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About
Me

My philosophy has always been that it’s more about the journey than about the destination and it’s been a helluva journey thus far!

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I was born in South Africa and after travelling extensively I settled down in the UK to raise a family and build a career in marketing. Along the way art has always occupied a corner of my life where I could retreat from a frenetic career to express my creativity, think and recharge.

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This became especially important when the pandemic hit and my world came crashing down after a cancer diagnosis in 2020. I was one of the lucky ones though and I was diagnosed early enough and after treatment I started to put together a life that I didn’t need to retreat from.

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This art practice is that life.

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I’m drawing on the rich textures and colours of my childhood in Africa, the different sights and experiences of my travels and experimenting with mediums and styles that I never thought I’d be brave enough to try.

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What has emerged from this experimentation thus far is that I’m hooked on resin as a medium and I’m inspired by the natural world, hence my new Gems Collection which is based on semi-precious stones and rock formations. They are all utterly unique and endlessly fascinating to translate into abstract resin art.

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I hope you will join me on this journey of discovery and experimentation.

 

CV

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Solo Exhibition at Hedges Law Oxford October 2023 

 

Solo Exhibition at The Caversham Picture Framer  Reading June 2023

 

Group Exhibition Contemporary Art Fairs - Surrey September 2021

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Exhibiting at The Caversham Picture Framer Reading 2021

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Solo Exhibition at Mrs B's Kitchen Newbury 2021

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Group Exhibition Oxford Arts Collective Bicester August 2021

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Group exhibition Jam Factory Oxford July 2021

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Group Exhibition Oxford Arts Collective Bicester 2020

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Solo Exhibition Online Oxfordshire Art weeks 2020

Contact

Based in

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 

© 2025 by Simone Bonnett

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