Andrea Bonfils + Watercourse Way + EVOKE Contemporary

ANDREA BONFILS: Art Exhibition

Presenting the work of Andrea Bonfils , opening November 1st, 2017 through February 1st, 2018

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ANDREA BONFILS: ART EXHIBITION November 1st, 2017 – February 1st, 2018

WATERCOURSE WAY BATH HOUSE BRINGS THE SANTA FE ART SCENE TO THE SPA For more than 35 years, Watercourse Way Bath House Spa has provided its clients a serene, private experience like no other. Now Watercourse Way in collaboration with EVOKE Contemporary from Santa Fe, New Mexico brings a visual treat to your spa experience. Artwork by a diverse selection of internationally recognized contemporary artists will be on display in the award-winning spa during business hours. The art work will be available to purchase by contacting EVOKE Contemporary anytime during the show.

About Watercourse Way Bath House Spa

Watercourse Way is an award-winning spa that features exquisitely designed private hot tubs, massage and luxurious spa treatments to be experienced in a tranquil, Zen-like oasis in downtown Palo Alto.

165 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301 ~ Tel: 650.462.2000 ~ Watercourseway.com Hours: Sunday through Thursday 8AM – 11:30PM. Friday & Saturday 8AM – 12:30AM About EVOKE Contemporary

Located in the pre-eminent Railyard Arts District in the heart of Santa Fe, NM, EVOKE Contemporary is committed to promoting provocative and compelling artwork by established and emerging contemporary artists of international acclaim.

550 S. Guadalupe St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 ~ Tel: 505.995.9902 ~ Evokecontemporary.com

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Artist Andrea Bonfils: A Unique Vocabulary Rooted In A Reverence for Nature

​ “Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools, along with paper, photography, resin and natural materials - Andrea employs mixed media with deft skill and innovation. Her uncommon painting techniques yield to a vision that is intense, mysterious and ethereal.

Her artwork embodies that vision particularly in her underwater series, and those that depict subjects of wild horses and aspens.”

Specifically the newly released “Submerged Garden” series is a stunning photographic meditation on an idealized oceanic paradise.

Bonfils employs pioneering underwater techniques to create large-scale photographs of dream-like rapture. Through her lens the reflected images of submerged floral sculptures morph into sacred geometric abstractions.

According to the artist: “The sensation when viewing this work is serene yet intriguing, as if one is diving, drifting and adventuring within a pristine ocean oasis.”

The genesis of this series began 20 years ago when Bonfils was scuba diving on a kayaking expedition to an uninhabited island in Belize and was transfixed by the coral reefs kaleidoscopes of colors and life. The recent precipitous die off of these reefs and similar oceanic degradation compelled her to create “Submerged Garden” to memorialize their majesty and support their restoration.

Andrea Bonfils is an award winning American contemporary painter, photographer and mixed media artist. She is represented by galleries in New Mexico, Connecticut and South Carolina, and is in corporate and private collections worldwide. Bonfils resides in Connecticut and maintains a studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Select Collections & Installations Museum of Encaustic Art, Permanent Collection, NM Vlade and Ana Divac, Serbia Tiffany’s & Co., London (3 storefronts) Manchester and Bank Street and Royal Exchange, London Lupe and Jose Antonio Rivero, Compania Minera Autlan, Mexico Jason and Jayne Hyrdlicka, Jetstar, Australia Christine and Micheal Kruyt, The Netherlands Maria de Lourdes Borges, Brazil Forster and Thomas, Portugal Antoinette and Jerry Silvey, Starwood Capital, CT, NM, FL Hilton Head Health Resort and Spa, SC Darien Country Club, CT Jessica Flemming, Jessie James, NYC Jim Caufield, Fields Development Corporation, NJ Huelster Design Architecture, CT David May, Third Coast Capital, TX Mike and Lynn Gagliardi, CT, FL Dan and Stacie Allen, MT Jim and Sue Ozzane, CT, FL, VT Andrew and Lendy Barnard, CT, NY, NC Sean and Heather O’Connor, CT Tom and Kathy Arrix, CT Tom and Lynne Mercein, CT John and Amy Frasier, NY, CT Comet Productions, Halle Becker, NYC

Selectman Jayme and John Stevenson, CT Hahn Architects, NYC Stamford Hospital, CT Andy Timmerman, Jetavicon Partners,CT, NYC Vertrue Corporation, CT Andrew and Sydney Davis, NYC, NM Trey Reasonover, CA Miller & Long (Development Co), DC Meyer Jabara Hotels, USA Plaza Condominiums, NYC Eliane Cordia Van Reesema, Curator Triton Foundation

Education The Arts Students League, NYC Silvermine Arts Guild, CT The Aldrich Museum Professional Development Program, Boston University, MSW, BS, BSW

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Fly and Float I Photograph - Photo montage on acrylic 60” x 40” $4,000 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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Submerged Garden 9859 Photograph, Metallic c-print, face mounted on acrylic 45” x 30” $3,040 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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Magic Photograph, Metallic c-print, face mounted on acrylic 20” in diameter $1,440 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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Marilyn Photograph, Metallic c-print, face mounted on acrylic 20� in diameter $1,440 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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Red Scarf Photograph, Metallic c-print, face mounted on acrylic 20” in diameter $1,440 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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Royal Red Photograph, Metallic c-print, face mounted on acrylic 20� in diameter $1,440 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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Runway Photograph, Metallic c-print, face mounted on acrylic 20” in diameter $1,440 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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Comfort in Darkness Photograph, Metallic c-print, face mounted on acrylic 20� in diameter $1,440 CLICK TO PURCHASE

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