BONNIE STONE (b.1935)

Solo Exhibitions:

1971	Alumni Conference, Guest Artist, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
1972	Erickson Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1974	Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA
	Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA
1975	Santa Clara City Library, Santa Clara, CA
1976	Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
	White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
1981	AGES Fine Arts, Cupertino, CA
1984	Young Gallery, San Jose, CA
1985	White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
1986	A Decade of Japanese Narratives, Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA
1988	... from right to left ..., Jewish Community Library, San Francisco, CA
1989	People of the Book, Chai House, San Jose, CA
1990	Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Portland, OR
	Oy, Butterfly, Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA
1991	White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
1992	Quilts, Quilters, Quilting: Narrative Threads of our Social Fabric, American Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
1994	Quilts, Quilters, Quilting: Narrative Threads of our Social Fabric, Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Portland, OR
1995	Quilts, Quilters, Quilting: Narrative Threads of our Social Fabric, American Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
	Points of View-Twenty Five Years, Fellowship Gallery, United Methodist Church, Los Gatos, CA
1999	We All Have a Story to Tell, Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Portland, OR
2001	30 Year Celebration, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon
2003	Bonnie Stone: A Retrospective Exhibition, Peninsula Volunteers Utile House, Menlo Park, CA
2004	Women's Work is Never Done, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
2005	Women's Work is Never Done, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2007	Bonnie Stone: A Woman's Touch, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Juried Exhibitions:

1982	Contemporary Statements in Art '82, Cupertino, CA
1984	Small Works, New York University, New York, NY
	Small Works National ‘84, Zaner Gallery, Rochester, NY
1985	Small Works National, '85, Zaner Gallery, Rochester, NY
1986	First San Jose Biennial (Curator: Julia Brown, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles), San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
1987	Past Presence, A Circle of Women's Visions, Covalis Arts Center, Covalis, OR
1988	That's What It's All About, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT
1989	Fish: An Exhibit, Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, MT
1990	Celebrating the Female Spirit, Coe Gallery, Portland, OR
	Works on Paper '90, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1993	Works on Paper '93, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
	And The Women Danced: Jewish Women's Spiritual Leadership, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia
	Women's Work 3: National Exhibition of Women's Works On/Of Paper (Juror: Marilyn Symes, Curator of Drawings and Prints, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, NY), Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
	Unwrapping Japan, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA
	Women's Struggles, Women's Visions, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
1994	Wise Women, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996	National League of American Pen Women Biennial Art Show, Charles Sumner School Museum, Washington, D.C.
2000	National League of American Pen Women Biennial Art Show, George Mason University Fine Arts Gallery, Arlington, VA
2002	Biennial Watercolor Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
	National League of American Pen Women Biennial Art Show, Belmont, CA
	Los Gatos Open Juried Show, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, California
	Women's Works: 15th Annual Exhibit, Old Court House Art Center, Woodstock, IL
2003	Los Gatos Open Juried Show, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, California
	Women's Works: 16th Annual Exhibit, Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, IL
2004	National League of American Pen Women Biennial Art Show, Charles Sumner School Museum, Washington, D.C.
	Women's Works: 17th Annual Exhibit, Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, IL
2005	Saratoga Library, Saratoga, CA
2006	Watercolor Missouri National, Fulton, MO
	Aqueous Open 2006, Sewickley, PA

Curated by the Artist:

1984	Over a Century of Jewish Life, California History Center, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
	Fantastic Voyage: Children's Books with Jewish Themes, Yeshiva University Museum, New York
1985	Hanukkah Show, Jewish Community Museum, San Francisco, CA
1986	Hanukkah Show, Jewish Community Museum, San Francisco, CA
1997	No Fuss at All, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
1998	We All Have a Story to Tell, Westgate Mall, San Jose, CA
1999	We All Have a Story to Tell, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
	No Fuss at All and We All Have a Story to Tell, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
2000	We All Have a Story to Tell, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
2001	No Place Like Home: Aprons as Folk Art, Forbes Mill Museum of Regional History, Los Gatos, CA
2002	No Fuss at All, Peninsula Volunteers Little House, Menlo Park, California
2003	We All Have a Story to Tell, Peninsula Volunteers Little House, Menlo Park, CA
2005	No Fuss at All and We All Have A Story to Tell, Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery, Santa Clara, CA

Publications:

1979	The Yiddish Alphabet Book, Written by Frederica Postman/Illustrated by Bonnie Stone
1988	The Yiddish Alphabet Book, Written by Frederica Postman/Illustrated by Bonnie Stone Adama Books, New York, NY
1994	Nathan the Needle and Other Stories, Michelle Gabriel/Illustrated by Bonnie Stone Gabriel Press, Saratoga, CA
1996	The Apron Scrapbook, Bonnie Stone (Special Limited Edition of 29)
	Memories From A Russian Kitchen, Edited by Rosalie Sagely/illustrated by Bonnie Stone Fithian Press, Santa Barbara, CA
1997	The True Collector, Written by Frederica Postman/Illustrated by Bonnie Stone P'Nye Press, Los Altos, California (Limited Edition of 100)
2005	Fashion Statements, Written by Frederica Postman/Illustrated by Bonnie Stone P'Nye Press, Los Altos, CA (Limited Edition of 60)

Selected Articles/Catalogues:

1972	Drawings of Style, Wit Highlight Joint Exhibit, Phyllis Butler, Palo Alto Times, November 17, 1972
1979	Alef is for Atlet. Beyz for Bobe, Giml for Grinz, Bob Lyhne, The Peninsula Times Tribune, May 5, 1979
1980	Project Etta, Picture Books for the Elderly, Judith Slearne Hoberman, The Jewish Advocate, Boston, Massachusetts, May 15,1980
1981	A Comprehensive Guide to Children's Literature with a Jewish Theme, Enid Davis, Schocken Books, New York, New York, 1981
1983	Eeyore's Books of Jewish Interest for Children, Penninah Schramm, New York, New York, 1983
1984	A Fantastic Voyage: An Exhibition of Original Art From Children's Books On Jewish Themes, Yeshiva University Museum, New York, New York, 1984
1985	The Drawings of Bonnie Stone, Betsy Schein Goldman, Draw Magazine, Issue 4
1986	Forget the Biennial, Leave Art in the Studio Where it Belongs, Dorothy Burkhart, San Jose Mercury News, May 25, 1986
	Museum Perspective, San Jose Museum of Art, May/June 1986
	The First San Jose Biennial, Jan Rindfleish, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA 1986
	A World of Small Wonders, Sebby Wilson Jacobson, Times-Union, Rochester, NY, January 2, 1986
	Saratogan Combines Family, Career and a Book, Bruce Barton, Saratoga News, October 2,1986
1992	Saratoga Artist Combines Japanese/Jewish Imagery, Mike DeGive, Los Gatos Weekly Times, July 28-August 4, 1992
1994	The Rabbi's Stories, Millie Bobroff, South Bay Accent, December 1994-January 1995
	Rabbi Gitin's Stories and Ethics Preserved for Posterity, Ethel Kessler, Jewish Community News, November, 1994
	Saratogans Turn Rabbi's Tales into Children's Book, Matthew Matuszak, Saratoga News, October 26, 1994
1995	Rabbi's Tales for Children Woven Into a Single Volume, Teresa Strasser, Jewish Bulletin of Northern California, February 24,1995
	Thesis Statement, Anne Gelhaus, Los Gatos Weekly Times, February 15, 1995
	Art Without Boundaries, Anne Gelhaus, Saratoga News, February 8, 1995
1996	Life Stories on Aprons, Michelle Gabriel, Los Gatos Weekly Times, April 17, 1996
	The Art of Aprons, Millie Bobroff, South Bay Accent, April/May 1996
	Kitchen Artists Display Work, T. T. Nhu, San Jose Mercury News, April 25, 1996
	Kitchen Confession, Dennis Harvey, San Francisco Focus, April, 1996
2004	Bonnie Stone: Women's Work is Never Done (Catalogue), Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

Prizes and Awards:

1976	Jewish Mists Competition, First and Second Prize, Mixed Media, San Jose, CA
1982	Contemporary Statements in M '82 Honorable Mention, Cupertino, CA
1984	Small Works Juror's Award, New York University, New York, NY
1989	Jewish Family Service - Cal Labrun Award, San Jose, CA
1990	Works on Paper '90, Purchase Prize Award, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1992	Resource: A Guide to Jewish Life in Northern California, 1993/5753, Cover Artist
1996	Achiever Award, National League of American Pen Women, Santa Clara Branch
2001	Fifth Annual CA and Nevada Special Events Marketing and Management Competition, Celebration Award for T-Shirt Design, Silver Award
2002	National League of American Pen Women Biennial Art Show, Baber Award of Merit, Belmont, CA
2005	My Place at the Table, Merit Award, Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery, Santa Clara, CA

Guest Lecturer:

1995	Elderhostel-Union of American Hebrew Congregations Olin-Sang-Ruby, Oconomowoc, WI
1996	Los Gatos History Club, Los Gatos, CA
	Philanthropic Educational Organization, Los Gatos, CA
	Saratoga Senior Center, Saratoga, CA
1997	Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
	Visiting Artist, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
2000	Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
2004	College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

Professional Organizations:

1995-Present

National League of American Pen Women

Education:

1960	B.F.A., Art Education, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
1961-63	Graduate Work, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois

Permanent Collections:

College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois

Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Neiman-Marcus, San Francisco, CA

Westin Hotel, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois

Architectural Design Group, Palo Alto, CA

Albert L.Schultz Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto, California

Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas

The True Collector appears in the following collections:

The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York

The Achenbach Collection at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California

The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

The Book Club of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

UCLA Library, Special Collections, Los Angeles, California

Meta and Arthur Jaffe Collection of Books as Aesthetic Objects, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Boston Public Library Special Collection, Boston, Massachusetts

Washington University Libraries Department of Special Collections, St. Louis, Missouri

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Marriott Library at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

New York Public Library, New York, New York

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