Ben Backgroundcamel

Born and bred in Blaydon-on-Tyne, North East England in 1987.
BA with First Class Hons in Fine Art.
MA with Distinction in Visual Art.
Proud member of 24NE Artist Collective and 24NE Gallery.
The John Marley Centre studio member 2023-2024.
Moved to London in 2024.
Thames-Side Studios member since 2024.
Currently being poked and prodded while a brain tumour is investigated (discovered in October 2024)
Recently diagnosed with autism (February 2025).

Distinction MA Visual Arts (Fine Art Pathway) - University of Sunderland - 2023
First Class BA in Fine Art - University of Sunderland - 2009
Diploma in Art & Design - Newcastle College - 2006

December - Prophylaxis, The Lounge, Thames-side Studios, Woolwich, London
November 2025 - 24NE Gallery opening, Sunderland City Centre
June 2025 - Name Not Required, Gallery Different, Central London
April 2025 - BobCat Gallery, Putney, London
October 2024 - Moving Gallery, Sunderland
July 2024 - 17Nineteen, Sunderland
March 2024 - Consett Heart, Durham
November 2023 - The Customs House, South Shields