KRISTA BONELLI
Krista Bonelli Biography
The artist Krista Bonelli is currently enrolled in the Master’s Program of California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA. Bonelli is specialized on sculpture and works mainly with resin and canvas. Her rectangular wall sculptures resemble geological cross sections of ancient stone layers. She pours several layers of resin in different colors and pieces into a mold with pieces of canvas inbetween to create semi transluscent and fascinating sculptures with a smooth surface.
EDUCATION
2014-Present: California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
M.A. Fine Art-Painting and Sculpture (Candidate)
2014 California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
B.A. Fine Art-Painting Summa Cum Laude
2012 Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
A.A. Fine Art
A.A. Liberal Arts/ Art History Cum Laude
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Krista Bonelli, Shed Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2015 Compulsion, Shed Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Main Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
It’s a Small World After All…, Shed Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Everybody Street, LA, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Shop Show, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2015 Meet the Guild, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
GLAMFA, California State University Long Beach Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Open Studios, Shed Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Salon des Refuses, Purple Critique Room, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
At Home-juried by Cliff Benjamin, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2014 Das Bauhaus Summer Art Show, Das Bauhaus, Northridge, CA
CSUN Illustration Club, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Salon des Refuses, Purple Critique Room, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2013 Sculpture Organization Pop-Up Show, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Das Bauhaus Summer Art Show, Das Bauhaus, Northridge, CA
Das Bauhaus Winter Art Show, Das Bauhaus, Northridge, CA
2012 SMC Mentor Program in the Arts Exhibition, Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS / COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2015 President of the Painting Guild, California State University Northridge
American Petroleum Institute Scholarship Winner
2014 Dean’s List Spring Semester, California State University Northridge
American Petroleum Institute Scholarship Winner
2013 Dean’s List Fall Semester, California State University Northridge
American Petroleum Institute Scholarship Winner
Dean’s List Spring Semester, California State University Northridge
2012 Dean’s List Fall Semester, California State University Northridge
2011 First Place Feature Photo at the Journalist Association of Community Colleges Competition 2011
Dean’s List Spring Semester, Santa Monica College
Dean’s List Fall Semester, Santa Monica College
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member at Santa Monica College