Benjamin Stephenson

Benjamin Stephenson (b. 1990) is a British-born artist whose work explores the evolving relationship between humanity and the natural world. He studied at Wimbledon College of Art (UAL), graduating with a First Class BA (Honors), and furthered his technical and theoretical grounding through a scholarship at the Royal Drawing School as well as courses at Sotheby’s Institute of Art.

Rooted in research across Colombia and Mexico, Stephenson works primarily with oils and natural pigments he creates himself. His paintings often depict figures merging with landscapes, drawing on mythology, animism, and folklore to blur boundaries between the body and environment. Built through layered glazes and textured brushwork, his works evoke dreamlike vignettes and psychological landscapes, using earthy palettes of deep greens, ochres, and blues.

Influenced by Latin American magical realism and artists like Leonora Carrington and Peter Doig, his work has been shown internationally, including FAIN Feria in Mexico City and Genesis in the Retort at Museo de la Ciudad, Querétaro. In 2021, he was awarded first prize by the Mexican Embassy in London for a collaborative sculpture in the Camaradas exhibition at The Koppel Project Exchange, London.

Intensive Natural Dyes Workshop, Bogota, Colombia
January 2020 - February 2020

‘Modern and Contemporary African Art’ Short Course, Sotheby’s Institute of Art – London,
2017

Intensive Drawing Course, Scholarship
Royal Drawing School, London, September 2014 – April 2015

First Class BA (honors) degree – Fine Art (painting), Wimbledon College of Art (UAL), London. September 2011-July 2014

Distinction in Art and Design Foundation-
Byam Shaw School of Art, Central Saint Martins (UAL), London. September 2010- June 2011

2025 - Umbral, (solo), NN Gallery, Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico

2025 - SALON ACME (group), Mexico City, Mexico

2024 - Dialogos (group), NN Galeria, Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico

2023 - FAIN art fair, (group), Casa Equis gallery, Mexico City, Mexico.

2023 - Migracion, (group), Ex-Hacienda San Jose, Oaxaca, Mexico.

2023 - FAMA, (group), Monterrey, Mexico

2023 - Picadura De Escarcha, (solo), Plan B Gallery, Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico

2022 - AORA VI: Light, (online), AORA Space,

2022 - Arte Sostenible, (group), Galeria Secreta, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

2021 - Henri’s Holiday, (solo), Ojo Del Sol, Oaxaca de Juárez, México

2021 - Camaradas MX-UK, Art Contest, (1st Prize Winner)
The Koppel Project Exchange, London, UK

2021 - Myths and Fables/Call Me Abel, (Solo)
Chrom Gallery, London, UK

2021 - Genesis in the Retort, Museo de la Ciudad, Queretaro, Mexico

2021 - FAIN feria, Monterrey, Mexico

2021 - Genesis in the Retort, BEMA Space, Queretaro, Mexico

2020- Nada, Outsiders Gallery, Queretaro, Mexico.

2017- Tribe, OXO Bargehouse, London, UK

2017- Summer Salon 2017, Lubomirov Angus-Hughes gallery, London, UK

2016- Origins 2-1, Crocs Vs. Apes, (Solo)
Bond House, New Cross, London, UK.

2016- Sound and Vision Painting Show,
Bellwood...