Kanta Bosniak

Link to Review by Art Critic Ron Schira Reading Eagle 7/11/10
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=233708

Art Exhibit: Icons, Mandalas & Sacred Threads

Crave Cafe
109 E. High St.
Womelsdorf, PA 19565by Kanta Bosniak
June 24-July 22 Extended through August 7

Vibrant, playful art by spirituality/self-help author and hypnotherapist Kanta Bosniak. This colorful, texture rich exhibit of acrylics on wood and canvas will delight your senses and lift your spirits. A perfect pairing of venue and material makes for an entertaining and amusing show! Bring your friends and enjoy coffee and conversation about the icon subjects: inspiring models of humanitarians, out-of-the box thinkers and global visionaries such as Bono, Nikola Tesla, Audrey Hepburn, Wallace Black Elk, Albert Einstein, and modern dance diva Martha Graham, and more…

Please note that Crave is closed Mondays and will be closed for vacation July 3-10.

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Kanta is a contemporary folk artist. Her visionary paintings radiate joy with highly staturated color, inspirational themes and a sense of fun.

Currently, Kanta is focused on creating cover art and illustrations for her publications. Graphics for her books and CDs (including the CDs themselves) are designed using her original paintings and drawings. For your own Kanta orginals, we invite you to browse the Books and CDs in the Bookstore.

Art Bio:

Solo Shows too numerous to mention include leading holistic centers, public media, universities, galleries and spiritual centers. A few are listed below:

“Icons and Sacred Threads”
Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY (w/Artist-in-Residency, twice)
The Association of Research and Enlightenment, VA Beach (w/workshops)
The Heritage Center, VA Beach
Wilmington Public Radio
Borders
Barnes & Noble

“Art for Healing”
University of North Carolina (with workshop)

“Images of the Goddess”
The Spectrum Gallery

“Icon, I Can: Models of Inspiration“:
Blue Ridge Public Television
The Black Water Loft
Mojo Cafe
Phoenix & Dragon

“Cups of Abundance”
The Black Water Loft

Two Woman “Sacred Space”  Shows with Diane Porter Goff:
Heart of the Goddess
Pebble Hill Church

Two Woman “Sacred Space” Show with Rev. Kelly Sisson:
Urban Artware

“Images of the Madonna“ 
Three Person Shows with Alex Wind and Doc Kennedy, various venues throughout Southwest VA

“Heaven & Earth” Group Shows:
Virginia Tech Perspectives Gallery
Virginia Tech Armory Gallery
Colonial Baptist Church
Gallery 1
Glade Church
various venues throughout Southwest Virginia

“One: Voices of Our Village” w/Community Artists of Bethlehem
The Banana Factory

Kanta’s art has appeared in the book Beautiful Necessity (Thames & Hudson, London 1999), RAW VISION, Sagewoman, and Magical Blend, The Edge, and Magus, Point of Light,  and Tidewater Women (cover article) magazines, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Roanoke Times/NRV Current (cover article), Wilmington Star, Virgina Pilot, and in the PBS/CINEMAX/PBS television film, The Gospel According to Jesus (Magnetic Arts).

Review, “Images of the Goddess”, Spectrum Gallery:
“I got a chance to see the show and was thoroughly reward for my efforts. How lovely, delightful, innovative, fresh! I was really impressed by the integration of so many elements.” -Bob Wallace, Art Designer for films

Honored Guest: “Icon, I Can: Models of Inspiration” Black Water Loft Show:
Gov. Mark Warner

A few Selected Collectors:

Archbisop Desmond Tutu
Rev. Catherine Ponder, author
Rev. Edwene Gaines, author, presenter
Norris Chumley, PH.D., film producer, author
Tom Johnson, Owner & Director, The Heritage Center
Woodstock Jewish Congregation
St Vincent’s Catholic Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Pebble Hill Church
Rev. Chistopher Ian Chenoweth, Founder, Positive Chrsitianity
Rev. Diane Scribner-Clevenger, author & Minister
Millicent Greason, Owner Urban Artware
Betty Zimmer, Religious Science Teacher, Poet
Kay Turner, author
Hakuin Rose, Owner, One Crane Rising Massage Therapy
Rev. Katherine Chantal, herbalist, minister
Darcy Meeker, sculptor
The Black Water Loft
Alethea Shelton, US Champion Equestrian Vaulter