I am happy to be showing recent paintings and prints in Greenhut’s side gallery for the month of August. Opening reception, Thursday, August 4 from 5-7pm.
Link to the exhibition page HERE
Beautiful summer Saturday printing giant woodblocks with an asphalt roller. Many thanks to Running With Scissors Studios, Kate Anker and Carter Shappy among others, for putting on another fabulous event!
I currently have 2 mono prints in the Monotype Guild of New England’s juried exhibit “One of a Kind” at the South Shore Arts Center in Cohasset, MA. The image below “City Shadows” was awarded 2nd place by juror Catherine Kernan. Exhibit runs through April 2, 2022
Link to exhibit: http://www.ssac.org/bancroft.asp
Coming up in a couple weeks, I have a painting in Greenhut Galleries 11th Biennial Portland Show. This is titled “Stack ’em Up”, acrylic on panel, 24″ x 30″. Show opens on Thursday, April 7th, 2022 and runs through May 28.
https://www.greenhutgalleries.com/artists/chris-beneman
My installation, “Urban Matrix”, monoprint collage, 15′ tall at Cove Street Arts, Portland, ME
Opening reception, Thursday September 9th from 5-7pm.
Exhibit continues through November 13th
I’m excited to be part of this exhibit celebrating Maine’s oldest cooperative printmaking studio.
I will be installing a large piece (about 12 feet tall) that will climb up one of the walls of the exhibition space…will post photos once it’s up! I will also have a more moderately sized framed piece in the exhibit.
I am very excited to have my first solo exhibition at the Maine Jewish Museum!
“Under Construction” features recent monoprints and paintings created during this past pandemic year. Exhibit runs from May 13 through June 25. And while we can’t have a big, beautiful opening reception I will be at the museum on opening day, Thursday, May 13, from 12 – 4pm. Please stop in and say hi. I will also be gallery sitting on a couple of Sunday afternoons…dates TBD
Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Portland, ME 04101
Hours Sunday through Friday 12 – 4pm (closed Saturdays)
I’m excited to be included in the upcoming issue of the Hand Magazine.
What is the Hand Magazine? From their website: “The Hand is dedicated to being the world’s premier forum for “alternative” and historic photographic processes and all types of printmaking. We want to encourage inspiration, education, and community for artists using unique, mixed media, experimental, and idiosyncratic “reproduction-based” techniques. We do also print digital art work and art work where the subject matter has been manipulated, directed, or staged by the artist.”
The magazine publishes 4 times a year. Issue 32 will be sent out in mid-April. Visit https://www.thehandmagazine.space for more information.
Next up for me after that, solo exhibition “Under Construction” at the Maine Jewish Museum opening May 13, 2021. More info coming in a few weeks…..
Click here to view a video tour of the exhibition:
Singular and Serial exhibit is on display through September 19, 2020.
Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove Street, Portland, ME 04101. 207-808-8911. http://www.covestreetarts.com
I’m looking forward to showing this piece at the upcoming exhibit Focus Printmaking III at Greenhut Galleries. Urban Salvage VII, monoprint 26″ x 79″.Opening reception Saturday, February 8th from 1-3pm. Exhibition runs through the end of March
Other shows coming up include The 10th Biennial Portland Show at Greenhut opening in early April. My work in the traveling flat file with the Boston Printmakers will be shown in an exhibition at the Southern Graphics Council Conference in Puerto Rico in April and then onto Cuba for the exhibition Conexiones/Connections at the Taller Experimental de Grafica in Havana. In addition I have work in a group exhibition called ImMigration organized by the LA Printmaking Society and currently on exhibit at Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles. Then in June I will be having a solo exhibition at L/A Arts in Lewiston, ME. Fortunately winter is a good time to get things done in the studio!
Spurwink River View 