Benjamin Weaver

I have been a painter for over 25 years. I have a B.A. in English Literature with an Art minor. Abington Pennsylvania has been my home with my wife and two children for 18 years. Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs has been my home my whole life. My concentration in the later part of my artistic career has been on painting but I have also enjoyed sculpting in clay, casting work in bronze, and carving directly in wood. I exhibit in local galleries and have had juried shows throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The technical and conceptual elements of painting capture much of my creative energies. Each year I work on several series that challenge me both conceptually and technically.

I have been working to develop a balanced aesthetic that emphasizes spatial relationships. I hide the complexity of form behind a seemingly simple and pleasing product. Flattened transparent three-dimensional forms can recede or come forward depending on perspective. I use that concept and color to suggest an outlook but there is no one correct viewpoint. In fact, the use of apparent transparency shows multiple viewpoints at the same time. The universal language of simple geometry is used as a starting point to bring viewers into the conceptual ...

I have a B.A. in literature with a minor in Fine Art. Most of my educational advancement in art has come from training in the fine art field or by developing work on my own.

In the permanent collections of Capital One, the Fox School of Business at Temple University, Episcopal Academy, Cube Smart, The Dane, and many private collections.

2019 Encore, by Susanna Gold, Ph.D., Bala Cynwyd, PA
2019 Reconstruct, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2018-2020 Art in Rotation, Poggenpohl, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Expand/Contract, RH Gallery, Hockessin, DE
2018-2019 Art in Rotation, The Curtis, Philadelphia, PA
2018 First Friday at The Curtis, Phildadelphia, PA
2018 Color Equations, solo show, Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, PA
2018 Juried Show, Luella Tripp, 3rd St. Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2017 Solo show, NoBA Projectspace, Bala Cynwyd, PA
2017 Elusive Structure, solo show, Chris White Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2017-2018 Art in Rotation, 2 person show, Capital One, Wilmington, DE
2016 Where We Are, Gallery 919 Market, Wilmington, DE
2015 Positive/Negative Uncanny Valley, ETSU, Johnson City, TN
2014 Annual Juried Show, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
2014 Ballet X Benefit Exhibition, Bridgette Mayer, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Debut Show, NWAA, Wilmington, DE
2014 Inliquid Benefit v. 14, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Annual Juried Show, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
2011 Following the Line, City ...