{"id":28714,"date":"2024-04-24T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/?p=28714"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:08:46","slug":"trudy-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/trudy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Trudy Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14608 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7.jpg?resize=279%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-1.jpg 771w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-2.jpg 226w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-4.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-5.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-8.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trudy-Benson-Portrait-Installation-Image-2024-7-9.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesmcenery.com\/exhibitions\/trudy-benson\">Trudy Benson<\/a> received her Master of Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute in 2010 and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2007.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">She has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria; Weber Fine Art, Greenwich, CT; SUNNY, New York; Massif Central, Brussels, Belgium; Miles McEnery Gallery, New York; and Ceysson &#038; B\u00e9n\u00e9ti\u00e8re, Saint-\u00c9tienne, France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Her work has been included in recent group exhibitions at Krinzinger Schottenfeld, Vienna, Austria; Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY; m.simons, Amsterdam; Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY; Miles McEnery Gallery, New York; and Gaa Projects, Cologne, Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Benson\u2019s work may be found in the collections of the A\u00efshti Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon; Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, New York; Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill, NY; Portland Museum of Art, ME; Saatchi Gallery, London; Schwartz Art Collection, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA; and the Susan and Michael Hort Collection, New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The artist lives and works in Newburgh, NY.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In a departure from her first exhibition with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesmcenery.com\/exhibitions\/trudy-benson\">Miles McEnery Gallery<\/a> in October 2021, Benson\u2019s compositions have turned to emphasize fine line work made with an airbrush. From afar, warped planes buzz with motion; when the viewer steps closer, densely-scribbled marks are revealed as the source rather than solid blocks of color. The paintings are rendered in color combinations from monochromatic palettes to power clashing hues, creating harmony in the unexpected.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14609\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14609 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053.jpg?resize=696%2C602&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-4.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-A-Cross-Acrossoriginal.36053-scaled-9.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trudy Benson, A Cross Across, 2023 Acrylic and oil on canvas 34 x 40 inches 86.4 x 101.6 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14610\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14610\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051.jpg?resize=696%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-4.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Radiant-Skyoriginal.36051-scaled-9.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trudy Benson, Radiant Sky, 2023, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 60 1\/4 x 80 inches, 152.4 x 203.2 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14611\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14611\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789.jpg?resize=696%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-4.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TB-Tests-Her-Limitsoriginal.34789-scaled-9.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trudy Benson, TB Tests Her Limits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trudy Benson received her Master of Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute in 2010 and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2007. She has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria; Weber Fine Art, Greenwich, CT; SUNNY, New York; Massif Central, Brussels, Belgium; Miles McEnery Gallery, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28714","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-interview","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28714"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28756,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28714\/revisions\/28756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}