Benjamin Edmiston’s sophisticated abstract paintings and drawings favor restraint over abundance. Geometric compositions with an identifiable hand painted touch, Edmiston’s work uses the language of architecture as impetus.  Intimately scaled paintings pack a graphic punch with flat, bold color or (in many cases) black and white.  Each are direct and confrontational yet simultaneously leave space for the viewer to wander.

Benjamin Edmiston earned his MFA from Brooklyn College in 2012 and his BFA from Tyler School of Art in 2003. Recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Left Field Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA; Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; and Residency Gallery Gallery, Hudson, NY. He has been included in several group shows including False Flag Gallery, Long Island City, NY; Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus, DK and Cuevas Tilleard Projects, New York, NY. He was an artist in residence at OCAD University,Toronto, Canada and was nominated for the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant. Edmiston’s work was included in New American Paintings and The Age of Collage: Contemporary Collage in Modern Art.

b. 1979 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

 

EDUCATION

2012    MFA, Painting; Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, NY

2003    BFA, Painting; Tyler School of Art; Temple University; Philadelphia, PA

2001   Temple University Rome; Rome, IT

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2019

Naturally; David Shelton Gallery; Houston, TX

2017

Walking to Work, with Austin Eddy; David Shelton Gallery; Houston, TX

Caravan; Left Field Gallery; San Luis Obispo, CA

2014

Bad Lights; Vox Populi Gallery; Philadelphia, PA

Ship Shape; Residency Gallery; Hudson, NY

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018

<3; Matthew Craven, Benjamin Edmiston and Alison Hall; David Shelton Gallery; Houston, TX

2017

Afraid of Acquitances, curated by Cuevas Tilleard; False Flag Gallery; Long Island City, NY

2016

Hungry for Colour; Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus, DK

Summerzcool, curated by Austin Eddy and Benjamin Edmiston; David Shelton Gallery; Houston, TX

Paper Cuts; Cuevas Tilleard; New York City, NY

Black and Whiteish; Eddysroom, New York City; NY

2015

News From Home; Left Field Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA

Painting Problems; Cuevas Tilleard; New York City, NY

Inaugural Group Show; Left Field Gallery; San Luis Obispo, CA

2014

Folklore; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design; Lancaster, PA

2013

Expansions; Transformer Gallery; Washington, D.C.

2012

Strange Lands, curated by Christopher Daniels; Cindy Rucker Gallery; New York City, NY

Forget the Words; Number Thirty Five Gallery; New York City, NY

Black Foliage; curated by Matthew Craven; Nudashank; Baltimore, MD

Black Foliage, curated by Matthew Craven; 48 Bowery; New York City, NY

Fresh, MFA thesis show curated by John Yau; Gary Snyder Project SpaceNew York City, NY

2011

Paper Chasers; Nudashank; Baltimore, MD

 

PUBLICATIONS 

2013

The Age of Collage: Contemporary Collage in Modern Art. Gestalten Publications

New American Paintings #104 Northeast Edition

2012

The Liner: A Transatlantic Magazine, Issue 1

2011

New American Paintings #93 MFA Annual

 

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2016

Summerzcool; with Austin Eddy; David Shelton Gallery; Houston, TX

Smile in the Dark; Left Field Gallery; San Luis Obispo, CA

2015

Double Nickels on the Dime; D&F Gallery; New York City, NY

 

AWARDS/LECTURES/RESIDENCIES

2018

Island Press Emerging Artist Fellowship; Washington University; St. Louis, MO

2015

NYU Steinhardt, Intro to Printmaking, Guest Critic

2014

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Intro to Printmaking, Guest Critic

OCAD University, Toronto, Canada, Artist in Residence

2012

Transformer Gallery Collectors Talk, Guest Speaker; Washington D.C.

Camberwell College of Art, UAL London, Guest Speaker; Brooklyn, NY

Nominated, Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant; Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, NY

Charles G. Shaw Award; Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, NY