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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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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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Reviews for Suzanne Benton:
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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 & Greenwich Time, Sunday, September 23, 2001
L.P.Streitfeld, “Women come together to create Positive Power, The Advocate & Greenwich Times,
Sunday, March 4, 2001
O’Shaughnessy, Tracey, “Focusing on Females,” Waterbury Republican-American. 3D, Sept. 26, 2000
Lasser, Michael, “In Art, Timeless is Contemporary,” Jewish Monthly. 48-49, 51. March/April, 1999.
Chandler, Becky, “Telling a Life Story,” The Justice, Just Arts. Cover photo, March 24, 1998.
Gwynne, Foxy, “A Night of Masks and Stories and The Schoolhouse, The Record Review.
January 23, 1998.
Selim, Lala Rukh, "Telling Stories: An Interview with Suzanne Benton."
ART, A Quarterly Journal. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Vol. 2. No. 3. 15-19. January. 1997.
Chayat, Sherry. "Artist Champions Heroes of Women's Suffrage." Syracuse Herald
American. 11-12. 20 August 1995.
Shuabno, Asheeshur Rahman. "Women Are Even Now Being Stoned to Death..." The
Daily Janakantha. Dhaka, 21 January 1995.
Latif, Schrezad Joya Monami. "A Masked Performance." The Daily Star. Dhaka, 30 January 1995.
Post Reporter. "Story Behind the Mask." The Kathmandu Post. 23 February 1995.
Khanal, Ajaya Bhadra. "View From the Window, An Untold Story." The Sunday Post. 5 March 1995.
Staff Reporter. "Mask Performance Thrills Audience." The Rising Nepal. 9 Mar. 1995.
Poudel,Keshab. "Faces of Mask." Spotlight. Kathmandu, 10 March 1995.
Mainali, Laya. "Behind the Mask." The Rising Nepal. Kathmandu, 10 March 1995.
Birke, Judy. "Glowing Portraits of Feminists Brings History to Life in Guilford."
East Haven Register. 9 March 1995.
Staff Reporter. "Masks and Monoprints on View at SHU." Fairfield Citizen News. 19 April 1995.
Toombs, Martin. "Park Art Exhibit Celebrates 19th Century Women." Finger LakesTimes. 28 July 1995.
Rosen, Rita. " 'Mythic Works' Causes Excitement at Museum." Jewish Exponent. 6 May 1994.
Banerjee, Arundhati. "The Masked Storyteller." The Saturday Statesman. Calcutta. 13 February 1993.
Basu, Chitralekha. "The Woman Behind the Many Masks." The Telegraph Weekend.
Calcutta. 13 March 1993.
Mahadevan, R.. "Revealing Masks." Mid-Day. Bombay. 17 March 1993.
Simba Roy, Madhusree. "The Woman Behind the Mask." The Sunday Times of India. 21 March 1993.
Sen, Rehana. "Behind the Mask." The Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 20 March 1993.
Chopra, Suneet. "The Face Behind the Mask." The Pioneer. New Delhi. 25 March 1993.
Mago, P. N.. "SuZanne: Face in the Mind." Patriot. New Delhi. 11 April 1993.
Moitra, Shefali. "Suzanne Benton in Calcutta." School of Women's Studies,
Jadavpur University Newsletter. Calcutta. 2.1:4,5. May 1993.
Menon, Yasmin. "Encounter, Suzanne Benton." India Magazine. Pp. 78-80. May 1993.
Gaceru, Gethiga. "African Art Has its Own History." The Standard. Nairobi. 6 July 1993.
Waluye, John. "Seminar on Story Telling." Daily News. Tanzania. 7 July 1993.
Mwakisha, Jemimah. "The World of Masks." Daily Nation. Nairobi. 23 July 1993.
Waluya, John. "Mask Making Workshop Ends." Daily News. Tanzania. 21 Aug. 1993.
Merkling, Frank. "Feminist Artist Still Shows Her Mettle." The Sunday Magazine, The News Times.
Cover, 3-5. 24 October 1993.
Hines, Will. "Finding Inspiration Abroad." The Ridgefield Press. 9 Dec. 1993.
Street, Lois. "Sculptor Suzanne Benton: A Messenger to the Future." The Ridgefield Press, March 1992.
Jennings, Kate, "An Exploration of Primal Myths on Display at Hurlbutt Gallery,"
Greenwich News, 2 April 1992.
Liebenson, Beth. "An Artist's Masks Reveal and Conceal." The New York Times, 12 April 1992.
Datta, Ella. "Two Women and Their Masks." Business Standard. Calcutta. 29 December 1992.
Lauter, Estella. "Women as Mythmakers Revisited." Quadrant Literary Journal. 1991.
Bromley, Anne. "Reviving Women's Oral Traditions." The Observer Magazine.
Charlottesville. February-March, 1991.
Schwendenwien, Jude. "Abstracts in Sync at Freedman." (Review). The Hartford Courant.
23 March 1991.
Rosser, Phyllis. "Suzanne Benton: Sculpted in Power, Pain and Herstory.
New Directions for Women. July/August 1991.
Howari,Jan. "Storyteller Helps Children See Into Their Past." The Weekly Star, 26 October 1991.
Gwynne, Foxy. "High Priestess of Art in Cross River." The Ledger. Cross River. 5 September 1990.
Malarcher, Patricia. "From Mythology, Welded Masks." (Review). The New York Times.
23 September 1990.
Orenstein, Gloria. The Reflowering of the Goddess. Pergamon Press. 76,107-108. 1990.
Gadon, Elinor W. The Once And Future Goddess. 276, Color photo <39.
New York. Harper and Row. 1989.
Bletter, Diana and Grinker, Lori. The Invisible Thread. Pp. 194-198.Philadelphia.
The Jewish Publication Society. 1989.
"Masken von Suzanne Benton." Kolner Kulturleben. Koln. 8 February 1989.
"Die Stille vermittelt Spuren alter Kulturen, Suzanne Benton's
Erzahlungen." Kolner Kulturleben. Koln. 8 February 1989.
Forefreedom, Anne. "Inspirational Women of Our Time: Suzanne Benton." The Wise Woman.
28-31. 1989.
"America-Haus, Botschaft der Masken." Hannovershe Allgemeine Zeitung. Hanover. 4 March 1988.
Merkel, Joseph. "Benton and Other Masks on Staten Island." (Review of Benton
Exhibit and Benton Curated exhibit). Artspeak. 1 May 1988.
Malarcher, Patricia. "From Mythology, Welded Metal Masks." (Review).
The New York Times. 14. 5 June 1988.
Camlin, Cynthia. "Maskmaker Suzanne Benton." IRIS, A Journal About Women.
Cover, 50-55. Spring/Summer 1988.
In Praise of Hands. American Museum of Natural History. New York. January 1986.
"Stahlerne Gottheiten." Stuttgarten Nachrichen. Galerie Aktuell. 24 Feb. 1986.
"Mothers of Israel." Woman of Power Magazine. 96. Winter/Spring. 1986.
Buck, Jean E. "Artist Uses Her Works To Help Weld Cultures." The SundayPost
D1,6. Bridgeport. 17 April 1986.
"Mask Parade." The Telegram. Bridgeport. Editorial: 4. 13 November 1986.
Tronic, Miles. "Tales are Recounted in 'Myths, Masks'." Theater Review.
Worcester Telegram. 15 November 1986.
Kresge, Ann M. Journey Tales - A Collection of Women's Stories Based On the Masks and Stories by
Suzanne Benton. (A Folio of Etchings).Rosendale. Women's Studio Workshop. 1985.
"The Many Masks of Suzanne Benton." Reform Judaism. (Summer):18. 1985.
"Masked Lady With a Magic Wand, Welding Torch Wizardry." The Sunday Republican Magazine.
Pp. 4-5. Waterbury. 27 October 1985.
"Suzanne Benton: Metal, Mask, and Ritual Sculpture." Anima. 11.1: 30-36. 1984.
A., S. "The Art of Welded Sculpture, by Suzanne Benton." (Book Review). Womanbooks. 1983.
Farrell, Pat. Ed. What Will It Take To Prevent Nuclear War. Cambridge. Schenkman Publishing Co. 1983.
Nissley, Tom. "Suzanne Benton: The Mask Woman." Fairfield County Woman. Cover, 6-7. January 1983
"Demonstrations de Suzanne Benton." La Presse de Tunisie. Tunis. March 1983.
"Un Pygmalion des Temps Modernes." La Presse de Tunisie. Tunis. April 1983.
"Cette Semaine a Tunis." L'Action. Tunisia. 13 April 1983.
Bottcher, Kerstin. "Ratselhafte Rituale: Masken und Performance von Suzanne
Benton." Kolner Rundschal. Koln. 17 April 1982.
ACTION Newsletter, Christian Communication Conference. <71. Zeist. 1982.
"Exhibition of Korean Masks with Suzanne Benton's Mask Sculptures."
The Dong-a Ilbo. New York. February 1982.
O'Neill, Laurie A. "Exploring Humanity in Masks." The New York Times. 32. 5 December 1982.
Chinoy, Helen Krich, and Jenkins, Linda Walsh. Women in American Theatre.
New York. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1981.
"Behind The Masks: Suzanne Benton." Fairfields, The Fine Arts Magazine. Cover, 10-11, 22. 1981.
Recycling Today. "Suzanne Benton-Metal Sculptor." 19.4: 272-273. April 1981.
Roswell, Clint. "Masks That Exhibit Her Artistic Talent." The Daily News. 3. 5 April 1981.
Karkabi, Barbara. "Women, Myths and Masks." The Houston Chronicle. 8 Mar. 1980.
"Feminists and Faith." Lilith Magazine. Fall 1980.
Schramm, Sarah Slavin. Plow Women Rather Than Reapers; An Intellectual
History of Feminism in the United States. P. 278. New Jersey. Scarecrow Press. 1979.
"Women and Shakespeare." American Shakespeare Theatre News. Stratford, Connecticut. Spring 1979.
"A Merger of Plastic and Performing Arts." New York Times. 12-13. 21 Nov. 1979.
Gordan, George E. "Mask Show Fascinating." Times Picayune. New Orleans. 2 February 1978.
Photos. The New York Times. Connecticut/This Week. 19 February 1978.
Kalajic, Dragos. "Performance Suzanne Benton, April '78." Bitef 12, Beogradski
Internacionalni Teatarski Festival. Beograd. 1978.
Photo. The New York Times. Connecticut/This Week. 21 May 1978.
"Susan Benton...Her Vision of Dramatic Art." Politika Ekpres. Belgrade. 21 September 1978.
"October 13-15: Mask Ritual and Lifestory Workshop with Suzanne Benton."
New Life. London. 12 October 1978.
"Suzanne med Maskerne." Copenhagen Politician. Denmark. 1 October 1978.
"Goddess Torso." CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women. 48. Nov.,'78.
"Mask, Myth, and Drama." The Open Eye View Theatre of the Open Eye Newsletter. New York. 1978.
"Masks as a 'Potent Device'." The Pioneer. Lucknow, India. 10 Jan. 1977.
"Eye-catchers." India Today. 16-18 February, 1977.
"Woman behind the Mask." Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 2 February 1977.
Chaitanya. "Cultural Roundabout." Financial Express. New Delhi. 6 Mar. 1977.
"US Sculpture Projected in Two Exhibitions." The Times Of India. 12 Mar. 1977.
de Souza, Eunice. "Masks." The Economic Times. India. 13 March 1977.
d'Souza, Carol "Story of Women's Contribution, Through Ritual Mask Tales." The Times Of India.
3. 3 March 1977.
Abraham, Amrita. "The Woman Behind the Mask." Eve's Weekly. Bombay. 16 April 1977.
de'Souza, Naressa. "Suzanne Benton: My Masks Are Open." Free Press Journal.
Bombay. 20 March 1977.
"Metal Masks." The Indian Express. Bombay. 21 March 1977.
"Suzanne Benton, Sculptor in Metal." Femina. Bombay. 22 April 1977.
Kagal, Carmen. "The Masks of Suzanne Benton." Span Magazine. India. Cover, 26-27. 30 April 1977.
"Sculptor in Residence." Campus Highlights. Deree Pierce Colleges. Greece. 30 April 1977.
Kosta, Ivan "Masks That Bare a Woman's Soul." JS Fortnightly. India.
Cover, 40-41. 21 May 21- 3 June 1977.
"Macedonian Days and Nights: Expressions and Masks: An Impressive Presentation."
Makedonia, Thesaloniki. Greece. 26 May 1977.
"Suzanne Benton." Ellinikos Vorras. Thesaloniki, Greece. 1 June 1977.
Livas, Haris, "An Artistic Revolution." Opinions and Reflections. Athens News. 7 July 1977.
"Mask Ritual Tales." San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle. 12 Sept. 1976.
"American Artist to Perform in Mask Ritual Drama Here." The Japan Times. 2 October 1976.
Lee, Kyong-hui. "Masks Fascinate U.S. Sculptress." The Korean Herald. 12 November 1976.
"U.S. Lady to Perform Mask Dance Play 'A Legend of Korean Women'." The Korean Herald.
5 December 1976.
Cameron, Nigel. "Feminist Influence Boosts Mask Sculptor." South China
Morning Post. Hong Kong. 15 December 1976.
Goodman, Vera. "A Twentieth Century Woman." New Directions For Women. Winter: 13. 1975-76.
Collins, J.L. Woman Artists in America II. 18, 20. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 1975.
Davis, Judy, and Weaver, Juanita. Sculptures by Suzanne Benton. "Dimensions
in Spirituality." Quest Magazine. 1.4: 2,4. (Spring) 1975.
Brown, Gordon. "Suzanne Benton." Arts Magazine. April 1975.
Reeves, Jean. "Artist Suzanne Benton: Her Primary Concern is People."
Buffalo Evening News. C-8. Arts-Drama Section. July 1975.
Levis, Merribel. "NCJW Lauded: Shares Honors With Governor." Hartford Times. 17 September 1975.
Hammel, Lisa. "Big Masks." New York Times. 30 October 1975.
Orenstein, Gloria Feman. "The Art of Welded Sculpture, by Suzanne Benton."
(Book Review). The Feminist Art Journal. (Fall): 41. 1975
Blume, June. "The Art of Welded Sculpture, by Suzanne Benton." (Book Review).
Woman Artist's Newsletter. 1976.
Collins, Sheila. A Different Heaven and Earth. 208. Valley Forge. Judson Press. 1974.
Laliberte, Norman, and Mogelon, Alex. Masks, Face Coverings, Headgear.
62-67, 98-102. New York. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1973.
Sheehan, Valerie Harms, ed. Unmasking: Ten Women in Metamorphosis. (as Diana).
Chicago. The Swallow Press. 1973.
"Sculptor Leads New York Street Procession." Progressive Architecture. 32. June 1972.
Lerman, Leo. "The Torch and The Mask." (Review). Opus Arts. FM Guide NYC.June 1972.
Lerman, Rhoda. "Great Goddess Parades Down Manhattan Avenues." Syracuse
News. 8 June 1972.
"Four Chosen Women at the Edison Theater." Village Voice. 26 Oct. 1972.
Hughs, Nancy. "Exhibition to Catch." CUE. P. 21. 4 Sept. 1971.
"Behind Masks, Women's Lib." The New York Times. 23 July 1971.
Botto, Louis. "In the Know." Look Magazine. 1 Dec. 1970.
"Benton Paintings at Stony Creek." New Haven Register. April 1964.
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