Kathleen Benton

I grew up in rural Ohio, where in the 5th grade my art teacher began encouraging me to draw. While earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting at The Ohio State University, I was awarded a Ford Foundation Grant. I then moved to NYC to attend New York University, spent a semester abroad, painting, drawing, and sculpting in Venice, Italy, and earned a Master's degree in studio art. The New York metropolitan area has been my home ever since. I now live and work in Yonkers with my husband, John, who provides invaluable support, advice, and carpentry skills.

Public Collections:

Limner Gallery Collection, Hudson, NY
Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN
University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA

Education
MA- New York University, New York, NY
Major: Studio Art
NYU Institute of Fine Arts Certificate Program: Museum Studies
Semester Abroad Program: Venice, Italy

BFA- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Major: Drawing and Painting, Minor: Art History
Ford Foundation Grant

Selected Recent Exhibitions:
2024
Bronxville Public Library, Bronxville, NY, Mary G. Turino Art Show & Lecture
BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY, The Shape of Things
Stamford Art Assn Townhouse Gallery, Stamford, CT, 24th Annual Marine Show
2023
Pelham Art Center, Pelham New York, Artist Club Exhibition
InsideSmall.com, The Color of Nature
Ortuzar Projects, Tribeca, NYC, NY and online, Postcards From The Edge, benefit for Visual AIDS
2022
Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT and online, Mark Twain Library 50th Annual Benefit Art Show
Stable Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ, Inside Small: The Color of Nature
Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY, Cover Lover Remix
Mamaroneck Artist Guild, Larchmont, NY, 105th Annual Small Works Show
Visual AIDS, Virtual Postcards From The Edge 2022, a benefit for Visual AIDS
2021
Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT and online, 49th Annual Mark Twain Library Juried Art Show
Dodomu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Color Field: Green, online exhibition
NRCA Rotunda Gallery, New Rochelle City Hall, Turning a New Leaf – In Pursuit of Your Muse
New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle Art Association106th Annual Open Juried Show
University City Science Center, Esther Klein Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Unprecedented Times: A Socially-Distanced Art Proje...