Bonnie Posselli

A native of Salt Lake City, Bonnie Posselli was introduced early by her mother to plein air painting, which she describes as her “abiding love and strongest asset.” She has traveled extensively to paint in France, Brazil, An gentina, Peru, Guatemala, Chile, Easter Island, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and Alaska, to say nothing of the Puget Sound and the redrock country of Utah and the Four Corners area. Her subjects, chiefly done in oils, include landscapes, both rural and wild, and outdoor scenes from villages and cities. Among the important influences upon her art were the in￾struction of Alvin Gittens of the University of Utah Art Department and the art of early landscape painter John F. Carlson, whose “reverence for pure, natural landscape and his abiding love of trees” continue to inspire her to this day. Bonnie has had many gallery and corporate one person shows. Her most recent awards include Best of Show, Maynard Dixon Invitational; Deserei News Purchase Award; and Utah Governor’s Mansion Artist Award. Further examples of her art can be viewed at http:www.bonnieposselli.com.