Robert A. Bonawitz

Murals

• Yarusso Brothers Restaurant, St. Paul, MN; Roman style mural, 10’x22’
• Yarusso Brothers Restaurant, St. Paul, MN; Roman style mural, 10’x22’
• The Glockenspiel, St. Paul, MN; Octoberfest eight paintings, 7’ x 8’
• The Glockenspiel, St. Paul, MN; Four Bavarian scenes, Architectural scale;
• Tavern on Grand , St. Paul, MN; Walleye mural, 14’ x 66’;
  • Three Quetico Forest landscapes, architectural scale;
  • Trompe l’oeil log room; Murals and faux stone
• The Wild Onion, St. Paul, MN; Redesign of dining and music areas;
  • Thirteen space-specific oil paintings
• Yarusso Brothers, St. Paul, MN; The Coliseum 15' x 60’; Swede Hollow, 4’ x 5’
• Buca di Beppo Restaurants, (CA, MN, OH, WI); Ceiling domes with cherubim, architectural scale
• Pension Alajuela, San Jose Costa Rica; Tropical theme mural, 8' x 10’
• Rosenkranz Coffee Shop, St. Paul, MN; Two Greek style murals, 9' x 14'

• Giorgio Restaurants, Minneapolis, MN; Sky scene on suspended panels, 8’ x 12’; Tuscan scenes architectural scale;
  • Figurative buon fresco panel, 4' x 5'
• Chang O'Hara's, St. Paul, MN; Trompe l’oeil figures and classical temple gold leaf; faux malachite columns
• The Coffee House, St. Paul, MN; Trompe l'oeil panels depicting Egyptian tomb decorations, 3’ x 6’
• Holiday Plus Stores, Twin Cities Metro Area; An assortment of wildlife scenes, architectural scale
• Medical Arts Building, Minneapolis, MN; Faux marble treatment, 4000 sq ft
• Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN; Sky Mural, 3500 sq ft

• Lakeville Municipal Liquors, Lakeville, MN; Two wine murals, 6’ x 85’ and 13’ x 20’
• Heuber Funeral Home, Excelsior, MN; Figurative buon fresco, 7’ x 15'–apprentice with Mark Balma
• Saint Mary's College, Winona, MN; The Mediatrix, buon fresco, 1100 sq ft–apprentice with Mark Balma
• Michigan State Capitol, Governor's Office and Senate Office–trompe l’oeil ceilings
• Cincinnati Historical Society, five landscape dioramas, 8000 sq ft
• Ritz Club Land, New York, NY; Trompe l'oeil decorations, 7000 sq ft
• Easton State Theatre, PA; Trompe l'oeil, reinstatement paintings; restoration and gilding
• Lt. Governor's Residence, Detroit, MI; Sky mural, 8’ diameter
• Detroit Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI; Complete reinstatement of decorative trompe l'oeil ceilings
• Dayton Hudson Corporation, Edina, MN; Two Trompe l’oeil, Greek style ceiling murals, 40’ diameter

Private Commissions:

• ASID Showcase Home, St. Paul, MN–Tuscan wrap around mural, 175 sq ft
• Bacchus, buon fresco, St. Paul, MN, 5’ x 7’
• Cityscape, St. Paul, MN, architectural scale
• Sky scenes, Minneapolis, MN, 7’ x 10’ and 8’ diameter
• Creation (master copy from Michelangelo), Mendota, MN, 6' x 8' oval
• Interior design Art Deco room–Cedar Lake, Minneapolis, MN
• Underwater fantasy figures, St. Paul, MN, 6' x 10’
• Ivy, trompe l'oeil mural, St. Paul, MN, 10’ x 30’
• Bavarian scene, St. Paul, MN, 4' x 12'
• Green Woman, oil on canvas, 2’ x 3’
• Portrait Two Children, 9" x 12", oil on linen
• View of the Sea, oil on canvas, 4’ x 6’
• The Virtues of Family, oil on canvas, 4’ x 7’, North Oaks, MN
• University of St. Thomas Grotto Four seasons of the Grotto, oil on canvas, four, 2’ x 3’, St. Paul, MN
• Afternoon Tea, oil on canvas, 2’ x 3’, Minneapolis, MN
• The Walk, 2’ x 3’, oil on canvas, St. Paul, MN
• Thatch, 4’ x 5’, oil on canvas, Willmar, MN
• Minnehaha, oil on canvas, 2’ x 3.5’, Richfield, MN
• Applebaum as Bugsy, oil on canvas, 2’ x 3’, North Oaks, MN
• The Sundins, Portrait, oil on canvas, 3’ x 4’, Sundin Performing Arts Center, Hamlin University, St. Paul, MN
• The Barn, oil on canvas, 2’ x 3’, Bloomington, MN
• Nude on a Raft, oil on canvas, 2’ x 3’, Minneapolis, MN
• Glynn Coat of Arms, oil on canvas, 1.5’ x 2’, St. Paul, MN
• Grapes, oil on canvas, 2’ x 2.5’, Rosemount, MN
• The Lady of Shallot, (master copy from John William Waterhouse), oil on canvas, 4’ x 5’, Indiana
• Asian Pears, oil on canvas, 1.5’ x 2’, Benson, MN

Awards:

• Red Wing Plein Air Art Festival – Best of Show
• Stillwater En Plein Air - Best of Show voted by the Artists
• Scottsdale Artists School - The Kenzer scholarship
• Minneapolis CUE Award (Committee for Urban Environments), Best Design, Interior Environment
• Atelier Lack, Minneapolis MN, two gold medals for Figure Drawing
• Mpls - St. Paul magazine, The Best of the Twin Cities, Best Painting of Swede Hallow
• National Award for Decoration, Detroit Symphony Hall

Art Shows:

• Red Wing Arts Association, Celebrating a Dream
• Red Wing Arts Association, Fall Show
• Red Wing Plein Air Festival
• Kelley Gallery
• The Frame Works
• Minnetonka Center for the Arts
• Stillwater En Plein Air with the Oil Painters of America, Stillwater, MN
• Saint Paul Art Crawl, Saint Paul, MN
• Jaques Art Center, Aitkin, MN
• The Best of Plein Air Painters, Laguna Beach, CA
• The Best and the Brightest Show, Scottsdale, AZ
• Nomades Del Arte Show, Santa Fey, NM
• Arts off Raymond, St. Paul, MN
• Hampden Artists Show, St. Paul, MN
• River Gallery, St. Paul, MN
• Hauper Mars Gallery, St. Paul, MN
• Atelier Lack, Minneapolis, MN,
• Joint Show, Bougie Studio of Fine Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Studio Conlon, Minneapolis, MN
• Shevlin Gallery, St. Paul, MN
• Featured Artist Willmar’s, “Celebrate Art, Celebrate Coffee Days”

Galleries:

• River Gallery, St. Paul, MN
• The Grand Hand, St. Paul, MN
• The Red Wing Arts Association, Red Wing, MN

Publications:

• Studio Intonaco
• KSPT Talk Radio - Tom Mischke ask the artist show
• American Artist
• Mpls - St.Paul Magazine
• Twin Cities Magazine
• The Grand Gazette
• Pioneer Press
• Star Tribune
• Architectural Digest
• Avenues
• Highland Villager
• Classical Realism Quarterly

Membership:

Education:

Skip Whitcomb Plein Air Seminar

Ray Roberts Plein Air Seminar

Atelier Lack – Classical Painting

Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Printmaking and Illustration

Color Theory – Apprenticeship, Leslie Harris

School of the Associated Arts – Illustration and Graphic Design

Teaching and Workshops:

Plein Air Painter Oil Workshop - Red Wing Plein Air Arts Festival

Art Instructor; Bougie Studio of Fine Art, Minneapolis MN

Art Workshop Teacher; Welcome Wall, Sobriety High School, Edina MN

Art Instructor Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator

Artist Experience:

Judge for Red Wing Plein Air Arts Festival

Principal, Studio Intonaco, St. Paul MN

Freelance Designer and Painter with EverGreene Painting Studios

Commissioned Artist, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Umbria and Tuscany, Italy

Digital design