Né le 8 juillet 1959 à Chateau-Gontier (Mayenne) Arnaud de Bonis passe son enfance à Genève. Par son milieu familial il côtoie l'oeuvre du peintre André Brasilier et du maître verrier et peintre Gabriel Loire dont il est le neveu. Très jeune il veut se consacrer au vitrail mais sur les conseils de Gabriel Loire entame en 1980 un cycle d'études d'Art à la "Villa Arson" de Nice.

Durant ses études il est embauché comme assistant par Bernard Pagès et Sacha Sosno (qu'il assiste au niveau du dessin) puis Arman dans l'atelier duquel il restera 7 ans. Arnaud de Bonis commence à exposer dès 1981. Il obtient son DNSEP (Diplôme national supérieur d'Expression Plastique en section Art) en 1985. Il s'installe alors dans le vieux Nice ou il obtient un atelier sur rue. Il garde de son passage à l'école des contacts avec le peintre Eppelé par l'intermédiaire duquel il fait la connaissance de Franta. En 1986 la galerie d'Art International Jas de la Rimade décide de le prendre en permanence en compagnie de Nicolas Lavarenne .... Il y expose régulièrement. Cette galerie lui permettra entre autre de se faire connaître dans les pays du nord de l'Europe (Angleterre Allemagne .Suisse.)

A partir de 1989 Arnaud de Bonis se rend fréquemment à Paris et entre en contact avec les dirigeants de la galerie Spartz dans le quartier Saint Germain qui lui ouvre les portes du public Parisien. Des collectionneurs s'intéressent à son travail et le suivent régulièrement. En 1991 il quitte la vielle ville de Nice pour s'installer dans une maison de la campagne Grassoise qui lui offre un cadre de travail plus spacieux et plus calme. Père de 3 jeunes enfants il est amené un certain temps à animer dans cette région des ateliers pour enfants puis à animer des cours de dessin-peinture pour adultes.

En 1994 Arnaud de Bonis participe à une exposition internationale dans le cadre du cinquantième anniversaire de la libération des camps de Dachau. (Exposition dont Music Zoran fait partie). C'est l'occasion pour lui d'exposer un travail plus ancien qui trouvera preneur auprès du préfet de Dachau. Son travail s'oriente de plus en plus vers le portrait ce qui lui amène de nombreuses commandes de particuliers. Il garde ouvert son atelier à des cours pour adultes

Eté 1996 par l'intermédiaire d'un ami collectionneur il fait la rencontre de Bernard Thomel qui l'accueille dans sa galerie "Transparence" à Biot. Il s'installe à Valbonne en 1999.

Arnaud de Bonis born in Chateau-Gonthier (France) in 1959 , spent his childhood in Geneva (Switzerland). By its family he knows the painting of painters like André Brasilier and Gabriel Loire (artist in stained glass and painter)of which he is the nephew . In his youth he very much wanted to follow his uncle as an artist in stained glass but was persuaded to take up painting, and so he began his life as a student of art at the college of art " Villa Arson " in Nice on the French Riviera .

Whilst as a student he assisted Bernard Pagès and Sacha Sosno then Arman in his workshop where he remained for seven years working with other artists. Since 1981 Arnaud de Bonis has had regular shows of his paintings. He achieved his National Diploma (Diplôme National Supérieure d'Expression Plastique en section Art) in 1985. It was in the old town of Nice that he set up his own workshop. During his life as an art student he made many valuable contacts with accomplished painters such as Houssin and Eppelé who in turn introduced him to Franta. In 1986 Arnaud de Bonis worked on a permanent basis with the International Art Gallery " Jas de la Rimade " along with other artists such as Nicolas Lavarenne ... where they had regular exhibitions. It was through this gallery that Arnaud de Bonis was allowed to exhibit his work throughout Europe and it was in 1989 that he started to make regular visits to Paris .

The Gallery Sparts gave him the opportunity to show his work to the French Capital, there collectors took a definite interest in his paintings and have been following his work ever since. In 1991 he left the old town of Nice and settled in a country house on the hilly outskirts of the renowned perfume town of Grasse where he could work in more spacious and quiet surroundings . Arnaud de Bonis is the father of three young children which brought him to animate workshops in artistic expression for children. He now teaches the skills of drawing and painting to adults.

In 1994 Arnaud de Bonis was invited to participate in the international exhibition to celebrate the 50th commemoration of the liberation of the concentration camps of Dachau (Germany). An opportunity for Arnaud de Bonis to show less recent work which was greatly appreciated by the town officials who have since acquired these paintings.

During the summer of 1996 Arnaud de Bonis was introduced to Bernard Thomel of the art gallery " Transparence " in Biot, by an art collector . In 1999 it settles in Valbonne.

His work is mainly portraits and figures, which brought him many private orders, until recently when he surprised his public with landscapes of rich, luxuriant colours. The sensitivity and texture of Arnaud de Bonis' work bring to mind names and paintings of acclaimed artists such as Van Eyck, Arcimboldo and Egon Shiele.