| Dan Bennett CV and artists statement |
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| Born in Kent in 1975, and subsequently
growing up in rural areas throughout Surrey, I quickly fell in love with the
world of plants, spending all my free time either climbing trees or drawing
them. Outside of my art, my working life has revolved around flora; as a
forestry worker, a tree surgeon, a rights-of-way assistant, a keeper of a
botanic house, and as a self-employed gardener. I became aware of art as a
career choice when I was awarded a full art scholarship to Epsom College in
1988. This led eventually to me gaining a 2:1 BA Fine Art degree from Leeds
University ten years later. I currently live and work in Brighton & Hove and am a member of Studio 106, an artists' collective that works and exhibits in a converted warehouse space in the Poet's Corner district of Hove. By painting images of plants, I combine my two main interests in life, and have built a solid foundation for creating striking yet sensitive artwork. Background 1998 Leeds University BA fine art 1994 The Surrey Institute BTEC art foundation 1988 Epsom College full art schorlarship 1975 Kent born Awards 2006 shortlisted for the Celeste Art Prize Commissions 2006 centaurea2 triptych for The Wisley golf club Group Shows 2008 The Biscuit Factory - spring show Newcastle Affordable Art Fair - spring London 2007 The Biscuit Factory - winter show Newcastle Cambridge Contemporary Art - Christmas show Cambridge Gallery One - Christmas show Grayshott Chase exhibition - Royal College of Art London Brighton Art Fair - corn exchange Brighton Cambridge Contemporary Art - summer show Cambridge Sarah Wiseman Gallery - organic exhibition House and Garden Fair - Olympia London Affordable Art Fair - West Bristol Studio 106 - open house Brighton The Biscuit Factory - spring show Newcastle Stark Gallery - spring show Canterbury The Hertfordshire Art Fair Ware Affordable Art Fair - spring London 2006 The Biscuit Factory - winter show Newcastle Cambridge Contemporary Art - Christmas show Cambridge The Great Art Xmas Fair - Alexanda palace London Chase exhibition - Royal College of Art London Inspired Art Fair - Christchurch London Cambridge Contemporary Art - summer show Cambridge Studio 106 - open House Brighton Affordable Art Fair - West Bristol Twist Art & Design - floral exhibition London Affordable Art Fair - spring London art-file - floral exhibition Bicester 2005 Studio 106 Brighton 2004 Harrow Arts Center London 2003 Brighton Artists Gallery Brighton 2002 The Open House Brighton 2001 Brighton Artists Gallery Brighton Gallery 73 Brighton Solo Shows 2008 Georgina Coleman Fine Arts London 2006 Art Wave Festival - Pelham House Lewes 2000 Gallery 73 Brighton The Space |