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Michele Benjamin, an artist specializing in the creation of jewelry, sculpture, digital photography prints, and wearable Art, today announced that her work is being featured at "The Diversity of Women's Voices" located at "CERES at 40" Art Exhibition Opening on January 9–27, 2024, celebrating 40 years of supporting and promoting women in the visual arts.
The opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Ceres Gallery, located at 547 West 27 Street, Suite 201—in the heart of the Chelsea Gallery District, one of the most important and influential art districts in the world...
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Sept. 22, 2023SHIM/Pictor Digital: Inaugural Exhibition | Messages: The Art of Sending and Receiving | Organized by Denise Jones Adler | Hosted by SHIM Art Network
Art is in constant communication, from what the artist creates from the world to what the viewer takes back with them. Like a game of telephone, the original message evolves through each individual’s unique interpretation.
In MESSAGES, seventeen artworks are in communication, placing vast abstract compositions alongside figurative works and portraits. The work urges us to examine the original intent of the artist and our role in how the message evolves, through the filter of our own world view. It is an invitation to explore, to reflect, and to appreciate the ongoing dialogue between the artist and the viewer.
Artists, whether intentionally or not, engage in an ongoing dialogue with one another, sharing not only techniques and information but also the sheer beauty of their creations.
I hope you enjoy this collection of work! - DJA
Participating Artists:
Denise Adler, Ruth Antrich, Michele Benjamin, Barbara Brocklebank, Farrin Chwalkowski, Gail Comes, Linda Dujack, Linda Ganus, Kathleen Gefell, Sachie Hayashi, Judith Luongo, Laurie Murray, Scotty Moy, Robert L. Pepper, Nancy Rosen, Elizabeth Stern & Tafa.For inquiries or further information, please contact:[Media Contact: Michele Benjamin][Email Address: info(at)michelebenjamin.com]SOURCE: SHIM Art Network
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More than 15,000 visitors attended over the four-day event, eager to explore the expansive, museum-quality exhibition featuring the pinnacle of art on paper. Gallery owners who participated were equally thrilled, reporting numerous meaningful engagements with collectors that led to impressive sales across varied price points. The atmosphere of thoughtful curation and diverse artistic expression fostered an environment ripe for meaningful dialogues and transactions.
]]>New York, New York — Art on Paper, New York City's esteemed fair focused on paper-based art, concluded its eagerly awaited 9th edition at Pier 36 from September 7–10 with tremendous excitement amongst patrons and lucrative sales for the participating galleries. Aligned with the prestigious Armory Arts Week, the fair showcased a remarkable array of more than 100 premier galleries, all committed to highlighting the creativity and allure of art on paper. Renowned for breaking artistic conventions, the event continues to cement its role as an essential destination for both veteran art aficionados and new collectors year after year.
Curated with precision by Nato Thompson, a renowned cultural architect and newly-appointed Creative Director at Art Market, in collaboration with Art on Paper’s Director Kelly Freeman, this revered annual showcase of paper-based art captivated a diverse audience of patrons, gallerists, and connoisseurs of the medium. Attendees were enthralled by the striking and intricate array of works that beautifully encapsulated the multifaceted dimensions and vast complexities of the world of paper-based art.
More than 15,000 visitors attended over the four-day event, eager to explore the expansive, museum-quality exhibition featuring the pinnacle of art on paper. Gallery owners who participated were equally thrilled, reporting numerous meaningful engagements with collectors that led to impressive sales across varied price points. The atmosphere of thoughtful curation and diverse artistic expression fostered an environment ripe for meaningful dialogues and transactions.
Throughout the fair, attendees were buzzing about the enriching programming, and captivating installations that added layers of understanding and insight. Adding a new dimension this year was a collaboration with the Center for Book Arts (CBA) on the presentation of Art on Paper’s inaugural BOOKSMART FAIR. This unique artists' book fair brought together a number of distinguished institutions, each offering a curated selection of artists' books that engaged the form in a myriad of ways. Notable highlights included the Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective's showcase of Deep Time by Rhada Pandey and the MoMA Library Council's presentation of Charles LeDray's Book Ends.
This year saw the return of Flat Files, presented by Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, which spotlighted fine art printmakers and publishers from around the world. Mannekan Press, Inky Editions, Lily Press and Lincoln Center Editions were among the many exhibitors in this focus section, which received high praise from collectors and curators. Further enriching the fair's offering were daily live printing workshops by Shoestring Press, featuring artists like Mike Perry, Victoria Carter, and Layla Nami. These interactive sessions offered patrons a firsthand look at various printmaking methods, from linocut to silkscreen printing, and were met with overwhelming enthusiasm.
Visitors also had the opportunity to immerse themselves in a multi-day experience with "FREE FILM: NYC," a collaboration between WORTHLESSSTUDIOS and the Lower Eastside Girls Club. This initiative allowed patrons to explore the world of analog photography, contributing to a curated book of expressive photos. Patrons also witnessed an array of transformative installations, such as Drew Francis Cameron's demonstration of turning military uniforms into handmade paper and Striped Canary's living exhibit Proposal for a Future Forest, 2023, which evolved throughout the event. Additional public projects included The Power of Art, presented by Amplifier; Rose Eken’s paper clay sculpture NYC Ghosts and Flowers, presented by Alchemy Gallery, and more large-scale works by Tariqa Waters and Fitzhugh Karol, among others.
As Art on Paper sets its sights on future editions, the event's resounding success reinforces its role as a vital cultural hub and a key platform for advancing paper-based art, fostering community, and inspiring artistic discourse. The fair's lasting influence within the art world is sure to continue as it nurtures new relationships, ignites meaningful conversations, and sustains a vibrant and evolving artistic community.
The strength of this year’s Art on Paper was recognized by galleries, artists, and buyers alike:
From Corina Reynolds, Center for Book Arts: “The BOOKSMART FAIR was a huge success. Thanks to the new partnership with Art on Paper, Center for Book Arts was able to provide a platform for emerging and underrepresented artists to connect with new collectors—all of the participating organizations reported excellent sales and are excited to see how the fair grows in the coming years.”
From Eileen Maguire, Stoney Road Press: “For us Art on Paper is a vibrant fair with a hugely engaged and interested audience. Stoney Road Press relished the opportunity to meet previous and new clients and always enjoy this well run and highly professional event with a great management team. We look forward to being back at Pier 36 next year.”
From Bianca Barquet, Marlborough Graphics: “This was Marlborough’s first year participating in Art on Paper and we loved it! We felt so welcome by fellow exhibitors and visitors and are pleased with the positive response our booth received. A big thank you to the AMP team for their help through all the planning and we are looking forward to returning in 2024.”
From Tanya Weddemire, Tanya Weddemire Gallery: “Art on Paper 2023 was an amazing experience. I’m happy that we did the show and exhibited Guy Stanley Philoche “Give Us Our Flowers”
series which was well received by the viewers. Collectors purchased works every day and they were intrigued about the series and inspiration behind Guy’s career. This was our debut at an art fair; and as an emerging gallery, I would like to thank Kelly and the staff for the support and setting the stage of what it truly looks like being an exhibitor.”
From Nicola Lorenz, Forum Gallery: “Forum Gallery was pleased to exhibit at the 2023 edition of Art on Paper. We were delighted to reconnect with collectors, colleagues and fellow exhibitors and are proud to have added works by Steven Assael, Alyssa Monks, and Clio Newton to the collection of an American museum.”
From Kristen Accola, Accola Griefen Fine Art: "We were pleased with the strong attendance throughout the fair and impressed by the level of interest from attendees. Sales were good and we appreciated the presence of many museum curators as well."
2023 EXHIBITOR LIST:
+ARTE - Quito, Ecuador
Able Fine Art - New York, NY
AC LATIN ART - Buenos Aires, Miami
Accola Griefen Fine Art - New York, NY
Adamar Fine Arts - Miami, FL
ADLAR Studio - Los Angeles, CA
AHA Fine Art - New York, NY
Alchemy Gallery - New York, NY
amArtHouse Gallery - Bantam, CT
Anémona Editores - Mexico City, MX *
AroundSpace Gallery - Shanghai, China
Art Mora Gallery - Ridgefield Park, NJ
Artego - Queens, NY
ArteLatAm - Brooklyn, NY
ArtStar - New York, NY
Azart Gallery - Woodstock, NY
Bernay Fine Art - Great Barrington, MA
Bertrand Productions - Philadelphia, PA
Black & White Gallery/Project Space - Southampton, NY
BoxHeart Gallery - Pittsburgh, PA
Candela Gallery - Richmond, VA
Catalyst Contemporary - Baltimore, MD
CK Contemporary - San Francisco, CA
Clark Gallery - Lincoln, MA
Commonweal Gallery - Philadelphia, PA
David Lusk Gallery - Nashville, TN
dieFirma - New York, NY
Donghwa Ode Gallery - New York, NY
Donopoulos International Fine Arts - Thessaloniki, Greece
Electric Works - San Francisco, CA
ELEGAL - Athens, Greece
Emmanuelle G Contemporary - Greenwich, CT
Forum Gallery - New York, NY
Fremin Gallery - New York, NY
Friedrichs Pontone - New York, NY
Frosch & Co. - New York, NY
Galeri/Miz - Istanbul, Turkey
Galeria Casa Cuadrada - Bogotá, Colombi, Miami, Zürich, Switzerland
Galleria Anna Marra - Rome, Italy
Gallery Artlink - Seoul, South Korea
Gallery G-77 - Kyoto, Japan
Gallery SoSo - Seoul, South Korea
GalleryLabs - Buenos Aires, Miami, New Haven, NYC
Garvey | Simon - San Anselmo, CA, NYC
Genuine Global Company - Seoul, South Korea
George Billis Gallery - New York, NY, Fairfield, CT
Ginza Gallery G2 - Tokyo, Japan
Harman Projects - New York, NY
Heller Gallery - New York, NY
ILevel - New York, NY
Inky Editions - Hudson, NY *
Inna Art Space - NYC, Huangzhou, China
J Rinehart Gallery - Seattle, WA
Jade Flower Gallery - Seoul, South Korea
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery - New Orleans, LA
K+Y Contemporary - Paris, France
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts - NYC, Bridgehampton, NY
Kingsland Editions - Brooklyn, NY *
LAMINAproject - New York, NY
Lawrence Fine Art - New York, NY
LewAllen Galleries - Santa Fe, NM
Lily Press - Rockville, MD *
Lincoln Center Editions - New York, NY *
LnS Gallery - Miami, FL
Manneken Press - Bloomington, IL *
Marlborough Graphics - NYC, London, UK
Marloe Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
Metropolitan Art Atelier (MAA) - New York, NY
Michele Mariaud Gallery - New York, NY
MM Fine Art - Southampton, NY
Muriel Guépin Gallery - New York, NY
Nicolas Auvray Gallery - New York, Greenwich, Paris
Oehme Graphics - Steamboat Springs, CO
Patrick Heide Contemporary Art - London, UK
Perseus Gallery - New York, Miami
Petrichor Press - Philadelphia, PA
Pictor Gallery - New York, NY
QingYunGe Gallery - Changzhou, China
Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage (SMAH) - Tokyo, Japan
Spanierman Modern - New York, NY
Spence Gallery - Toronto, Canada
Stanek Gallery - Philadelphia, PA
Stoney Road Press - Dublin, Ireland
Surface Library - Ancram, NY
TAG Fine Arts - London, UK
Tanya Weddemire Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
The Mannix Project - East Hampton, NY
The Tolman Collection - New York, NY
Timothy Yarger Fine Art - Los Angeles, CA
Tuleste Factory - New York, NY
Uprise Art - New York, NY
Vertu Fine Art -Boca Raton, FL
VSOP Projects - Greenport, NY
Yelena Lezhen Art - New York, NY
Z Art Space - Montreal, Canada
2023 CULTURAL PARTNERS:
American Folk Art Museum
ArtTable
Association of Women Art Dealers (AWAD) Brooklyn Museum
Center for Contemporary Printmaking Creative Time
International Center of Photography Museum International Studio & Curatorial Program Magazzino Italian Art
Mana Contemporary
Neue Galerie
Parlor Social Club
Parrish Art Museum
POWarts
Print Center New York
Queens Museum
The Cultivist
The Heckscher Museum of Art
The Morgan Library & Museum
The PR Net
The Print Center Philadelphia
The Print Club of New York
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
VIA Art Fund
2023 CORPORATE PARTNERS:
St. Pete Clearwater Florida Juvé & Camps
New Belgium Brewing Manhattan Beer Distributors Voss
Artsy Esse VENÜ
American Art Collector
American Fine Art Magazine
Pier36
Codogan Tate
ABOUT AMP:
AMP is a creative events firm that designs, builds, promotes and produces important cultural experiences worldwide. Since 2011, AMP has produced art fairs that focus on a high quality and engaging fair experience by connecting collectors with galleries in the most optimal settings. AMP’s current portfolio contains four major art fairs including Art on Paper, Art Market Hamptons, Art Market San Francisco, and Seattle Art Fair. AMP is a division of a21.
For more information about Art on Paper and AMP, please visit https://thepaperfair.com/
PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of AMP ART ON PAPER
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NEW YORK, NY -- The Pictor Gallery, a fine art gallery located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in New York’s Chelsea District, announced a new exhibition on display from July 18th to August 5, 2023: Downtime includes works by member artists: Denise Adler, Ruth Antrich, Michele Benjamin, Barbara Brocklebank, Jean Bundy, David Bundy, Gail Comes, Farrin Chwalkowski, Linda Dujack, Linda Ganus, Kathleen Gefell, Sachie Hayashi, Ralph Julius, Judith Luongo, Laurie Murray, Ken Nelson, Robert L. Pepper, Nancy Rosen, Souren Teghrarian, and invitees: Ellen Abraham, Eugene Albulescu, Hrair Alticosalian, Sally Eisenberg, Erin Karp, Karen L. Kirshner, Mark Mascar. Barbara Olsen. Linda Rudes and Cyndi Phillkill.
The Pictor Gallery is located at 547 West 27th Street, Suite 204, New York, NY 10001, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The opening reception for the new exhibits will take place on Thursday, July 20th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Michele Benjamin
"Elephant on Brooklyn Bridge" 2023
Acrylic on Silk, 17 x 17 inches
This exhibition is organized by Marcela Guerrero, Jennifer Rubio Associate Curator, with Angelica Arbelaez, Rubio Butterfield Family Fellow, and Sofía Silva, former Curatorial & Education Fellow in U.S. Latinx Art.
This exhibition is organized by Marcela Guerrero, Jennifer Rubio Associate Curator, with Angelica Arbelaez, Rubio Butterfield Family Fellow, and Sofía Silva, former Curatorial & Education Fellow in U.S. Latinx Art.
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Michele Benjamin: Fine art and the natural environment inspire the creation of Benjamin’s wildlife forms, including bees, hummingbirds, lions, tigers, elephants, bears, and more. These elements add beauty and significance to the enrichment of the human experience.
]]>The Pictor Gallery, a fine art gallery located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in New York’s Chelsea District, today announced two new exhibitions that will be on display from March 28th to April 22nd, 2023: Day Dreams by Jim Irvine in Gallery 1, and Natural State by Michele Benjamin, Kathleen Gefell, Ken Nelson, and Elizabeth Stern in Gallery 2.
The Pictor Gallery is located at 547 West 27th Street, Suite 204, New York, NY 10001, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The opening reception for the new exhibits will take place on Tuesday, March 30th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and again on Saturday, April 1st from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The six artists in this exhibition [Dr. Kyra Belán, Michele Benjamin, Muriel Magenta, Mary Alice Orito, Francine Perlman and Elizabeth Downer Riker] use visual messages to make the public aware of the importance of women’s equality as well as the importance of maintaining the laws that guarantee it. –Dr. Kyra Belan
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Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc. (WIA) now in its sixth decade, celebrates Women’s History Month 2023, bringing to Peekskill’s Field Gallery a multi-faceted exhibit of exuberant, powerful art highlighting the diversity, strength, creativity, and professionalism of women artists. Women’s history is human history and here, nature is venerated. The artists represented in this show have found ways to tell their myriad of stories through visual imagery made in a wide variety of materials ranging from painting, drawing, printmaking and collage to photography, sculpture, fiber art, and mixed media. We invite you to join us... READ MORE
Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc. (WIA) now in its sixth decade, celebrates Women’s History Month 2023, bringing to Peekskill’s Field Gallery a multi-faceted exhibit of exuberant, powerful art highlighting the diversity, strength, creativity, and professionalism of women artists. Women’s history is human history and here, nature is venerated. The artists represented in this show have found ways to tell their myriad of stories through visual imagery made in a wide variety of materials ranging from painting, drawing, printmaking and collage to photography, sculpture, fiber art, and mixed media. We invite you to join us... READ MORE
Ceres Gallery, a feminist, not-for-profit, alternative gallery in New York City, today announced Our Bodies, Our Freedom, an upcoming exhibit dedicated to the theme of reproductive rights curated by Dr. Krya Belan.
The exhibit will be on display from February 28th to March 25th, with an opening reception on March 2nd from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Ceres Gallery is located at 547 West 27th Street Suite 201 in New York, New York, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The following artists will exhibit their work at Our Bodies, Our Freedom:
Dr. Kyra Belán, Michele Benjamin, Muriel Magenta, Mary Alice Orito, Francine Perlman and Elizabeth Downer Riker.
Michele Benjamin, "We March"
Digital Photography Archival Print, (unframed)
35 x 37 inches, 2023
Michele Benjamin, "Supreme"
Digital Photography Archival Print, (unframed)
35 x 37 inches, 2023
Ghanaian painter Tafa: Now showing at Chelsea’s Pictor Gallery in New York until 25 February, 2023. by Veronica Esposito 2/16/2023 The Guardian
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/16/tafa-ghana-artist-chelsea-gallery
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Pictor Gallery, an affiliate gallery to the virtual platform ArtSpeak Collective, today announced a winter invitational to promote its Art for Grabs art exhibition. It's a great opportunity to find a memorable gift for the holidays.
Participating artists include Denise Adler, Eugene Albulescu, Michele Benjamin, MJ Bono, Barbara Brocklebank, David Bundy, Stephen Cimini, Gail Comes, Linda Dujack, Mary Durkee, Terri Fraser, Kathleen Gefell, Linda Ganus, Valerie Huhn, Jim Irvine, Ralph Julius, Bernice Kramer, lan Mack, Andy Melendez, Tracy Mistichelli, Laurie Murray, Ken Nelson, Jide Ojo, Robert L. Pepper, Stacy Mohammed-Pepper, Rebeca Raney, Nancy Rosen, Barbara Shelly, Elizabeth Stern, Souren Teghrarian, Jean Dominique Voicy, James Kevin Wilson, and Marianna Winterdale.
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Pictor Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in New York's Chelsea District, at 548 West 28th Street 10001. Artist members from New York and around the country bring a diverse and exciting blend of ideas to inspire one another and the art-loving public. Exhibits are paired with salons and other forms of live entertainment to offer a gallery experience that is fresh, unique, and inclusive.
For more information, visit https://www.pictorgallery.com.
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Michele Benjamin Jewelry Design, the home of activist and jewelry designer Michele Benjamin's artistic creations, today announced the return of her Bee Pins and Necklaces at Whitney Museum Shop in New York City. Benjamin's popular bee jewelry had been sold out, but due to popular demand, they are now fully restocked.
The Bee jewelry symbolizes the legacy of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the extended Whitney family who was the museum's namesake. "(The Whitney Museum is) a home for artists and art lovers," said Benjamin in an interview with QNS. "The real beehive, located on the rooftop of the Whitney, produces "Flora" honey, which ‘sweetens’ the art world and our daily lives."
Benjamin first began selling her unique Bee jewelry at the Whitney Museum in 2015. Ever since, the designs have been consistently popular among Whitney staff, volunteers, docents, members, and other visitors who frequent the Whitney. She even has a fan in Susan Sarandon, who was photographed wearing one of Benjamin's Bee necklaces on the Thelma and Louise 30th Anniversary Reunion red carpet in 2021.
Bee jewelry can be purchased in the Whitney Museum of American Art, located at 99 Gansevoort Street in New York City. The Museum is open from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday to Monday, Wednesdays to Thursday, and Saturday, as well as from 10:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday. The Museum is closed on Tuesday.
For more information, visit https://www.michelebenjamin.com.
]]>The following is a list of Women In The Arts Foundation, Inc. artist members who are also participants in the ART-TASTIC! Virtual Exhibition, starting November 1, 2022 - ongoing:
Deborah Beck, Kyra Belan, Elizabeth Benedict, Michele Benjamin, Erin Butler. Linda Butti, Hilda Green Demsky, Deborah Dorsey. Maria Formoso, Marilyn Herbst, Helen Levin, Muriel Magenta, Joan O’Brien, Jacqueline Sferra Rada, Barbara Schaefer, Marie Schepis. Helaine Soller, Tobey Soller, Judith Van Camp. Laura Waller and Cindy Walton.
Women in the Arts Foundation works to overcome discrimination against women artists.
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The following is a list of Women In The Arts Foundation, Inc. artist members who are also participants in the ART-TASTIC! Virtual Exhibition, starting November 1, 2022 - ongoing:
Deborah Beck, Kyra Belan, Elizabeth Benedict, Michele Benjamin, Erin Butler. Linda Butti, Hilda Green Demsky, Deborah Dorsey. Maria Formoso, Marilyn Herbst, Helen Levin, Muriel Magenta, Joan O’Brien, Jacqueline Sferra Rada, Barbara Schaefer, Marie Schepis. Helaine Soller, Tobey Soller, Judith Van Camp. Laura Waller and Cindy Walton.
Women in the Arts Foundation works to overcome discrimination against women artists.
Founded in 1971 by artists, writers and other art world professionals meeting in lower Manhattan during a time of great unrest and creative ferment, Women in the Arts quickly grew into a national organization. It incorporated in 1973 as Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc. (WIA). Throughout its history, WIA has proved to be adaptable and creative in its ongoing work to change outdated concepts and attitudes about women as professional artists.
To learn more about WIAF, Inc. please visit our website at:https:/
Curator: Michele Benjamin, https:/
WIAF Coordinating Board:
Helaine Soller, Executive Coordinator; Judith Van Camp, Financial Coordinator; Marie Schepis, Membership Coordinator
Coordinators-at-Large: Deborah Beck, Michele Benjamin, Erin Butler, Marilyn Herbst, Tobey Soller
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Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (3) not-for-profit corporation since 1973 (EIN: 23-7389740)
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Michele Benjamin - Jewelry Design is a New York-based artist who creates jewelry, sculpture, digital photo prints, and wearable art. My collections are offered in art galleries, cultural institutions, and boutiques in the U.S. and online nationally and internationally, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Bruce Museum Store, Pictor Gallery, on the runway at New York Fashion Week (NYFW), and on Amazon.com.
Collections are certified: “Made in New York” through the New York Economic Development Corporation. I've received commissions from New York City Store, Central Park Conservancy, Battery Park Conservancy, Empowers Africa, The High Line, Roanoke College, Salem, VA, Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA, Siddhartha School, Ladakh, India, and for Dubai Expo 2020, UAE.
I create nature-inspired and activist jewelry and art. I've been in business since 2011 and began creating sterling silver jewelry in 2013. I am motivated each day by the creativity and sense of accomplishment that comes with creating new and exciting work, participating in the arts community, exhibiting my artwork at Pictor Gallery, Chelsea district, Manhattan, and participating on multiple committees and boards, including Women in the Arts Foundation Inc., Women's Jewelry Association, Mentorship Committee, and Greater NY Chamber of Commerce, Member, and Keynote Speaker.
My biggest accomplishment as a business owner is having my jewelry shown in Whitney Museum Shop, Bruce Museum Store, Pictor Gallery, NY, where I am an affiliate member, and additional art galleries, boutiques, and cultural institutions nationally and internationally.
Additionally, I create jewelry and art for fundraising and to support causes that provide food and medicine to the underserved. My work is associated with promoting women’s empowerment and wildlife conservation. I taught art and jewelry workshops while serving as Arts Envoy in 2019, in Southeast Asia (Cambodia and Laos), on behalf of the U.S. State Department, in 2020 "Made in NYC" Week (Pratt Institute), and in 2021, as a New York City Artist Corps grant recipient. I was awarded multiple STEP grants (State Trade Expansion Program) from ESD NY Global NY with Gold Key service to Dubai, UAE, in 2019 and for Trade Show, Singapore, in 2022.
One of the hardest things I've learned from being a business owner is that projects move at their own pace and that it doesn't work well to rush through creative steps. It is important to get a clear understanding of your client's needs and be confident about creating an excellent work product. Time management, financial planning, and self-care are all important aspects of facing multiple challenges of running a business.
Website: https://www.michelebenjamin.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MicheleBenjaminLLC/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelebenjaminllc/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbenjaminllc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelebenjaminllc/
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Color. Living, breathing color. No one seems to be immune to it and many of us may even be obsessed with it. Color is one of the first considerations an artist makes as they begin to create in their medium of choice, and it is often the first thing a viewer notices. During our newest exhibit, Pictor Gallery invites you to experience color through the eyes of twelve Affiliate Member artists, each with a unique approach. Spend time with us, and let us know how you respond to what you are seeing.
Posted on September 24, 2020 / Made In NYC News
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Last Saturday, the American Corner in Luang Prabang, organized an art exhibition at the Luang Prabang library to feature artwork inspired by wildlife protection. American artist Michele Benjamin taught art and jewelry design to local artisans and students from the Luang Prabang Art Institute as part of the #SavingWildlifeThroughArt program. The event showcased student creations for a large public, who included local Lao government officials and Deputy Chief of Mission Colin Crosby. A fantastic day at the American Corner, Luang Prabang’s all-in-one learning center with free access to books, WiFi, English learning and lots of great events. Have you visited us yet? 😁
#MicheleBenjamin Jewelry Design #MiNY #MiNYFashion #NYCEDC #ArtsEnvoy #exchangeourworld #Laos
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