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Andrea Schwartz Gallery

July 30 - August 30, 2008

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Channel Surfing
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 PM “The channels are metaphoric of a kind of connectivity and connectedness… they pulse with the continuous flow, a flow that binds and connects all things spiritual, informational, and biological.” - John Bonick Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce “Channel Surfing”, a solo exhibition for Napa artist John Bonick. The ropy lines of layered paint in John Bonick’s work resemble a tangle of nerves, the lines of a tree trunk or layers of sediments laid down over time. He describes these layers as “channels” and relates them to naturally occurring pathways like stems, branches, veins, trails, blood lines, etc. The channels generally extend beyond the edge of the picture. Each image is only a temporal slice of the constant and continuous flow. By exploring these “channels” Bonick is probing for the point at which these lines become meaningful and in turn deciphering if having a “meaning” creates boundaries and disrupts the flow of connectivity. John Bonick received his B.A. from University of Notre Dame. His work has been exhibited at Napa Valley Museum, Napa, CA; di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA; Idyllwild Center for the Arts, Idyllwild, CA and the Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. Bonick received a full fellowship residency at the Vermont Studio Center in 2001 and his work has been reviewed in numerous publications. He is a leader in the Napa Valley art community having served as Board President of the Napa Valley Arts Council from 2000-2003, as well as being an independent curator for the di Rosa Preserve and the Napa Valley Wine Auction. This is John’s second exhibition at Andrea Schwartz Gallery.