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JODI BONASSI : PUBLIC SETTINGS/PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS

1,823 views · Published 19 March 2018 · 9:48 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: ERIC MINH SWENSON ART FILMS · 2018 · Education

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Artist Jodi Bonassi studies the rewards of San Fernando Valley life – from conversations that occur in the public settings of barbershops and cafes to the ongoing freneticism of college lifestyles in malls and on the CSUN campus.  This series of Jodi Bonassi paintings from 1998 to the present entitled “Public Settings…private conversations,” which will be exhibited at The Museum of the San Fernando Valley beginning March 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, reflects Jodi’s on-going study of shared moments in sites around the San Fernando Valley. Free admission. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm.

In Jodi Bonnasi’s works, the sense of community and shared heritage provide interesting and diverse visual narratives.  Jodi is an established homegrown LA artist since 1991, has exhibited locally, nationally and internationally and is best known for her portrayals of people and places in and around Los Angeles.  She has been reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and other noteworthy publications. Noted curators who have selected her work include Mat Gleason, Betty Ann Brown, Shana Nyes Dambrot, Jack Rutberg, Franklin Sirmans, and Ali Subotnik, to name a few. She is also one of 12 artists selected for a one-month art residency at Torrance Art Museum in June.  The works selected for The Museum of the San Fernando Valley exhibition are those special paintings that reflect a genuine and exciting portrait of the San Fernando Valley.   

About The Museum of the San Fernando Valley
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit museum founded in 2005 with a mission to raise awareness and garner excitement for the rich and unique historical, cultural and artistic heritage of the San Fernando Valley. Presenting exhibits through both its Northridge brick-and-mortar and community outreach programs, The Museum focuses its collections in the fields of aerospace, agriculture, aviation, entertainment, sports, nature, pop culture and transportation of the Valley. The Museum acquires, displays and preserves San Fernando Valley artifacts, documents, historic records and art for the enjoyment, education and benefit of its patrons.  Its current programs include the Public Art Initiative, Historic Walking Tours, Speaker Series, Horses Across the Valley, and Narrating Lives: Oral Histories of the San Fernando Valley. The Museum is primarily funded through memberships, donations and grants. For additional information on this exhibit or The Museum, please contact Jackie Langa, at [email protected] or visit www.TheMuseumSFV.org.

Current Museum exhibits include: Jodi Bonassi Art Gallery, The SFV– Ever Changing, Ever Growing (a Then and Now exhibit). Mexican-American Community Baseball Teams in the SFV, Mid Century Modern, The Westmores: First Family of Hollywood Makeup, Hollywood at Home, Los Angeles Public Library’s Valley Times Photography Collection, and Two Centuries of San Fernando Valley Architecture. 

For more info on Eric Minh Swenson visit his website at emsartscene.com. His art films can be seen at https://vimeo.com/channels/76542

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Eric Minh Swenson also covers the international art scene and his writings and photo essays can be seen at Huffington Post Arts : http://m.huffpost.com/us/author/eric-minh-swenson/

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