Stephen Benwell
Australian ceramist (born 1953)
Stephen Benwell (born 1953) is a Melbourne-based artist working predominantly in the medium of ceramics.
Education
Benwell trained as an artist in Melbourne, Australia, receiving a Diploma of Art from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1974. He went on to study ceramics under Professor Noel John Flood, attaining a Diploma of Education from Melbourne State College in 1976. In 2005, he completed his formal education with a Masters of Fine Arts from Monash University.
Art practice
Through the medium of ceramics, Stephen Benwell seeks to challenge local and international pottery traditions and art-craft context. Aesthetically, his work marries studio-based investigations of the ceramicist with the painterly and sculptural concerns of the contemporary artist. It manifests in how he couples high art with low art or low culture.
Exhibitions and collections
Stephen Benwell has exhibited consistently since 1975. His work has been exhibited in over 30 solo and over 60 group shows. He is represented by LON Gallery in Richmond, Victoria and exhibits his work often throughout Australia and Internationally, in both commercial and public galleries.
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