Greg Benson creates an awareness of the extraordinary consequences of technological advancements in American history through his non-linear narratives that are painted with childlike charm. His choice of imagery, cowboys in ten gallon hats, locomotives and scenes of western landscapes, along with his rich palette of crayon brights suggest an innocence associated with a child and with that, the perception of a child. He seeks to create images without bias which tell an on-going story of metaphysical mindscapes. Greg Benson currently resides 35 miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona.

Artist Biography
Day at the Hayhook

#1620 Day at the Hayhook
oil & acrylic on canvas
34 x 67 inches
1998

 Foolishman

Foolishman
oil, acrylic on canvas
48 1/2 x 68 inches
1996
#1708 Birds

#1708 Birds
acrylic on canvas
42 x 54 inches
2004

 #1714 Change

#1714 Change
acrylic on canvas
42 x 59 inches
2005
#1718 From Sartre

#1718 From Sartre
acrylic on canvas
41 x 56 inches
2005

 #1719 Three Points

#1719 Three Points
acrylic on canvas
40 x 54 inches
2005
#1713 Avavaca

#1713 Aravaca
acrylic on canvas
41 x 55 inches
2005

 #1719 Three Points

#1719 Three Points
acrylic on canvas
40 x 54 inches
2005
#1720 Migration

#1720 Migration
acrylic on canvas
41 x 55 inches
2005
Greg Benson

RESIDES
Tuscon, Arizona
EDUCATION
1972 BA in Studio Arts, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 "Variations on a Theme..." featuring Greg Benson & Cynthia Miller, Eleanor Jeck Galleries, Tucson, AZ
1999 Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 "Homage to Basho", Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas
1996 Eleanor Jeck Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1995 Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Meier Gallery, Houston, TX
1994 Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 Davis Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1992 Bridget Schlugn Gallery, Denver, CO
Davis Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1991 Davis Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Keyes Lee Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
1990 Davis Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1989 Keyes Lee Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
Coyote Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1988 Davis Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Coyote Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
West First Street Gallery, Mesa, Arizona
1987 Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1985 Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1983 "Old West Not Old West; Old West Isn't", Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1982 Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1981 "The Saints", Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1980 Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 "Scapes," Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005 "Painting the Town Red," Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 "Out of the Blues," Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 "Celebrating 20 Years," Eleanor Jeck Galleries, Tucson, AZ
1998 "Primary Colors," Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Eleanor Jeck Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1997 "Silver and Gold", Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Eleanor Jeck Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1996 Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX
Eleanor Jeck Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1995 Eleanor Jeck Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1994 "Preview Exhibition," Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 "Figure the Figure", Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1992 "Southwest Missions", Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
1990 "Earth Week Celebration", William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas
1989 "22nd Southwest Invitational", Yuma Art Museum, Yuma, Arizona
1988 "Southwest Artists Create Masks and Costumes", Old Pueblo Museum, Tucson, Arizona
1987 Humor in Art", Arizona Childrens Museum, Mesa, Arizona
"20th Southwest Invitational", Yuma Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Prescott Art Center and     Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona
"75th Anniversary of Arizona Statehood", State Capitol Building, Phoenix, Arizona
"Valentine Exhibit", William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas
"Cow Poke", Fina Colada Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
1986 "Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery Traveling Exhibit", sponsored by the Arizona Commission of     the Arts, showed at various museums and art centers throughout the state
1985 "100th Anniversary Invitational", University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
"Indiana Artists", Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
"50th Anniversary Salt River Project", Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
1984 "18th Southwest Invitational", Yuma Art Museum, Yuma, Arizona
1983 "Dinnerware Artists Co-op Gallery Traveling Exhibit", sponsored by the Arizona Commission of     the Arts, showed at various museums and art centers throughout Arizona, Montana, and Nevada
1982 "Tucson Biennial", Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Meridian Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1980 "Arizona Sculpture Invitational", Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff. Arizona
"Tucson Biennial", Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1979 "National Art Round-up", Las Vegas Museum of Art, Las Vegas, Nevada
1978 "Phoenix Biennial", Phoenix Museum of Art, Phoenix, Arizona
Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, New York
COLLECTIONS

Insurance Company of North America, Tucson, Arizona
Illinois Bell Telephone, Chicago, Illinois
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Amerind Foundation, Dragoon, Arizona
Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Supercuts, Inc., San Francisco, California
Jean Albano Art Gallery • 215 W. Superior Chicago, IL 60610
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