Paul Benney (born London, 30 May 1959) is a British artist who rose to international prominence as a contemporary artist whilst living and working in New York in the 1980s and 1990s in the UK as an portraitist.[1]
Benney's work is held in the 20th century collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,[2] The Brooklyn Museum,[3] The National Portrait Gallery, London,[1] The National Gallery of Australia,[4] and many prominent corporate and private collections around the world. Paul Benney's portraiture and contemporary work have been featured in news, radio and documentaries on the BBC and Channel 4.[5][6]
Paul Benney exhibited his multimedia installation, 'Speaking in Tongues' during the 57th Venice Art Biennale in 2017.[7][8]
As of 2019 Benney had been collaborating with the multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney to compose and produce individual soundscapes for the digital artworks that Benney has recently released with online digital gallery Sedition. The works are a digital hybrid.[9]
- ^ a b "Paul Benney | Threadneedle Prize". threadneedleprize.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Heretic Healers: 1987". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org.
- ^ Benney, Paul. "Untitled". Item held by National Gallery of Australia.
- ^ Benney, Paul (12 May 2000). "Painting Jerry Hall". the Guardian.
- ^ "BBC One - Songs of Praise, Pentecost Sunday". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Paul Benney 'Speaking in Tongues' at The Venice Biennale | Artsy". www.artsy.net.
- ^ "Paul Benney exhibits "Speaking in Tongues" during the 2017 Venice Biennale". artdaily.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Sedition: New Artist: Paul Benney". Milled.