Blythe Bohnen

Blythe Bohnen (1940-2022) is an American artist known for her minimalistic graphite drawings and photographs that represent aspects of motion. She uses shutter speed.

Early life and education Bohnen earned a Bachelor of Arts in art history at Smith College, Bachelor of Fine Arts at Boston University, and Master of Fine Arts at Hunter College.

Art career She was one of the founding members of A.I.R. Gallery, established in New York City in 1972, the first not-for-profit, cooperative exhibition space for women in the United States.

Bohnen's work is generally conceptual in nature, often in the form of self-portraits that capture the motions of her body. as in Self-Portrait: Vertical Elliptical Motion, Large (1974; Asheville Art Museum) the Art Institute of Chicago, the International Center of Photography, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Publications Blythe Bohnen. Being There and Not Being There, ed. David Hall Gallery, Wellesley, Massachusetts 2023, ISBN 978-1-7355143-0-7, 168 pages, with essays by Silke von Berswordt-Wallrabe, Suzanne Hudson, Anna Lovatt, Karen Irvine, David Mather.