Donna Bolam

What Lies Beyond, 2023, mixed media on canvas
About the Artist:
Donna Bolam is a Lakefield-based abstract and mixed media artist. In her work, Donna uses symbolism to visualize the meaningful passages in life and death that are encrypted in the archives of her soul. Donna relies on her senses and prompts herself to bring forward these explorations into her paintings as textural sounding boards for giving shape and colour to what can’t be explained with words.
Donna has studied with artists Pauline Bradshaw (classical drawing), Brian Smith (figurative abstraction & portraiture), Brian Atyeo (landscape & abstract), Janice Mason Steeves (coldwax/oil), a mentorship with American tonalist John Felsing, Pamela Caughey (mixed media/abstract/coldwax) and Steve Rose (Abstract & Non-Objective painting).
Diversity of expression is the language that best echoes Bolam’s voice and her vision.

Studio: Shared location with Donna Bolam, Shelley Brown, Theresa Morris, and Nancy Simmons Smith
Studio Location: Tour Stop 3 – Room 17
Exhibitions
Stephanie Ford Forrester, Northland Harmony, 2022 textile, painted cotton & batiks
Selections: 39th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
Jul 8, 2023 to Oct 1, 2023
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Oct 21, 2021 to Nov 21, 2021
Installation view of KAST Selections exhibition. From Left: Paul Nabuurs, Bronson Smith, David Hickey
Selections: 37th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour Exhibition
Jul 22, 2021 to Oct 3, 2021