Christopher Benson

(American, born 1960)

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Christopher Benson

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Biography

Timeline

1960
Born in Providence, RI, USA
1979 - 1982
Attended the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2001 - 2002
Selected for Painting Fellowship at the Pollock-Kransner Foundation, New York, NY
2004 - 2005
Attended the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Exhibitions

2014
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2014:
INSIDE and OUT, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA. (solo exhibition)
Withheld Narratives, LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. (solo exhibition)
Reimagining the Contemporary Landscape, LewAllen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2013
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2013:
Dwellings, Paintings by Peri Schwartz, Christopher Benson, and Tom Birkner, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion,Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
2012
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2012:
New Works, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. (solo exhibition)
2011
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2011:
San Francisco Fine Art Fair, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
Face to Face, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2010
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2010:
Artist Perspectives, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Christopher Benson and Thayer Carter, The Fisher Press, Santa Fe, NM
2008
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2008:
The Printed Picture, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.
2006
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2006:
Suydam and Diepenbrok Gallery, Newport, RI.
2005
Christopher Benson Exhibitions in 2005:
Rhode Island School of Design Senior Invitational Exhibition, Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI.

Literature

2014
New American Paintings #114, Volume 19, Issue 5, October/November 2014, pg. 34–37.
2013
Micucci, Dana. “Santa Fe’s Summer Magic.” Art & Antiques Magazine, Summer, pg. 70–84.
2012
Landi, Ann. “Christopher Benson Gerald Peters.” ARTNews, Summer, pg. 130.
Fairfield, Douglas. “Everyday Forms.” Pastatiempo Magazine of the Santa Fe New Mexican, April 20–26, pg. 30–32.
2008
Benson, Richard. The Printed Picture. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.
2006
Balancing the Tides, A Newport Journal of Art and Literature. Many Birches Press. Issue 1.
2004
Art New England, regional reviews.
1992
The Albuquerque Journal North, Albuquerque, NM.