Artist Information:
Suzanne Benton
Ridgefield, CT
United States
Member Since: Jun 2002
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Artist Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT
SCULPTOR, MASK PERFORMER &
PRINTMAKER
“Believing that the purpose of
art is to explore humanity and
that art comes alive when it
relates to people’s lives, my
art draws on multicultural
themes and engages
participation. Developed as a
bridge between cultures, it
led me into diverse themes
steeped in myth, ritual, and
archetype. I’ve created over
600 metal sculptured masks and
have performed with them
throughout the world (thus far
in 29 countries). By studying
the myths and mask-work of
eastern and western cultures,
I continue to infuse my art
with this timeless material.
As a performance artist, my
repertoire of mask and story
performances also explores
myth, history, literature and
legend. During my world
travels and in the States,
I’ve presented hundreds of
performances and led
comparable workshops and
classes in contemporary
masking.
Beyond mask and metal, I work
in mixed media and
printmaking. For example, my
Secret Future Works are mixed
media sculptures with locked
interiors that open in the
future. The unseen, presented
within the context of art,
encourages us to examine our
personal and global futures.
The first of now 19 such art
works, created in 1989, was
opened by its ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Suzanne Benton has shared her
many-faceted art for over 30
years and in 28 countries. As
a trans-culturalist, her
venues stretch beyond New York
City’s art world to villages
in remote parts of Africa,
India, and Nepal, and to
philosophy and education
portals from Calcutta to
Cambridge. ...
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Artist Galleries:
ARTHAUS, San Francisco, CA
http://home.sprynet.com/~arthau
s/masksah.htm
Artvue, NYC
Bilski Fine Art,Ltd.,
Chappaqua, NY
Boston Art, Boston, MA
Global Art Venue, Seattle, WA
http://www.artvenue.net
PMW Gallery, Stamford, CT
http://www.pmwgallery.com/suzan
nebenton.htm
Rosenfeld Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA
Wenniger Gallery, Rockport, MA
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Artist Reviews:
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS ABOUT
SUZANNE BENTON
LP Streitfeld, “The Language
of Trees: ‘From Painting to
Painting’,” The Advocate &
Greenwich Time,
Sunday, May
26, 2002, D3-4
LP Streitfeld, “Art of the
Third Wave,” Art New England,
October/November 2001, 22-24
L.P. Streitfeld, “Rising from
the Ashes,” The Advocate & ...
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Collections:
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Adams House, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA
Alec Padesma, Bombay, India
Andover-Harvard Theological
Library, Harvard Divinity
School, Cambridge, MA
Adirondack Community College,
Queensbury, NY
Barbara Dobkin, NYC and
Westchester
Barbara Seaman, NYC
Betty Jones, Wilton, CT
Bill Perlik, Retired as Chair
of Oberlin College Board of
Directors, Oberlin, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Suzanne Benton's Free Artist Portfolio
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“Believing that the purpose of art is to explore humanity and that art comes alive when it relates to people’s lives, my art draws on multicultural themes and engages participation. Developed as a bridge between cultures, it led me into diverse themes steeped in myth, ritual, and archetype. I’ve created over 600 metal sculptured masks and have performed with them throughout the world (thus far in 29 countries). By studying the myths and mask-work of eastern and western cultures, I continue to infuse my art with this timeless material.
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