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Event: Boundless
Dates: Oct. 1, 2021 - Oct. 31, 2021
Solo exhibition
Event: Deep Blue See
Dates: Jan. 1, 2020 - Feb. 1, 2020
Selected group exhibition
Event: RE: RE: RE: patterns
Dates: Oct. 15, 2019 - Nov. 15, 2019
selected group exhibition
Event: Solo Lobby Exhibition
Dates: Dec. 18, 2017 - June 18, 2018
6 month exhibition in the lobby of 185 West End Avenue in NYC
By appointment only.
Please email rlarson@artsudentsleague.org
Event: Selected Group Exhibition
Dates: July 31, 2017 - Jan. 31, 2018
6 month exhibition at the NYC office of global law firm Chaffetz Lindsey
By appointment only.
Please email rlarson@artsudentsleague.org
Event: Works by Benna Holden
Dates: Oct. 1, 2016 - Oct. 1, 2017
Kalib & Kalib
20 West 72nd Street, Suite #1
New York, NY 10023
By appointment only.
Please email rlarson@artsudentsleague.org
Event: Gifts of Art
Dates: Sept. 9, 2016 - Sept. 9, 2016
Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research
National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY
Friday, September 9, 2016
6PM - 10PM
Event: Selected Group Exhibition
Dates: June 15, 2016 - Jan. 4, 2017
The Conference Board
845 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
By appointment only.
Please email rlarson@artstudentsleague.org
Event: Works by Benna Holden
Dates: June 11, 2016 - June 11, 2016
Solo exhibition at Pottery Barn in New York City
Pottery Barn
West 67th & Broadway
Saturday, June 11 from 12 - 5pm
Event: Works by Benna Holden
Dates: July 15, 2015 - Jan. 15, 2016
Exhibition includes 15 paintings.
By appointment only. Please email rlarson@artstudentsleague.org
Event: Works by Benna Holden, Brenda Jacobsen, Kikuko Morimoto and Margie Steinmann
Dates: March 19, 2015 - Oct. 18, 2015
By appointment only. Please email leah@artstudentsleague.org
Biography
My deep love of colors found in nature is a driving force that compels me to paint. The subject of my work is often where the land and water meet. I like to push the boundaries of realism into abstraction as my compositions form. By focusing on the energy of a place rather than describing an actual representation, I hope my work gives its viewers a sense of connection to a special place they themselves visited. The manipulation of acrylic paint on canvas with palette knives and layers of medium is an intense visceral process for me. I allow my work to evolve or devolve till it generates an emotional visual experience in itself. At times, my colorful patterns offer a visual representation of my deeply rooted belief that all people are universally connected. My process begins with simple geometric forms that collide and interlace. The resulting shapes symbolize the diversity of all people who can function together harmoniously with a little thoughtfulness.
I am a New York City based artist and a recent artist-in-residence at Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. I study at the Art Students League of New York and exhibit my work frequently in New York City. My paintings reside in private collections in the USA, UK, Hong Kong and Brazil.
