Jason Benjamin b.1971
Born in Melbourne in 1971, Jason Benjamin is considered one of the most successful artists of his generation.
He describes his work method as ‘a bid to capture the moment’. The works are an evocation of memories; although they are photographic in appearance, they are essentially a photograph of the mind. His flowers are full-blown and velvety, his sunsets stage a celestial drama, and his portraits brim with emotional intensity. Although the sumptuousness of his paintings draws us to them, their mysterious titles hold us at arm’s length, obliquely hinting at possible meanings.
The passion that animates Benjamin’s exploration of the trope of beauty, with its painterly extravagance and richness of palette, is infectious
Education-
1990, Pratt Institute, New York
Solo exhibitions-
2008, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2008, Hirokazu Degawa, Tokyo
2008, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2008, Hirokazu Degawa, Tokyo
2008, Galleria Tondinelli, Rome
2008, BMG Art, Adelaide, Australia
2007 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2007, Hirokazu Degawa, Tokyo
2007, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2007, Hirokazu Degawa, Tokyo
2007, Galleria Tondinelli, Rome
2007, BMG Art, Adelaide, Australia
2006, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2006, Hirokazu Degawa, Tokyo
2006, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2006, Hirokazu Degawa, Tokyo
2006, Galleria Tondinelli, Rome
2006, BMG Art, Adelaide, Australia
Greenhill Galleries, Perth, Australia
2005 Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2005 Metro 5 Gallery at Sydney Art Fair, Sydney
2004 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2004 Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2003 Nicola Townsend & Hirokazu Degawa, Tokyo
2003 Greenhill Galleries, Perth, Australia
Collections-
Numerous private and public collections including
The National Gallery of Australia
The National Portrait Gallery,
Artbank
Awards
Benjamin has won numerous prizes and exhibits regularly throughout Australia, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
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