Tucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85718
Tucson, AZ 85718
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Born 1947 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Known for: Portrait, child figure painting, often Indian.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bonita Roberts got early inspiration for her figural work from seeing a Degas painting at the Minneapolis Art Institute. She began her art career as a... Read full biography
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bonita Roberts got early inspiration for her figural work from seeing a Degas painting at the Minneapolis Art Institute. She began her art career as a portrait painter in Minneapolis where, in the 1980s, her next door neighbor was artist Richard Schmid's... Read full biography
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bonita Roberts got early inspiration for her figural work from seeing a Degas painting at the Minneapolis Art Institute. She began her art career as a portrait painter in Minneapolis where, in the 1980s, her next door neighbor was artist Richard Schmid's mother. Through her Bonita met Schmid who critiqued her work. She spent a year on the Fond du Lac Indian reservation near Lake Superior and became intrigued by the culture of the tribes. In 1993, she... Read full biography
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bonita Roberts got early inspiration for her figural work from seeing a Degas painting at the Minneapolis Art Institute. She began her art career as a portrait painter in Minneapolis where, in the 1980s, her next door neighbor was artist Richard Schmid's mother. Through her Bonita met Schmid who critiqued her work. She spent a year on the Fond du Lac Indian reservation near Lake Superior and became intrigued by the culture of the tribes. In 1993, she gained her first major recognition when Stuart Johnson of Settler's West gallery in Tucson, Arizona accepted some of her work. Her studio, and also the place where she keeps her large doll collection, is in Battle Lake, Minnesota.... Read full biography
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bonita Roberts got early inspiration for her figural work from seeing a Degas painting at the Minneapolis Art Institute. She began her art career as a portrait painter in Minneapolis where, in the 1980s, her next door neighbor was artist Richard Schmid's mother. Through her Bonita met Schmid who critiqued her work. She spent a year on the Fond du Lac Indian reservation near Lake Superior and became intrigued by the culture of the tribes. In 1993, she gained her first major recognition when Stuart Johnson of Settler's West gallery in Tucson, Arizona accepted some of her work. Her studio, and also the place where she keeps her large doll collection, is in Battle Lake, Minnesota.... Read full biography