Bonnie Latham
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Bonnie Latham (age 18) began her art career at a very young age. Inspired by her family and their love of the outdoors, she paints nature, landscape, animals, birds, and the occasional portrait. She works in watercolour, oil, inks, graphite/charcoal and others, however acrylics & watercolours have become her mediums of choice.
Bonnie won the Federal Junior Duck Stamp competition for 2000-2001 and has been honored in Washington, DC both in June, 2000 for the first day of sale and stamp signing ceremony and the awards presentation in November, 2001. Bonnie has entered the Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Competition 5 times, winning a second place and 2 first places as well as the Best of Show. She has been the recipient of numerous regional awards for her artwork. In 2001 she was awarded 1st place in the NRA wildlife art competition. When she was 14 she won her first Champion award in the county fair. The last three years she has won the State Fair champion award. She is planning to enter the Minnesota Duck Stamp this year and the Federal Duck Stamp when she turns 18. To understand her subject she likes to see it's habitat. "The balance of nature is so delicate. I only hope that through my paintings more people will realize that, unless we do our part, nature won't be here for us to enjoy. I enjoy helping wildlife and nature programs in any way I can." In the years 2000-2001 her work will be exhibited at numerous galleries and events across the country including the Smithsonian Institute, Wings and Water Festival, National Wildlife Museum, Dept. of the Interior in Washington, DC, and others nation wide. She and her family were recently featured guests on Ron Schara's Minnesota Bound on NBC affiliate KARE 11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have been featured artists at the Frances Jaques Master exhibit at the James Ford Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. They will be featured on the Environmental Journal, a cable TV program promoting environmental issues supported by the Minnesota lottery, beginning in May 2001. |
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