Contact/CV

Contact at:

nickbontorno@hotmail.com

I grew up in Norwich and Elmira, NY before moving west in my late 20s where I lived in New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. I started drawing and painting as a child, and never stopped. I work with my wife Mairi who is also an artist, writer and poet.

Solo Exhibitions:

2024 “Recent Work” Dundee Library, Dundee NY.

2022 “Desert Horses” Wild Horse Gallery, Rexburg ID.

2017 “Cowboy Land” Snake River Brewery, Jackson WY.

2015 “Salt and Woodsmoke” Spori Gallery, BYU Idaho.

2015 “Prints” Larson Gallery Provo UT.

2014 “The beginning of Autumn” HBLL Library, Provo UT.

2013  “Still Portraits”  Spori Gallery, BYU Idaho.

2012 “Portraits” MFA exhibition at Harold B. Lee library.

2011  “Recent Portraits”  Salt Lake City Public Library, Sweet Branch.

2011 “As the Dust Settled”  HBLL Library, Provo UT.

2010  “Abandoned East Abandoned West”  HBLL Library, Provo UT.

Group Exhibitions:

2014 “5” Group show at Art Museum of Eastern Idaho.

2012 “Origin/Destination” Printmaking Exchange with University of Hawaii.  2 shows: Provo/Oahu.

2011  “Global Echo”  Traveling Printmaking Exchange show.

2011  “No Middle Ground” Printmaking show from the permanent collection of BYU Idaho.

2011 “Masterpieces”  MFA Sampling.  Group show.  4th floor HFAC gallery

2010 “Mixed Tape”  Printmaking exchange show in BF Larson Gallery.  BYU.

2010 Religious Art Show.  Springville Museum of Art.

2010 “Definition of Space” MFA Group Show at Utah Valley University Library.

2009 “National Printmaking Competition” CIAO Gallery.  Jackson Hole.

2009 “National Portrait Competition” CIAO Gallery.  Jackson Hole, WY.

2009  “Think Ink.”  The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, Invitational.

2008  “Hats off to the Arts” Animal Humane fundraiser.  Central Michigan University

2008  “The prints and the Proper.”  The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls.

2007  “50th Anniversary Alumni Invitational.”    Atrium Gallery, Corning, NY.

2007  “Southern Tier Biennial.”  Olean Public Gallery, Olean, NY.

2007  “Carriage House Screenings.”  Arnot Art Museum.  Elmira, NY.

2006  “Outside the Box: An Exhibition in Contemporary Art.”    ASFL Gallery, Corning, NY.

2005  “Regional Gmeiner Art Competition.”  Gmeiner Art Center.  Wellsboro, PA.

2003  “14 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.”  Atrium Gallery.  Corning, NY.

Teaching (2009 – 2022)

BYU: Into to drawing, Intro to design, Drawing 1 for majors, advanced figure drawing, Watercolor.

CCC: Advanced drawing.

Cedar Arts Center: Printmaking/monotypes

Art Museum of Eastern Idaho: Printmaking/relief and monotypes

BYU-Idaho Printmaking/intaglio, Expressive Drawing, Expressive Painting

Education:

2012  Brigham Young University, MFA in painting and printmaking

2009 Brigham Young University-Idaho, BFA in printmaking

2005  The Lyme Academy of Art, Certificate

2005-7  Elmira College- New York