About The Artist
The award-winning magic realism art of Paul Bond has been featured in galleries, museums and cultural centers, including Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery in La Jolla, CA; the Gateway Museum in Farmington, NM; the Magidson Gallery in Aspen, CO; and the San Diego Art Institute. His paintings are in many private and corporate collections, including the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA; and PB&J Restaurants in Wichita, KS, and his art is featured in contemporary art publications and related products.
Bond shares the following about his work: “ Altering and juxtaposing familiar objects gives me the visual symbols which become the language I use to reflect an emotion or thought that I’m entertaining at the moment. The physical world to me is a heartbreakingly beautiful and profoundly mysterious experience. I am often overwhelmed with awe, and translating that into art is my way of acknowledging and digesting this great mystery that is life on earth.”
Upcoming Exhibitions
Gallery Representation
Solo & Group Exhibitions
2011
Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA
2011
Ritz-Carlton Gallery - Laguna Niguel, CA
2011
Lu Martin Gallery - Laguna Beach, CA
2010
Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA
2010
Haro Gallery - Culver City, CA
2009
Lu Martin Gallery - Laguna Beach, CA
2009
World Gallery - Costa Mesa, CA
2008
Gallery 104 - San Clemente, CA
2006
Evocative Arts Gallery - Palm Springs, CA
2005
William DeBilzan Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2004
Magidson Gallery - Aspen, CO
2003
International Symbolist Show - Canada
2002
William DeBilzan Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2001
Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. Director’s Choice Exhibit
2000
Suenos Gallery - Pagosa Springs, CO
1998
Pagosa Springs Fine Art Center - Pagosa Springs, CO.
1998
Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. 23rd Annual Juried Exhibit
1997
Pagosa Springs Fine Art Center - Pagosa Springs, CO
1997
Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. Juried Award Winners Exhibit.
1995
San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA. 1 ft. and Under Awards Exhibit.
1994
San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA. Midwinter Award Show.
1993
San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA. Jury of Peers Exhibit.
1992
R.B. Gallery - Rancho Bernardo, CA. Charity for Battered Women's Shelter.
1992
COVA/Art at the Grove - Lemon Grove, CA
1991
Upstairs Gallery - San Diego, CA
1991
Sweet Visions Gallery - Hillcrest, CA
Awards & Honors
- 2011 Laguna Beach Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA. OFFICIAL POSTER ARTIST
- 1999 Gateway Museum - Farmington, NM. National Juried Prospectus. BEST OF SHOW
- 1996 Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. 21st Annual Juried Exhibit. JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD
Selected Collections & Commissions
- Hotel Hershey, Hershey, PA
- PBJ Restaurants, KS
Publications
- Happiness by Design - 2014 Paul Bond Art Wall Calendar, Brush Dance Publishing
- Art Business News - Top 50 Emerging Artist in the US, March/April 2012 Edition
- The Magic Realism of Paul Bond, - 2012 Coffee Table Art Book, Published by Paul Bond Fine Art
- Modern Painters, 2011 - Published by Schiffer Books, PA
- Coast Magazine - Cover, August 2011 Issue - Orange County, CA
- Poetry Salzburg Review - Cover, Spring 2011 Issue - Salzburg, Austria