ME
ph: 617-448-5505
mjbenson
I grew up on the New England Coast, running along the edges of the water, swimming in its balmy waves, and sailing on its moody surface. I started my art practice as a photographer, working with alternative landscapes and materials, and started painting after moving to Maine in 2006. The ocean has always been my elegant muse, a balance point in the upheaval and ennui of a curious life.
BFA - School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University
EdM - Harvard University
Courses:
Maine Photography Workshops, Haystack Mountain School of Fine Craft, Maine College of Art
Representation:
Portland, Maine: Portland Art Gallery
Selected Exhibitions
Painting:
Portland Art Gallery - MJ Benson, Julie Cyr & Jodi Edwards - March 2019
The Francis - Recent Work - August - December 2018 (Portland Press Herald story)
Lifeworks Chiropractic - Solo Show - July - November 2018
CELT Paint for Preservation - juried - July 2018
Portland Art Gallery - MJ Benson & Joanne Parent - February 2018
Engine Gallery Rumpus Show, Biddeford, ME - February-March 2018
Maine Home & Design - Ones To Watch - December 2017
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Sale - Medici Artist, 2017 & 2018
Down East Magazine Art of Giving Gala, Featured Artist - 2017 & 2018
Yarmouth Art Festival, Yarmouth, ME - October 2017
Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, Solo Show - Summer 2017
CELT Paint for Preservation - July 2017
Coolidge Corner Arts Festival, Brookline, MA - May 2017
Thomas Memorial Library Solo Show, Cape Elizabeth, ME - April 2017
Engine Gallery Rumpus Show, Biddeford, ME - February-March 2017
SEA Art Sale, Portland, ME - December 2016
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston December Sale - 2016 (Medici Artist)
Wellesley Marketplace, Wellesley, MA - November 2016
Yarmouth Art Festival, Yarmouth, ME - October 18-22, 2016
Freeport Fall Festival, Freeport, ME - October 2-4, 2016
Maine College of Art - CREATE V Show - September 2016
CIA Cafe - May 15-July15 2016 (Portland Press Herald article)
Maine College of Art - Collect Show - November 2015
Photography:
Bakery Photo Collective, Portland, ME - Photo A Go Go - 2007-2013
Artascope, South Portland, ME - 2007-2014
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Sale- 1992-2015 (Medici Artist 2007-2009, 2015)
Newburyport Arts Association, various exhibits - 2000 - 2007
Boston Private Bank - solo show - 2001
Cambridge Center for Adult Education - solo show - 2000
Harvard University, Artists As Educators, Arts Montage, 2000
Selected Collections
Fidelity Investments
Corcoran Companies
William & Nancy Osgood
Copyright 2018 M.J. Benson, Artist. All rights reserved.
ME
ph: 617-448-5505
mjbenson