In Between Here and Not Here by Paul Bond fine Art
If you were to die before me
I would find a piece of real estate
in between heaven and earth
where I’d build a little shelter
like the ones hikers use on long mountain trails.
There, we could spend nights together
and, if you were so inclined
I’d let you cradle my new-born sadness.
Out of the storm of my grief
You would tell me stories
about why I shouldn’t be in a hurry to follow
and feed me with knowing words
that it’s all OK. All divine.
That you left with everything you came for, and more.
With coffee-flavored kisses
you would thank me for the sweetness I gave to your life
and I’d make you stay until the dawn was certain, until night
had poured out the last of its darkness.
When I awoke again
the smell of you on our sheets would confirm
that it wasn’t just a dream.
That you were waiting for us in the shelter I built
in between here
and not here.
Education:
La Jolla Academy of Art – Visual Arts/ Graphic Design Degree
University of California, San Diego – Fine Art Studies
San Diego State University – Fine Art Studies
Events:
San Diego Festival of Art - San Diego, CA
June 6th & 7th, 2020
Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach CA
July 2nd - August 31st, 2020
Exhibitions:
Group & Solo Exhibitions
2010 - 2019 Laguna Beach Festival of Art – Laguna Beach, CA
2013 - 2019 San Diego Festival of Art – San Diego, CA
2015 Steelhouse – Culver City, CA
2013 Dawson Cole Gallery, “Chasing the Light” Invitational Show – Laguna Beach, CA
2012 - 2015 Ritz-Carlton Gallery – Laguna Niguel, CA
2010 Haro Gallery – Culver City, CA
2009 World Gallery – Costa Mesa, CA
2009 Lu Martin Gallery – Laguna Beach, CA
2008 Gallery 104 – San Clemente, CA
2006 Evocative Arts Gallery - Palm Springs, CA
2005 William DeBilzan Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2004 Magidson Gallery - Aspen, CO
2003 International Symbolist Show - www.dracoblu.com/symbolistshow.html
2002 William DeBilzan Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2001 Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. Director’s Choice Exhibit
2000 Suenos Gallery - Pagosa Springs, CO
1998 Pagosa Springs Fine Art Center - Pagosa Springs, CO. Annual Pagosa’s Finest.
1998 Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. 23rd Annual Juried Exhibit
1997 Pagosa Springs Fine Art Center - Pagosa Springs, CO
1997 Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. Juried Award Winners Exhibit.
1995 San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA. 1 ft. and Under Awards Exhibit.
1994 San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA. Midwinter Award Show.
1993 San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA. Jury of Peers Exhibit.
1992 R.B. Gallery - Rancho Bernardo, CA. Charity for Battered Women’s Shelter.
1992 COVA/Art at the Grove - Lemon Grove, CA
1991 Upstairs Gallery - San Diego, CA
1991 Sweet Visions Gallery - Hillcrest, CA
Museum Exhibits
Gateway Museum - Farmington, NM
San Diego Art Institute/Museum of the Living Artist - San Diego, CA
Laguna Beach Art Museum – Laguna Beach, CA
Awards, Honors & Recognition
2012 Art Business News– 50 Top Emerging Artists
2011 Laguna Beach Festival of Arts – Official Poster Artist
1999 Gateway Museum - Farmington, NM. National Juried Prospectus. BEST OF SHOW
1996 Durango Arts Center - Durango, CO. 21st Annual Exhibit. JUROR’S CHOICE
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