ARTIST BIO
Benjamin is a multidisciplinary artist and writer whose practice deals with the hinges of representation and artistic gesture. He has presented work at art exhibitions, medieval academic conferences, and in collaboration with musicians. Benjamin completed his MFA in Art Practice at the School of Visual Arts and recently relocated to Berkeley, California with his wife, musician Michele Kennedy. He was born and lived in Bangladesh until age ten when his family moved to Maine.
CV
Crossings May 2016 to Jun 2018
Museum Highlights Tour
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Remede de Fortune May 2018
Video project in collaboration with Concordian Dawn
The Graduate Center, New York, NY
Please Disturb Feb 2017
Group show curated by David Ross
Midtown Hilton, New York, NY
Material Transformation in Medieval Manuscripts Mar 2016
Presenter at Early Modern Colloquium
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
The Ape as a Metaphor for Art: Stowe MS 17 Mar 2016
Presenter at 8th Annual Medievalists@Penn Conference
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Sign of the Ape Sept 2014
Graduate Thesis
Morgan Library Reference Collection, New York, NY
The Monkey Codex Aug 2014
Solo Exhibition
Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY
Community Board Aug 2014
Group show curated by Jovana Stokic
Glasshouse Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
Time After Us, by Ernesto Pujol Oct 2013
Performer
St Paul’s Chapel, New York, NY
Ecstasy/Apocalypse Aug 2013
Group show curated by Thyrza Nichols Goodeve
SVA Gallery, New York, NY
Current Practice Jul 2013
Group show curated by Hesse McGraw
Invisible Dog Gallery, Brooklyn, NY