23 Facts About Henry Bonli

Henry Thomas Bonli was a Canadian painter and interior designer.

Henry Thomas Bonli was born in Lashburn, Saskatchewan, on 8 August 1927, son of Tom and Esther Bonli.

Henry Bonli obtained a teaching certificate at Saskatoon Normal School in 1947.

Henry Bonli then became a teacher in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan until 1950, when he began to study art.

Henry Bonli was a registered nurse who worked at Melfort Hospital before their marriage.

Henry Bonli studied with Illingworth Kerr and Luke Lindoe at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Arts in Calgary, Alberta.

Henry Bonli then went to the Art Center School in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, studying water colors and fabric design.

Henry Bonli returned to Saskatoon and worked at Clark's Interior Furnishings for four years while giving evening classes in art.

Henry Bonli participated in the first Emma Lake Artist's Workshop in 1955, and in subsequent workshops in 1956,1957,1962,1963 and 1965.

Henry Bonli soon began to undertake residential and commercial work in Regina, where he had a full-time representative.

In 1958 Henry Bonli appeared on a weekly CTV television show with Margaret Dallin, and then on a show with Sally Merchant called Here Comes Sally.

Henry Bonli took summer courses at the Parsons School of Design in New York City.

Henry Bonli was an admirer of New York abstract expressionists such as Barnett Newman.

Henry Bonli was encouraged by the art collector Fred Mendel to exhibit his work.

Henry Bonli participated in shows at the Mendel Art Centre and the Dunlop Gallery in Regina.

Henry Bonli was a member of the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Saskatchewan Society of Artists.

Henry Bonli was an art consultant for the Saskatoon School System for three years, and was Assistant Curator at the Coste House art center in Calgary.

Henry Bonli held a one-man show at the Mendel Art Gallery in 1965.

Henry Bonli moved with his family to Toronto in 1965 where they opened Henry Bonli Gallery, selling art and furniture.

Henry Bonli continued to return to Saskatoon to execute interior design commissions.

Henry Thomas Bonli died at St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, on 16 May 2011.

Henry Bonli held a number of solo exhibitions in Regina, Saskatoon, and Toronto.

Henry Bonli's work is held by the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, University of Saskatchewan, Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.