Tag: Bonnie Ora Sherk

Landscape architect, planner, and educator Bonnie Ora Sherk (1945 – 2021) was the founding director, chief designer, and lead teacher of A Living Library (A.L.L.) for over 35 years. Prior to starting A.L.L., Bonnie served as the founding director of Crossroads Community (the farm) from 1974 to 1980. Located in…

Please join us on March 9 for an afternoon of programs celebrating the closing of the Bonnie Ora Sherk retrospective exhibit. And on March 23, take a special guided tour with A.L.L. staff of the OMI/Excelsior gardens...

SELECTED PROJECTS 2002 - PresentProject Director & Chief DesignerBernal Heights Living Library & Think Park Nature Walkwith Junipero Serra Child Development Center,Junipero Serra Elementary School, SF Recreation & Park Department, SFPUC, Neighbors, Cortland Merchants Assoc. & othersSan Francisco, CaliforniaDevelopment of Conceptual Master Plan for environmental and educational transformation to engage…

The nonprofit Life Frames Inc. is the current steward of the archives of its founder Bonnie Ora Sherk (1945–2021), an acclaimed New York and San Francisco-based artist, landscape architect and planner, and the founding nonprofit director of Crossroads Community (the farm) (1974–1980) and A Living Library (A.L.L., since 1981). 

We’re pleased to invite you to the opening of Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames Since 1970 at Fort Mason Center for the Arts in San Francisco. This 8-week retrospective will showcase Bonnie's life works in a heartwarming and inspirational view into the legacy and vision of A Living Library's founder. The opening is at 2…