Fascination with flight..

I have always been inspired by birds flying freely. While I have lived in New York City (with its infamous pigeons), for my entire life, my home in Brooklyn offers a slice of nature rarely found in an urban environment. The windows of my studio provide a panoramic view of Prospect Park and its lake unsullied by buildings and the other trappings of city life. As would be expected, on weekends during the warmer months, the park is overrun with city dwellers trying to get away from the hassle of the city. But most of the time, it is quiet and fairly empty.

Prospect Park with its dense central woodlands and 60 acre lake is a friendly home to over 200 species of native and migratory birds. In the warmer months, the lake is home to swans, geese and ducks but it is the winter that the view from my studio comes into its glory. The leaves fall giving me a clear view onto the lake. The sun shifts along the horizon and each day I see the varied colors of the sunset twice once in the sky and once on the lake. As it gets colder, sea gulls take refuge from the harshness of the sea shore and gather on the partially frozen lake. Given some unknown source of alarm, hundreds take to flight in unison. Flexing their wings in broad strokes then gliding from one end of the lake to the other. Between the birds and colorful sunsets, I have visions of beauty which I like to translate for others to enjoy in this less than peaceful world.

Biography

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute.
Master of Arts, New York University.

Personal:

Ms. Bohman has been painting since the age of five. In the late 1970's, her work moved away from two dimensional paintings into small scale painted reliefs in both linen and folded paper. Since then, the evolution has continued resulting in large scale painted reliefs and works in the round.
Throughout the period, her philosophy that art should be beautiful and should contribute to the emotional well being and aspirations of the viewer has prevailed. Her strong color patterns and soaring imagery are intended to provide the viewer with a sense of serenity in a hectic world.

Solo Exhibitions:

5/08 Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
4/03, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
12/99, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
4/96, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
4/93, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
4/90, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
4/87, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
4/83, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
8/83, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
2/83, The Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
10/80, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
10/78, Henry Hicks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
10/78, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
9/77, New England Center for Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, Conn.
5/77, Henry Hicks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
5/76, Henry Hicks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions:

1978 – 2007 Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Visual Voices, Gallery So, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Peleopeia, Hellenic Museum, Chicago
2004 Hito, Toki, Tokoro, Onward Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2003 Viridian Artists from NYC, FABG Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 Inner Muse, Manhattanville College NY
2001 Onward Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2000 Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
1999 Gallery So, Tokyo, Japan
John Jay College, New York, NY
1998 College of Mt. St. Vincent, Riverdale, NY
John Jay College, New York, NY
1997 Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philidelphia, PA.
1996 Chinese Cultural Institute, Boston, MA
John Jay College, New York, NY
1995 Onward Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1994 Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY

Earlier Group Shows

John Jay College, New York, NY 1989
Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY 1988
Concordia College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Annually 1982-88
Lotus Club, New York, NY Leibowitz Arts Awards Program , 1987
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
Bromfield Gallery, Boston, Mass. 1984
Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY 1984
Nonson Gallery, New York, NY 1983
Alternative Museum, New York, NY 1982

Selected Collections:

Chase Manhattan
Dean Witter Reynolds
Hyatt
Harvey Baskin

Catalogs

2007 Gallery So, Tokyo, Japan
2004 Onward Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2000 Onward Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1999 Gallery So, Tokyo, Japan
1995 Onward Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1992 Japan International Contemporary Art Annual
1991 Kyoni Gallery, Tokyo, Japan