Bonnie Latham
Hastings, MN 55033 USA

Studio Phone: 651-438-9944
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Web Site: www.lathamstudios.com
Education

Private & group courses with the following artists:
John Banovich
Robert Bateman
Greg Beecham
Will Bullas
Patricia Geisheker
Matthew Hillier
Terry Isaac
Tom Lynch
Daniel Smith
Mort Solberg
Ray "Paco" Young
Gallery Representation

(Current)
Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey www.decoyswildlife.com
Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com
Miller Gallery - Cincinatti, Ohio www.millergallery.com
Moose Horn Gallery - Livingston, Montana www.moosehorngallery.com
Whistle Pik Galleries - Fredericksburg, Texas www.whistlepik.com

Yoshida's Fine Art Gallery - Portland, Oregon (2007)
Gabriele's Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
Nature's Palette Art Gallery - Hastings, Minnesota (1996 - 2002)
Picture Gardens Art Gallery - Hastings, Minnesota (2002 - 2004)
Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming (2001 - 2005)
Ron Stewart Gallery - Scottsdale, Arizona (2004 - 2005)
O'Malley Gallery - Farmington, Minnesota
Three Person Exhibitions (Family Group Shows)
   
2007
  • Featured Artists - Moosehorn Gallery - Livingston, Montana
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
2006
  • Three Person Show - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Three Person Show - Moose Horn Gallery - Livingston, Montana
  • Three Person Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Ctr. - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
2005
  • "Natural Inspirations"- A Latham Family Painting Exhibition - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
2004
  • "Nature's Details"- a Family of Painters Capturing Nature's Elusive Beauty - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • "Spirit of the Wild"- a Family of Painters Capturing Nature's Elusive Beauty - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
    Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
2003
  • "Into the Wild"-The Lathams a Family of Painters - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Three person show - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Gallery - Bloomington, Minnesota
Group Exhibitions (Group Shows)
2008  
 
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Moosehorn Gallery Show - Livingston, Montana

 

2007

 
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Spring Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Miniatures Show - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • El Dorado Fine Art GalleryÂ’s 26th Annual Miniature Show
  • 4th Internationale dÂ’art Miniature - Québec, Canada
  • 16th International Miniature Art Show - Seaside Art Gallery - Nags Head, North Carolina
  • 15th Annual Miniature Show - Parklane Gallery - Kirkland, Washington
  • Miniatures in Mariposa, Northern California Society of Arts in Miniature - Mariposa, CA
  • Marwell Wildlife Art Exhibition - Marwell Zoo - England
  • The Wildlife Art Society's 15th Anniversary Exhibition - Nature in Art Museum - England
  • The National Exhibition of Wildlife Art - England
  • Wild Spirit: Interpretations of Wildlife - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 5th Annual Fall Roundup (Fall Arts Festival) - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Special Featured Exhibition - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) - 74th Annual Miniature Art Exhibition - Bethesda, Maryland
  • Little Jewels Miniature Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 12th Annual Christmas Miniature Show - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Objects of Desire XVI Holiday Miniature Exhibition - Miller Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio 

 

2006
  • Arts for the Parks Competition - Mini 100 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Little Jewels Miniature Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 4th Annual Fall Roundup - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Spring Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
2005
  • Arts for the Parks Competition - Mini 100 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Little Jewels Miniature Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Drawn to Nature Art Exhibition & Sale - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Original Art Exhibition - Blank Park Zoo - Des Moines, Iowa
  • 3rd Annual Fall Roundup - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • American Artists for Tsunami Victims Art Auction - Arden House Estate, Harriman, New York - Columbia University & Orange Co. Art League
  • Spring Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
2004
  • Easton Waterfowl Festival - Easton, Maryland
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • It's a Small World Miniature Show - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson, Wyoming
  • Christmas Miniature Show - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Southern Wildlife Festival - Decatur, Alabama
  • 44th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists
  • 16th Annual Papermill Playhouse International Miniature Art Exhibit - Millburn, New Jersey
  • Platte River Wildlife Art Show - Ashland, Nebraska
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Florida Wildlife Exposition - Lakeland, Florida
  • Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery/Gabriele's Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Minnesota Safari Club State Convention & Auction - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
2003
  • It's a Small World Miniature & Small Works Exhibition - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson, Wyoming
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery/Gabriele's Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Easton Waterfowl Festival - Easton, Maryland
  • Wildlife Art in the Park - Henderson, Kentucky
  • NatureWorks Art Show and Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Southern Wildlife Festival - Decatur, Alabama
  • Watertown Art Festival - Watertown, South Dakota
  • Art Barbarians Fall Art Cruise - St. Croix River, Minnesota
  • Como Fest - Como Zoo - St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Florida Wildlife Exposition - Lakeland, Florida
  • San Bernardino County Museum - Duck Stamp Tour - Redlands, California
2002
  • "It's a Small World" Miniature Art Show - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Decoys & Wildlife Annual Wildlife and Sporting Art Show - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson, Wyoming
  • San Bernardino County Museum - Redlands, California - Federal Duck Stamp Tour
  • (5th Biennial) 2002 Kentucky Wildlife Art Exhibition - Henderson, Kentucky
  • Wings'n Water Festival - Stone Harbor, New Jersey
  • Watertown Art Festival - Watertown, South Dakota
  • Art Barbarians Riverboat Cruise Show & Sale - St. Croix River, Minnesota
  • Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson, Wyoming
  • Cabela's Fall Expo - Owatonna, Minnesota
  • Rough Riders International Art Show - Williston, North Dakota
  • Minnesota Bowhunters chapter Safari Club - Woodbury, Minnesota
  • Florida Wildlife & Western Exposition - Lakeland, Florida
2001
  • Watertown Art Festival - Watertown, South Dakota
  • 19th Annual Wings' n Water Festival - Wetlands Institute, New Jersey
  • Minnesota Jaycees benefit - Edina, Minnesota
  • State Fish Art Expo, Mall of America - Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Rough Riders International Art Show - Williston, North Dakota
  • James Ford Bell Museum - Demonstrating artist - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Safari Club International, Iowa Chapter - Des Moines, Iowa
  • Safari Club International, Northern Bowhunters Chapter - Woodbury, Minnesota
2000
  • Show & Stamp Signing at "Art Barbarians" Roseville, Minnesota
  • Featured Artists "Cabelas Fall Expo" , Minnesota
  • Artists of Minnesota - Intermediate Opaque - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition, Washington, D.C.
  • Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition, Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Minnesota State Capital Exhibit - St. Paul, Minnesota
1999
  • Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge gallery - Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Competition - St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition, Minnesota
1998
  • Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge gallery - Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Como Zoo - St. Paul, Minnesota
  • School of Environmental Studies - Apple Valley, Minnesota
  • Prairie Pothole Days - Willmar, Minnesota
  • Permanent exhibit, Hastings City Hall - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest - Nicollet, Minnesota
  • Beg. Portrait - Artists of Minnesota - Little Falls, Minnesota
  • Carpenter Nature Center Harvest Fest - Hastings, Minnesota
1997
  • Wild Wings Gallery - Lake City, Minnesota - Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge gallery - Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Farmington Public Library - Farmington, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp - Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Artists of Minnesota Spring Show - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul Minnesota
  • Dakota Valley Art Council Fine Art Show - Farmington, Minnesota
  • Carpenter Nature Center Harvest Fest - Hastings, Minnesota
1996
  • Minnesota State Fair Youth Art Exhibit - St. Paul, Minnesota
1992
  • Snow - Expo - Coon Rapids, Minnesota

 

Awards and Honors

 

2008
  • Honorable Mention in Birds & Animals - Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society, Washington, D.C. (MPSGS)
2007
  • "Animal Award" - Cider Painters of America

  • 1st Place Watercolor - El Dorado Gallery - Miniature Show

  • Best of Show - Miniatures in Mariposa - Sierra Artists Gallery
  • Artist of the Year - Minnesota Ducks Unlimited

 

2006

  • Mini 100 - Arts for the Parks (Jackson, WY)

2005

  • Mini 100 - Arts for the Parks (Jackson, WY)

2004

  • Award of Excellence - 16th Papermill International Miniature Exhibition - Millburn, New Jersey
2003
  • 13th Place ~ Federal Duck Stamp Competition - Washington, D.C.
2002
  • 10th Place ~ Federal Duck Stamp Competition - Washington, D.C.
2001
  • National 3rd place ~ State Fish Art Expo, Mall of America - Bloomington, Minnesota
2000
  • Second Place - Intermediate Opaque ~ Artists of Minnesota - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Best of Show ~ Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition - Washington, D.C.
  • Best of Show ~ Minnesota Federal Jr. Duck Stamp Competition - Bloomington, Minnesota
1999
  • Champion ~ Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Competition - St. Paul, Minnesota
  • First Place ~ Minnesota Federal Jr. Duck Stamp Competition
1998
  • First Place ~ 1997-1998 Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp - Nicollet, Minnesota
  • Merit ~ Beg. Portrait - Artists of Minnesota - Little Falls, Minnesota
  • Merit ~ Carpenter Nature Center Harvest Fest - Hastings, Minnesota
1997
  • Second Place ~ Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp - Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Merit ~ Beg. Pastel - Artists of Minnesota - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Two first places ~ Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, Minnesota
1992
  • Second place - Snow - Expo - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Collections
 
  • The Smithsonian Institution (Autographed Items)
  • The Whitehouse
  • Wildlife Art Magazine (Autographed Items)
  • Act II Popcorn
  • Cabelas of Owatonna
  • Private Collections - United States, Australia
Selected Bibliography & Media
 
Printed Media
  • "All in the Family" Feature article about the Latham family of artists - Wildlife Art Magazine - 2008
  • "The Lathams Live, Work, & Paint Together" Informart Magazine (WY/CT) - 2005
  • "Like Mother, Like Daughter" Sketchbook Magazine - F&W Publications - 2005
  • 44th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists show catalog - 2004
  • Jackson Hole News & Guide (WY) - 2003 & 2004
  • Decatur Daily (AL) - 2003
  • Applause Magazine (MD) - 2003
  • "Women Tout Artistic Parity" - Wildlife Art Magazine (MN) - 2002
  • "Generation Next" - US Art Magazine (MN) - 2000
  • Mpls. Star Tribune (MN) - 2000
  • St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - 2000
  • Outdoor News (MN) - 2000
  • "News & Notes" - Wildlife Art Magazine (MN) - Numerous Issues
Radio & Television
  • Minnesota Bound television program/rebroadcast on KARE 11 News (MN)
  • KDWA radio interview (MN)
  • The Environmental Journal television program - sponsored by MN state lottery (MN)
  • KFAN Sports Radio (MN)
Professional Affiliations
 
  • SAA - Society of Animal Artists, Worldwide based in New York, NY (Signature Membership)
  • AFC (WNAG) - Artists for Conservation, Worldwide based in Canada (Signature Membership)
  • AAA - Allied Artists of America, New York, NY
  • CLWCA - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY
  • MIWAS - Marwell International Wildlife Art Society, Worldwide based in the UK
  • TWASI - The Wildlife Art Society International, Worldwide based in the UK
  • HS - Hilliard Society of Miniaturists, Worldwide based in the UK
  • WFM - World Federation of Miniaturists, Worldwide based in AU
  • CPA - Cider Painters of America, Worldwide based in Dallas, PA (Membership by invitation only)
  • MASF - Miniature Art Society of Florida, Worldwide based in Clearwater, FL

Public Speaking & Teaching Experience
 
  • Lecture/Demonstration Instructor - Young Writers & Artists Conference (MN)
  • Lecture/Workshop Instructor - Artists of MN
  • Lecture/Federal Junior Duck Stamp Coordinators Convention (MN)
  • Art Teacher - S. Washington Co. Community Education (MN)
  • Speech/2000 Federal Duck Stamp Contest - Washington, D.C.
  • Art Teacher & Workshop Instructor - Nature's Palette (MN)
  • Art Teacher - Studio 61 (MN)
  • Art Teacher - Christian Homeschoolers Co-op (MN)
Scholarships
 
  • Minnesota Waterfowl Assoc. & Hiawatha Chapter MWA
  • Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program Scholarship