Bonnie Steinman works predominately as a watercolourist and a clay sculptor. In each medium, she explores organic themes and the interconnection of life forms. Objects found naturally—such as fossils, rocks, skeletons, dried plants, etc.—have inspired many works. Currently, the opportunity to produce digitally manipulated work inspired by her original art has posed a new avenue of creativity. Steinman’s newest body of work in digital prints is based on her series of clay sculptures called ‘Skin’.
Born and raised in Tavistock, Ontario, Bonnie Steinman has had an ongoing education in art beginning at the H. B. Beal Secondary School for the Arts in London, Ontario. This lifelong thirst for learning continued in Banff, Alberta, and at the University of Guelph, and was fostered by respected artist mentors and through her own experimentation. Steinman has been a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour since 1984. She was an early member of Gallery 96, joining in the 1970s. Her work can be found in collections across Canada and the United States, as well as in the Royal Collection in Great Britain. She now resides in Stratford.
