Paul Bonelli was born and raised in northern New Jersey and now resides in the state’s shore region. He studied art at the College of William and Mary, Montclair State University, and most recently at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he earned an MFA in printmaking in 1995.
The woodcut print has been his primary medium of expression for the past 21 years. The artist’s work takes inspiration from the world around him, and documents his experience of the human condition, particularly where it meets popular culture. His award winning woodcut prints have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in his home state, as well as other regions around the country, and are included in several important print collections.
In addition to his positions as an adjunct professor of art at Kean University in Union and as an adjunct assistant professor at Ocean County College in Toms River, the artist has demonstrated his art and techniques at colleges and art centers around the country and at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey.
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Belmar Woodcut Demo
Scenes from the Grand Opening
Ecclesiastes Idle Hands