commission)
Date
1998
Place
Hue, Vietnam
Description

2nd International Sculpture Symposium

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gift For India
Date
1997
Place
Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, Lalit Kala Galleries, New Delhi, India; Gallery Chemould, Bombay, India
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Artists in the House
Date
1997
Place
Elizabeth Bay House, Historic Houses Trust, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Parking
Date
1996
Place
Casula Power House, Casula, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Date
1 March 1995 - 27 March 1995
Place
Annandale Galleries, Sydney, NSW; Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, NSW
Description

touring exhibition

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
25 Years of Performance Art in Australia
Date
1995
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW; Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Women's Show
Date
1995
Place
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The River
Date
1995
Place
Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Swan Hill, VIC
Description

travelling

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1995
Place
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Spirit Level: Fifth Australian Sculpture Triennial
Date
1993
Place
Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sleepers/Ties I, II, and III
Date
1993
Place
[various locations], Los Angeles, USA
Description

Part I: Urban intervention near Olympic Boulevard and 17th Street, Santa Monica, LA Part II:New Gallery, 2 part installation, LA Part III:Highways Gallery, 2 part installation,LA

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art
Date
1992
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Histories
Date
1992
Place
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description

This exhibition was also shown in Annandale Galleries, Sydney, in 1992

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
"We Live To Be Surprised"
Date
1991
Place
Performance Space, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Osmosis
Date
17 July 1990 - 18 August 1990
Place
Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Prints
Date
1989
Place
Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
In Transit
Date
1989
Place
Canterbury, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Bicentennial Print Portfolio
Date
1988
Place
Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Bellas Gallery
Date
1987 - 1992
Place
Brisbane, Queensland
Description
Type
Exhibition
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