Since the age of 8 years I have been drawing (graphite) and within the last year I started to show/sell at group art shows and exhibits. The major pay off in showing art is the support and humanity felt when interacting within the art community (i.e., collectors, curators, gallery owners, art aficionados, friends/family). To know and see that there is a substantial amount of people supporting the visual arts is definitely exhiliarating! My medium of choice is pastel, since I feel it is an underepresented medium. My subject matter varies from figurative/portraiture to still life.

Some places that I have shown my art are: Casita del Pueblo (Whittier), Gallery Azul (San Pedro), Cactus Gallery (Eagle Rock), Safari Sam's (Hollywood), San Gabriel Fine Arts Association, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (Hollywood), I-Browse Coffee Shop (Alhambra).

 I wanty to thank Artslant for having a forum which promotes and supports the arts and the artists, allowing respective form of expression (art) readily available to the masses.

Art events that I have participated in:

1/06 I get a two page article in Artist's Magazine.

4/22/07 Long Beach Chalk Fest

5/27/07-current I Browse Art display

6/16-17/07 Pasadena Chalk Fest 2007 (My Mona Lisa Canvas donation was auctioned)

8/4/07 Casita del Pueblo Loteria Show

8/12/07 Safari Sam's Music and art event

9/7/07 Complete My 1st Comission

9/29/07 El Monte Art Festival

10/13/07 Pasadena Art Walk/Facilitate "Pastels with Gerry Bonilla"

10/13/07 Day of the Dead Art Show at Casita del Pueblo

10/20/07 Participate in Day of the Dead Whittier

12/08/07 Masquerade Ball Music and Art event

12/20/07 Venitaro Wine Art Show

2/24/08 Safari Sam's 100 Artists 100 Dollars show

3/22/08 Art and Sound Redondo Beach show

4/12/08 C1D Show/Long Beach ArtWalk Interview

4/19-Casita del Pueblo Fashionista show!!

4/27/08 Long Beach Chalk Fest

5/8/08 Cinco De Mayo Art Contest set up by ELAC/South Gate

6/14-15/08 Pasadena Chalk Festival 2008 (My Pin Up donation got auctioned)

7/12 Cactus Gallery Exhibit, "Icons"

7/08 Casita del Pueblo Icons Exhibit

8/08 Baldwin Park Art and Recreaton Center Art Exhibition

9/08-1/09 Baldwin Park Arts and Rec Center Day of the Dead Exhibit

10/11/08-10/12/08 San Diego Chalk Festival

10/11/08 Pasadena Art Walk, "Pastels w/ Gerry"

10/08 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Art Exhibit

11/09 Moore Theater, Canoga Park Day of the Dead Exhibit

11/08 Canoga Park Day of the Dead Chalk Festival

3/09 Gallery Azul Redefining Femeninity Show

3/09 Cactus Gallery Green Show

Thank you to all who have supported and attended these events!!!

Gerry