Bonnie Jones
Deokjeong High School
121-1 Koam-Dong
Yangju City, Gyonggi Province
South Korea 482-060 Email
Bonnie Jones works with text. She was born in Seoul South Korea, raised in South Jersey. Currently working in South Korea and collaborating with Korean and expat artists. Previous worked with with Baltimore-based musicians, writers, & artists, JM, DB, AH, BW, RR, CP, MM, RW, BA, JE. She is also co-founder of CHELA art space in Baltimore's Broom Factory www.chelagallery.org
PUBLICATIONS >>
> Shattered Wig Review #21, Winter 2002, Baltimore, Maryland > Lost and Found Times # 48, May 2002, Columbus, Ohio > 5_Trope, July 2002, an online publication of Web Del Sol.
PERFORMANCES >>
Hydrophones Hydrophones are instruments produced by amplifying containers of water with underwater contact microphones. Sounds are produced by manipulating the surface of the water with plastic tubing, cymbals,
> December 2003, 14Karat Cabaret: With Catherine Pancake, Andy Hayleck, & Dan Breen. > October 2002, ARS Electronica 2002, Radiotopia: Long Night of Radio. With Catherine Pancake and Andy Hayleck. > April 2002, The Red Room, Baltimore, MD: With Catherine Pancake, Gretchen Heilman, Andy Hayleck.
Polymprovous
Polymprovous is an improvisation group of Catherine Pancake (percussion) Dan Breen (bass, electronics), Bonnie Jones (clavinet).
> April 2003, 14 Karat Cabaret, Baltimore, MD. > February 2003, The Red Room, Baltimore, MD. > January 2003, The Talking Head Club, Baltimore, MD. > December 2002, 1614 Club, Baltimore, MD. > November 2002, Tarantula Hill, Baltimore, MD > September 2002, Payans Rugs and Interdisciplinary Arts, Baltimore, MD.
VISUAL / PERFORMANCE ART >>
> December 2003, Shattered Wig Night, 14Karat Cabaret, Baltimore, MD. “Spreadsheets, Spray Cheese, & Spread Cheeks.” Dan Breen, Bonnie Jones, & Bob Wager. The group performed an experimental score that involved the completion of randomly generated tasks, previously assigned tasks, and a collaborative group task.
> December 2003, School 33 Art Center “Sell Your Childhood Memories”, Baltimore, MD.
> October 2003, CHELA, “AntiMatter: Performances, Events, Transactions,” Baltimore, MD. Sound installation of documentation from 2 simultaneous train rides. Collaboration with John Eaton.
> September 2003, Contemporary Museum, “10 Page Book” (part of Baltimore Book Festival), Baltimore MD.
> February 2003, CHELA, “Experimental Performance Poetry: A Night of Collaborations”, Baltimore, MD. “Typewriter Improvisations” collaboration with Megan McShea.
> September 2002, 14 Karat Cabaret, “Gnawser Agonistes,” Baltimore, MD. Performance in a play written by Mark Hossfeld.
CURATORIAL WORK >>
> November 2001-present, co-founder/curator of CHELA, Baltimore, MD. Selected shows include: November 2002, BLASTER – The Art of Blaster Al Ackerman, 1972-2002; March 2002, “Part A Part: A Poetry Installation Project”.
> August 2003- present, Advisory Board of the Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD.