Joshua Benson
Mt. Juliet, TN, United States
Joshua is a creative professional based in Nashville. After graduating Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, ...
About the artist
Joshua Benson
Joined In 2017
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About the artist
Joshua Benson
Joined In 2017
(6 Followers)
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Joshua is a creative professional based in Nashville. After graduating Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, he has been working as a painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and a professional musician.
Painting, designing, and making music has been the main outlets in the pursuit of living out his artistic passions since moving to Brooklyn from Denver in 1998.
Joshua’s paintings have sold at World Trade Art Gallery, CultureFIX, 24 Prince, and other galleries in New York City. His freelance clients include a number of companies, start-ups, organizations, musicians/singers, dancers, and performers across the US and abroad. Some of these notable publications and companies he has worked with include Friends of the UN, The NBA, Blacksmith Management (Manager to Talib Kweli, De La Soul, etc.) and OneWorld Magazine, among others.
In 2012 Joshua exhibited in China for the UN International Day of Peace, Arts Festival
in 2006 Joshua and his mother released their first illustrated gift book, “Who Were the Magi?”, on Amazon. The book is a winner in the independent publishers contest “Indy Excellence Book Awards”. An Animated preview animated preview of the book and more info can be seen on the website: ”Who Were the Magi?”
Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts in Communication Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 2002
"Above/Below"
The Gallery At W83
NYC 2020
"Sights in the City"
John Allan's Downtown
NYC 2019
"March Grand Salon"
Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2018
“Winter Soirée” group show, NYC 2017
"The Need For My Care" group show at Waterfall Mansion, NYC 2016
"Young At Heart" group show at Gallery FiDi, NYC 2014
Solo exhibit— “Banners on Wall Street”
John Allan’s Downtown, NYC 2014
“The 2nd Annual Icons of Cinema and NYC” group show at Elena Ab Gallery, NYC 2014
Solo exhibit— “Anchored” CultureFIX, NYC 2014
“The Story of the Creative” group show at See|Me, NYC 2013
Solo exhibit— 8065 Bagnet, Manila, Philippines 2013
UN International Day of Peace, Arts Festival, Linzhou, China 2012
City Gallery, NYC 2012
World Trade Art Gallery, NYC 2012
Solo exhibit— The American Beatboxing Championships, NYC 2011
Northern Soul, Hoboken, NJ 2011
Open Project, Aix en Provence, France 2011
Charmingwall Gallery, NYC 2010
Solo exhibit— ”Who Were the Magi?”, Tillies of Brooklyn 2009
Open Studio, Brooklyn 2008
Solo exhibits— ”Beauty & Tension” parts 1 & 2, 24 Prince, NYC 2007
“It Might Blow Up but It Wont Go Pop”, Tillies of Brooklyn 2005