Bonnie Steinsnyder

My paintings create a haven of orchids and foliage as the antidote to our stress laden society. They are based on the manufactured, idealized nature of the botanic garden. But gestures and shapes of orchids can also suggest metaphorical narratives. I have recently begun to include figures in some of my paintings to comment on the glorious botanic environment, while the orchids seem to be commenting back through their gestures.

Bonnie Steinsnyder's solo exhibitions include the Lasdon Park and Arboretum, NY, Loring Gallery, MA, the Arsenal Gallery, NY and Rittenhouse Fine Art, PA. Her paintings have been chosen for exhibitions of the National Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Exhibition, the North East Watercolor Society, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society and the Adirondack Exhibition of American Watercolors. In previous years, shows include The Queens Museum Best of the Annual Juried, "New York Prints" at the Museum of the City of New York, and Traditional to Modern, the Monmouth Museum, NJ, along with many gallery group exhibitions. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and the North East Watercolor Society. Steinsnyder has received the Paul Jackson award from the 2022 National Watercolor Society's International Juried Exhibition. The Baltimore Watercolor Society chose her work for a materials, cash and Watercolor Artist Magazine award in the 2022 Mid Atlantic Exhibition. She received the Holbein Artist Award from the North East Watercolor Society in 2021. The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society selected her work for the Bernie Tyler award in 2021. Steinsnyder's works are with the Museum of the City of NY, Marsh and McLennan Securities, the Brooklyn Marriot, and many private collections. After starting out in Miami, Florida, Steinsnyder got her BA at Smith College, Massachusetts, then went to Queens College in New York for her MFA. She studied at the Art Students League of New York with Michael Burban (anatomy/drawing) and Deli Sachilotto (printmaking). She currently teaches in New York City at the 92NY, the WestSide YMCA and has a group of private online students.