Benjamin Adelmann

Marina Del Rey, CA, United States

About Benjamin Adelmann

With a background in the arts and philosophy, Benjamin is deeply interested in the use of art as tangible, acting theories of knowledge. His work has been exhibited in the US and Japan, garnering features and awards. Benjamin's paintings are noted for their relationship to epistemology and re-definition, with visuals having a balance between depiction and the non-objective. Each series is a study into what can be known, what door can be cracked open to reveal realization and reassessment. Benjamin's exploration of inquiry has led him into many avenues including invention of process, geological realism, abstract landscape, and digital-as-manual.

Education:

2013
SSPI Intensive Painting Prog., Directed by Wallace Whitney, Tyler School of Art, PA

2012
1 year Assistantship to Artist Jonathan Zawada (zawada.com.au)

2011
California State University Northridge, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
Internship, Prism, 8746 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood CA

Exhibitions:

2018
"Spectrum Gestalt 5", Gestalt Projects, Santa Monica, CA
"CONSTRUCTED", Saatchi Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2014
"Abstraction and Its Discontents", curated by Deborah Brown, Storefront Ten Eyck, NY
"51st Annual Juried Show", Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
"Komuniko II", Yellow Cube, Tokyo, Japan
"GEISAI #20", Art Fair by KaiKaiKiKi Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
"Collisions", Art For Thought Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Artist Talk, Yellow Cube, Tokyo, Japan
Guest Artist Seminar, Art Alliance, Tokyo, Japan
2013
"Mhmm", The Ice Box at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS
2014
Winner, 6th 2014 Showcase Competition, ArtSlant
Honorable Mention, International Art Festival, NY
Selected Participant, “GEISAI #20,” Art Fair by KaiKaiKiKi Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Nomination, Masur Museum of Art “51st Annual Juried Competition,” Monroe LA
2013
Nominated Recipient, SSPI Intensive Painting Program, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia PA

PUBLICATIONS
2018
Jessica McQueen, "One To Watch", Saatchi Art, July
2017
Victoria Kennedy, “Stranger Techniques”, Saatchi Art Canvas, November
Steven Zevitas, "Studio Visit Magazine: Volume Forty"
2016
Laurence Guenoun, “Numéro 91”, Plateform Magazine, September
2015
Lesley Frenz, “Learning Process: Benjamin Adelmann”, The Artsy Forager, January
2014
Sharon Butler, “The Backstory...”, Two Coats of Paint, October