Trudy Benson

(American, born 1985)

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Trudy Benson

Updrift, 2021

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Trudy Benson

Upward Descent, 2021

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Trudy Benson

Rose World, 2022

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Trudy Benson

Mesh, 2022

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Trudy Benson

Tests Her Limits, 2022

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Trudy Benson

Across the Net, 2021

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Trudy Benson

Sunset in the Desert, 2022

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Trudy Benson

We Are Easily Fooled, 2022

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Trudy Benson

A Cross Across, 2023

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Trudy Benson

Back on Earth, 2023

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Trudy Benson

Bliss Plus, 2023

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Trudy Benson

Blue Planet, 2023

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Biography

Timeline

1985
Born in Richmond, VA
2007
BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2010
MFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Exhibitions

2012
Pratt Alumni Painters, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
Spindles, Kinfolk Studios, Brooklyn, NY
New Acquisitions and Prints, Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Jersey City, NJ
Idealizing the Imaginary: Illusion and Invention in Contemporary Painting, Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester MI
2011
Actual / Virtual, Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2010
Space Jam, Freight + Volume, New York, NY (solo)
Behind the Green Door, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Pratt MFA Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Fervor, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
Down Below It’s Chaos, ArtJail, New York, NY

Literature

2012
Brennan, Mike. The Digital Canvas: New Technology and 21st Century Painting, Modern Edition, June 2012
Beer, Jonathan. and Koto-Olive, Lily. Artist Interview: Trudy Benson Art-Rated Blog, January 2012
Scott, Ron. Contemporary Painting at Oakland University Gallery, art HOPPER, January 18, 2012
Wolin, R. Joseph. Trudy Benson: Review, ARTnews, January 2012
Scott Indrisek. Reviews In Brief: New York, Modern Painters, January 2012
Harnish, Tracey. Not Dead Yet: Ten Questions – This Week – Trudy Benson, Huffington Post, March 8, 2012
Frank, Peter, Haiku Reviews: Trudy Benson Actual / Virtual, The Huffington Post, November 4, 2011
Estevez, Antonio, Antonio’s Pick: Trudy Benson at Mike Weiss Gallery, Lend Me Your Eyes, October 31, 2011
Lombardi, Dominick, Dizzying, Mesmerizing Artistic Expression from Trudy Benson, Culture Catch, October 28, 2011
Prengel, Kate, Energy in Blossoms; Benson’s Colors and China’s Blossoms, City Arts, October 2011