Work by the Contemporary QuiltArt Association
September 22 - December 12
National Quilt Museum
215 Jefferson, Paducah, KY 42001
Light Show is an extraordinary exhibit of vibrant quilts. The artists from Washington’s Contemporary QuiltArt Association create a unique sensory experience that takes the viewer through an electrifying adventure of light.
A Murder of Crows
c 2015 Bonnie M. Bucknam
Photo by Mark Frey
State of WA(ter)
A SAQA Washinton Exhibit
August 2 - October 29, 2017
Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiberart Museum
703 South Second Street
La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-4288
SAQA WA Region is pleased to be mounting its first regional exhibition, the State of WA(ter). Although nearly 5,000 square miles of our state are covered in water, the landscapes of the western and eastern regions could hardly be more different. Washington is a state shaped by extremes of water: the cool, rainy West contrasts vividly with the dry, more climatically severe East. Dividing the East from the West is the dramatic Cascade mountain range, itself a setting for a plethora of lakes, rivers, and glaciers.
We invited quilt artists in the Washington region to interpret these extremes of water, either by representing the character of water in the east or the west, or in the mountainous region between. Works that illustrate or celebrate the contrast between both regions are included.
Ripple Effect
Bonnie M. Bucknam
Photo by Mark Frey
Kindred: Celebrating Our Ancestors
August 11, 2017 - January 28, 2018
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
13480 Dowell Road
Dowell, Maryland
This exhibit invites artists to celebrate the stories, people, and places that define them. Do you find meaning and a sense of connection in your family tree, or in those people you consider your kindred spirits? How do the tangible and intangible remnants of past lives speak to you today? For some, delving into one’s ancestry is the key to unlocking the mysteries of who and what you are. For others, creating a “family of choice” provides a sense of connection. However you imagine your family, we invite artists to celebrate how they are defined by the past, and the lives of those who have come before them.
Heritage Text Book
Bonnie M. Bucknam
Realism vs Impressionism
September 1 - September 29, 2017
Boomerang Fine Arts
808 Main Street
Vancouver, WA
Realism vs Impressionism features work by 30 painters in the Portland/Southwest Washington region. The exhibit is on view at Boomerang Fine Arts, 808 Main Street in Vancouver, Washington. The show runs now through September 29. Please stop by. Here are my five works that are part of the exhibit.
Cathedral Gorge
c 2017
Bonnie M. Bucknam
Oil and cold wax over acrylic underpainging on board
Potter's Marsh, Anchorage
c 2013
Bonnie M. Bucknam
Acrylic on board
Rooted to the Earth
c 2017
Bonnie M. Bucknam
Oil and cold wax, oil sticks over acrylic underpainting on board
Shoreline
c 2014
Bonnie M. Bucknam
Oil and cold wax on board
Foggy Harbor
c 2016
Bonnie M. Bucknam
Oil and cold wax on board
An Invitational Exhibit Curated by Nancy Crow
***Artist Gallery Talk videos are available on YouTube. Click here! ***
Mastery is featured in the October/November issue of Quilters Newsletter.
Athens Post news article
The Columbus Dispatch news article
August 10-13, 2017
Birmingham, England
September 14-17, 2017
Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, France
November 2-5, 2017
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
1000 Palms Oasis
copyright 2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam
80" x 80"
Photo by Mark Frey
Sea Ice - Cook Inlet
copyright 2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam
80" x 80"
Photo by Mark Frey
Forest Trail
copyright 2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam
80" x 80"
Photo by Mark Frey
Photo by Mark Frey
May 26 - September 4, 2017
The Dairy Barn Arts Center
8000 Dairy Lane
Athens, OH 45701
A catalog of the exhibition is available from the Dairy Barn shop.
Zebra
c 2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam
Photo by Mark Frey
My Corner of the World
Work by Members of SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates
May 21 - August 14, 2016
Stratford Perth Museum
Stratford, Ontario Canada
Slide Shows Available:
International Exhibit: All SAQA My Corner of the World
Canadian Exhibit: Canadian My Corner of the World
Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford, Ontario: May 21- October
10, 2016
Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada: November
1, 2016 - January 29, 2017
Craft & Quilt Fair, Perth, West Australia, Australia,
Perth Convention & Exhibition Center: May through May 28, 2017
Craft & Quilt Far, Canberra, Australian Capital
Territory, Australia, Exhibition Park in Canberra, Mitchell: August 10 through August 13, 2017
Intocraft Handmade Expo, Newcastle, New South Wales,
Australia, Newcastle Entertainment Center: August
17 through August 20, 2017
Craft & Quilt Fair, Adelaide, South Australia,
Australia, Goyder Pavilion, Adelaide Showground: September
11 through September 12, 2017
Intocraft Handmade Expo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens: November
24 through November 26, 2017
Craft & Quilt Fair, Hobart 2018: Dates to be announced
Intocraft Handmade Expo, Sydney 2018: Dates to be announced
Intocraft Handmade Expo, Brisbane 2018: Dates to
be announced 
Willow Wood
c 2010 Bonnie M. Bucknam
Photo by Mark Frey
The Gala of the Unexpected: 25th Anniversary of the National Quilt Museum
April 14 - July 12, 2016
Artist Reception April 18, 6 - 9pm
National Quilt Museum
215 Jefferson Street
Paducah, KY 42001
Hours: Year round Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm; March 1 - Nov 30 Sundays 1 - 5pm
Beach
c 2015 Bonnie M. Bucknam
Photo by Mark Frey
Quilt National '15
May 23 - September 7, 2015
The Dairy Barn Arts Center
8000 Dairy Lane
Athens, OH 45701
Click here to see the venues for the Quilt National touring exhibits. My quilt is in Section A.
October 21 - 23, 2016
Summit County Historical Society, Akron, OH
June 4 - October 4, 2017
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library, Fremont, Ohio
For video interviews with the Quilt National artists, click here.
Estuary: Anaheim Back Bay
Bonnie M. Bucknam 2015
Photo by Mark Frey
Estuary: Anaheim Back Bay, detail
Bonnie M. Bucknam 2015
Photo by Mark Frey
