Andrea Bonfils is an American mixed media artist based in Darien, Connecticut and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bonfils uses photography and encaustic wax to create paintings and sculpture that investigate the convergence of nature and humanity. Her works have been shown in multiple museums as well as the permanent collection of the Museum of Encaustic Art. In addition she has been featured in a variety of private and corporate collections globally including Tiffany & Co.UK (three locations), Rancho Encantado Resort, The Four Seasons, Push Fitness and Merx Aviation. Andrea has completed over100 commissions (in addition to 70 unique artworks for The 1 Hotel Nashville) and presented in numerous solo and group shows.

 

In 1985 Andrea received her Masters degree in clinical social work. After a long career in administration, Bonfils pivoted into a career in Fine Art 25 years ago. Driven by her curiosity of the community and humanity coupled with her love of nature Bonfils’ art proves to be the nexus of all these experiences. In the end her work is a symbiosis of life itself.

 

Much like her love for outdoor adventure Andrea is eager to explore a variety of materials and tools including a blow torch, irons, encaustics, photography, resin and found objects. Bonfils’ techniques give way to a vision that is intense, ethereal, contemplative and at times fantastical. Earthy reverence is consistently present in her work as exemplified by her use of beeswax or reclaimed materials or seen in her dramatic photographs of wild animals or Submerged Gardens.

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Andrea encourages her viewers to touch and engage with her textured mixed media and encaustic works. The tactile relationship and varied perspectives associated with these materials continually evolve. Bonfils draws upon her background in community organization where she developed an appreciation for the human experience, particularly regarding our interdependence. She is always seeking out new ways to unite, explore, and ultimately dig deeper into the meaning and conditions of life.

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Representation:

Trimper Gallery, Greenwich, CT, Insight Artspace Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, InArt Gallery Santa Fe, Four Seasons Santa Fe, MOMO Gallery, Santa Fe and Taos, NM,

Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco​, CA

 

​Select Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions:

Biophilia, Four Seasons Rancho Encantando Resort, InArt Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2022, Botanical Refraction, Isabella Garrucho Fine Art, Greenwich, CT 2018, Plunge, Bruce Lurie Gallery, LA, CA 2017, LA Art Show, 2017, Muse Gallery, Hilton Head SC, 2017, Natures Way - InArt Santa Fe Gallery, NM, 2014, Beyond Deep - Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, NY, 2012, Waxing Poetic - Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, NY, 2010, The Stone House, RI, 2009, New Encaustics - Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, NY, 2008, Water Views - Mead Gallery, CT, 1999

 

Group Exhibitions:

Yellowstone Art Museum Art Auction, Billings, MT, 2021Bruce Museum Art Auction, Greenwich, CT, 2017-25Museum of Encaustic Art. 50 States Permanent collection, 2019Photo Summer, Isabella Garrucho Fine Art, Greenwich, CT 2019IN REPOSE, Evoke Contemporary Gallery, SF, NM, 2018Watercourse Way, Evoke Contemporary Gallery, SF, NM, 2017Show House, Santa Fe Benefit, New Mexico, 2015, 2016Gateway to Imagination - Farmington Museum, NM, 2012Greenwich Art to the Avenue, featured in Serendipity Magazine, CT, 2012Featured Artist - 49th & 50th Anniversary CCNS Art Show, CT, 2011, 2012Best in Show, Memory Maps, Newport Art Museum, 2011Summer Selects - Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC, 2010CCBF Auction, Sotheby's, NYC, 2009, 2010Uncommon Ground, Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, 2009Artspace CWOS CONNcentric, Juror, Liza Statton, CT, 2008CCBF Auction, Phillips de Pury and Company, NYC, 2008​

 

Select Collections, Commissions:

Vlade and Ana Divac, Serbia, Tiffany's & Co., London-Manchester and Bank Street and Royal Exchange, London, Lupe and Jose Antonio Rivero, Compania Minera Autlan, Mexico, Jayne Hyrdlicka, Jetstar, Australia, Christine and Micheal Kruyt, The Netherlands, Maria de Lourdes Borges, Brazil, Forster and Thomas, Portugal,

Antoinette and Jerry Silvey, Starwood Capital, CT, NM, FL, Sean O'Conner and Heather Reasonover, CT, CO, TX, Darien Country Club, CT, Delamar Hotel, CT, Hilton Head Health Resort and Spa, SC, Jessica Flemming, Jessie James, NYC,  Meyers Jabara Hotels, USA, Museum of Encaustic Art, Permanent Collection, SF, NM, Miller & Long, Development Co, DC, Jim Caufield, Fields Development Corporation, USA, Jan Kniffen, Chairman Bruce Museum and Kathleen Metinko, CT, Comet Productions, NYC, Selectman Jayme and John Stevenson, CT, Hahn Architects, NYC, Huelster Design Studio, CT, Jetavicon Partners,CT, NYC, Third Coast Capital, TX, Vertrue Corporation, CT, Andrew and Sydney Davis, NYC, NM, Stamford Hospital, CT, Push Fitness, NY,  Merx Aviation, NYC, Four Seasons Rancho Encantando, NM, Prull Custom Builders, NM, Plaza Condominiums, NYC, The Blake Hotel, Taos Ski Valley, NM, W Hotel, Boston MA, AXA Investment, NYC, 1 Hotel, Nashville, TN (commissioned 68 unique artworks), Eliane Cordia Van Reesema, Curator Triton Foundation, Rhea Seehorn and Graham Larson, LA, CA

 

Press:

Feature, Encaustic Art Magazine, 2022, I Love New Mexico Podcast, Bunny Terry, 2022, Santa Fe (magazine) 2022, Su Casa Magazine, 2021, New England Home, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2025, NY Times Arts Section, April 2019, Cowboys and Indians Magazine, 2019, CODA WORX Magazine Feature Award 2018, 2019, LOCALE LA 2017, At Home 2016, 2017, UNITY Magazine (Sustainability) 2017, BlueWave Magazine, Cover Feature, 2016, Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016, Debbi Nigro Show, 2015,  Santa Fean Magazine, 2014 Serendipity, 2012, Professional Artist Magazine, feature, 2012, Greenwich Times, 2011, New Canaan, Darien, Rowayton Magazine,"Local Color," 2011, BetterTV National Syndication, 2011, American Art Collector, 2009, The Providence Journal, Stone House, 2009, Providence Business News, Home, Stone House, 2009, Yale Daily News, 2008, Westchester Cottages and Gardens, 2008 Coastal Living Magazine, 2006 Online:ARTSY 2018-2026, Artnet 2008-22,1st Dibs, 2018-2026, News.Yahoo and News Guide.US, CCBF Sotheby's, 2009,Visit Rhode Island, Stone House, 2009 ARTINFO, 2008 ArtDaily, 2008 Access World News, 2006

 

​Education:

The Aldrich Museum Professional Program, Boston University, MSW, University of Hartford, BS, BSW

Other:

Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) Judge (2025), Juror, Darien Alumni Art Show, 2021, Advisor, Darien Art Odyssey, 2018-21, Juror, Stamford Photography Club, 2019​

 

Awards:

2019 Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, 12th Annual Margaret Cameron Award, Professional Section, Landscapes and Seascapes,  2018, CODA Worx Magazine feature Award, Transformative Walls and Living Form, Submerged Garden Series 2017, Winner American Art Awards, Manipulated Photography, juried by America's 25 Best Galleries & Museums, 2014, DAC Honorable Mention, Juror Larissa Baliff, Museum of Modern Art2013 Award of excellence, Art that Lifts our Spirits, Jill Conner, Art Critic/Curator 2012, Winner Greenwich Serendipity Magazine Award, 6 Jurors including Lee Milazzo, Samuel Owen Gallery 2011, Best in Show, Memory Maps, Juror Frank Poor, Newport Art Museum 2010- Best in Painting, Healing Power of Art, Juror - Joanie San Chirico, Founder of Professional Fine Art Network 2009 Best in Painting, Her Story, Juror - Janice Sands, Executive Director of Pen and Brush, NYC, 2008 Award of Merit, Healing Power of Art, Juror - Edward Rubin, writer for Artnews and Contemporary Art 2007, Award for Outstanding Artistic Merit, Juror - Renee Phillips, Director, Manhattan Arts International​​​​​​​​​​​