Baxter, Bonnie

Bonnie Jean Baxter (born 1946) is an American artist [ 1 ] [ 2 ] (born in Texarkana, Texas ). She studied art in Illinois (1965-1967) and Michigan (1967-1969) and came to Montreal, Canada, with her artist husband, Pierre Lemieux, in 1970. [ 3 ] She has lived in Canada since 1972. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] She was one of the first members of the Atelier de l’Île and created Atelier Le Scarabée. She printed for other Canadian artists such as Canadian artist Jean-Paul Riopelle and René Derouin. Baxter is known for her artworks that combine animal and human forms. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]