Meet MaryAnn Bonura
MaryAnn Bonura is an award-winning classical artist, educator, and gallery owner whose work stands at the intersection of traditional discipline and modern expression.
Based on the Northshore of New Orleans, MaryAnn balances a rigorous studio practice with a lifelong commitment to the regional arts community, operating two distinct creative anchors: MBonura Gallery Too in Downtown Covington and through teaching and studio hours at her Art Studio in Old Mandeville.
Trained in classical techniques, MaryAnn’s true mastery lies in her ability to reinvent those foundations. Her work introduces unexpected mixed media, structural layering, and sweeping organic forms to traditional canvas work.
MaryAnn’s career is a vibrant masterclass in professional longevity and fearless reinvention. She’s an active, boundary-pushing force in the studio—proving daily that passion, creative evolution, and putting oneself out into the world are entirely timeless pursuits.