Artist Statement
Abstract art it's Mickey Bond paints in acrylic using found-object resists and some unusual additions to paint including coffee and rust. She shares her inspirations and experimental approach on her Facebook page (https://m.facebook.com/mickeybondabstracts/) and her blog "Try this at Home!" (www.mickeybond.blogspot.com). The blog presents step by step techniques based on happy accidents in the studio. Bond is curator of themed shows and special events at the Jay Etkin Gallery in Memphis and a contributor to Professional Artist Magazine. She teaches mixed media workshops in Santa Fe and Memphis.
Representation
Jay Etkin Gallery
Contemporary & Ethnographic Works of Art
Memphis:jayetkingallery.co
Your Art Girl
Michele LaRocco Corporate & Private Collections
Houston www.yourartgirl.com
Corporate Collections
Iberia Bank, Memphis, TN, 2015
Percision Drilling Tech Center, Houston, TX, 2014
Tucson Jewish Community Center, Tucson, AZ, 2012
AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
2015 “Dressing the Part:Style, Like Art, Comes from Within” by Mickey Bond. Professional Artist Magazine
Volume 29//Number 3 June/July 2015. http://bit.ly/PAJuneJuly2015
2014 “Blogging Benefits: Finding an Audience while Finding Yourself” by Mickey Bond. Professional Artist Magazine Volume 28//Number 5 October/November 2014.http://bit.ly/1nwRpyp
2014 “A Mentor for All Seasons: Encouragement, Counsel and Life-lessons” by Mickey Bond Professional Artist Magazine
Volume 28//Number 4 August/September 2014. http://bit.ly/1r3hSqx
2014 Guest Blog "Art Calls Explained" by Mickey Bond for Artsyshark
http://bit.ly/OWrnds
2014 Artist Profile and Interview in Professional Artist Magazine on the
subject of experimental techniques. http://www.professionalartistmag.com/news/2014/feb/10/mickey-bond-experimental-techniques/
2012 18TH ANNUAL TEXAS NATIONAL EXHIBITION April 14 - May 26, 2012
SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX
2012 Artist in Residence, Inn & Spa at Loretto, Santa Fe, NM www.innatloretto.com
2012 Best of America Acrylic Artists Vol I (Kennedy Publishing) www.bestofartists.com
2012 A Walk Into Abstracts Vol. 4 by Sue St. John http://awalkintoabstracts.com
2012 International Contemporary Masters V
2011 International Contemporary Masters IV
2011 Mixed Media Abstracts 2010 by Mickey Bond
2010 ArtSlant 5th 2010 Showcase Winner
2010 ArtSlant 2010 Limited Edition Print Collection
2010 Featured Artist: Contemporary Fine Art International
SELECTED EXHIBITS
2017 Tiny Show exhibition, Jay Etkin Galley Memphis
2015 Coffee in Santa Fe, paintings by Mickey Bond, Java Joes, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Runes and other Abstracts by Mickey Bond. Jay Etkin Gallery Memphis
2014 Topography & Typolog: New Acrylic Abstracts by Mickey Bond, Jay Etkin Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2013 Abstract Elements works by Mickey Bond, Marina Brownlow, Jay Etkin and Greta Young, Jay Etkin Galler, Santa Fe, NM
2012-2013 "Inspire:" Gallery with A Cause Benefit for Cancer Patients, December 16 - March 9, 2013, New Mexico Cancer Foundation, Albuquerque, NM http://www.nmcancercenterfoundation.org/
2012 "Sideshow:" Small Works by Jay Etkin Gallery Artists. A special collaborative concept by Jay Etkin with the support of Ann Hosfeld, owner of New Concept, "Sideshow" is the first in a series of unique exhibitions at New Concept Gallery, 610 Canyon Road in Santa Fe, NM
2012 18TH ANNUAL TEXAS NATIONAL EXHIBITION (April 14 - May 26, 2012) SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX
2011 September - October. Tikkun Olam: A Restoration Project, Tucson JCC, Tucson, AZ.
2011 September. New Works, A Group Show, The Jay Etkin Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2011 "Local Art" @ Flying Star Cafe, Albuquerque, NM
June - August 2011 @ Nob Hill, 3513 Central Ave, NE: Paintings from the Series "Suddenly Rain" by Mickey Bond
March - May 2011 @ Bernalillo, 200 South Camino del Pueblo: Paintings from the Series "Reef Life Riff" by Mickey Bond
January - March @ Uptown 2201 Lousiana Blvd, NE Paintings from the Series "Bottom of An Ancient Sea" by Mickey Bond
2011 March 12 - May 1st. Desert Meets Water: 7 Artists The Floating Stone Inn & Aqua Spa, Tubac, AZ
2011 March 3 - May 1st. Women's Works 2011, 24th Annual Fine Art Exhibit The Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois
2011 Jan. New Work: A Group Show Matrix Arts Santa Fe , Santa Fe, NM
2010 Nov. - Jan. Member's Juried Show, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2010 Oct. - Nov. The Spirit of Place, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM
2010 Sept. - Oct. Open Space: A View with Room & Little Gems, Open Space Visitor Center, Albuquerque, NM
2010 Sept. Visions of Land, Sea & Sky, Matrix Arts Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2010 Apr. Never Think small: REDUX!, climate/gallery, Long Island City, NY
2010 Apr. COLLECT 8, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
2010 Mar. - Jun Sunlight: Art Show with a Cause, Gallery with a Cause, New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM
2010 Feb. Mixed Media Show, Meow Wolf Art Gallery Santa Fe, NM
2009 Nov. Fresh Paint, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2009 Aug. High Road to Taos, Wilder Nightingale Gallery, Taos, NM
2009 May Seeking Solitude: Isolation in Art Gallery, RFD, Swainsboro, GA
2009 Apr. Faces & Places, Jennie Cooley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008 Oct. Canyon Road Paint Out Show, Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art, Santa Fe
2008 Aug. Painting the Land of Enchantment, Sumner & Dene Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2008 Apr. COLLECT 8, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
EDUCATION
BA Colgate University 1984
MA American Literature, University of Michigan 1987
ART EDUCATION
2002-2009 Outdoor Painting Workshops: Taos, NM, Abiquiu NM, Big Sur, CA, Monterey, CA
2002-2009 Santa Fe Community College