Dan Bennett was born in Kent in 1975, and currently lives and works in Brighton. He was awarded a full art scholarship
to Epsom College in 1988, and in 1998 gained a 2:1 BA Fine Art degree from Leeds University.
Dan is a member of Studio 106, an artists' collective that works and exhibits in a converted
warehouse in the Poet's Corner district of Hove. Dan exhibits at various galleries and art fairs throughout the UK and the US.
artist's statement
My art practice is currently undergoing a transition. Although I am still deeply inspired by the prehistoric symbols that can be found etched onto rocks by our global ancestors, I have recently become as interested in the rock itself. This interest expresses itself as a desire to climb and paint these ancient structures so as to better understand them. I have found that by physically moving across their surfaces I have gained a deeper intuitive knowledge about the world in general, in a similar way in which painting helps me understand the world. The mechanics of forces, levers, tension and friction which are involved in rock climbing have led to moments of inspiration which I am currently pursuing in my painting.
selected group shows
2010
Studio 106 | open house | Brighton
Affordable Art Fair | spring | London
2009
Balman Gallery | winter show | Corbridge
Cambridge Contemporary Art | Christmas show | Cambridge
Voltz Clarke Gallery | fall show | New York
Brighton Art Fair | Corn Exchange | Brighton
Cambridge Contemporary Art | summer show | Cambridge
Red Biddy Gallery | summer show | Shalford
Studio 106 | open house | Brighton
Affordable Art Fair | spring | London
2008
Cambridge Contemporary Art | Christmas show | Cambridge
Chase charity auction | Royal College of Art | London
Brighton Art Fair | Corn Exchange | Brighton
Cambridge Contemporary Art | summer show | Cambridge
Red Biddy Gallery | summer show | Shalford
Affordable Art Fair | West | Bristol
Studio 106 | open house | Brighton
The Biscuit Factory | spring show | Newcastle
Affordable Art Fair | spring | London
2007
The Biscuit Factory | winter show | Newcastle
Cambridge Contemporary Art | Christmas show | Cambridge
Chase charity auction | Royal College of Art | London
Brighton Art Fair | Corn Exchange | Brighton
Cambridge Contemporary Art | summer show | Cambridge
Red Biddy Gallery | summer show | Shalford
Affordable Art Fair | West | Bristol
Studio 106 | open house | Brighton
The Biscuit Factory | spring show | Newcastle
Affordable Art Fair | spring | London
2006
The Biscuit Factory | winter show | Newcastle
Cambridge Contemporary Art | Christmas show | Cambridge
Chase charity auction | Royal College of Art | London
Inspired Art Fair | Christchurch | London
Cambridge Contemporary Art | summer show | Cambridge
Affordable Art Fair | West | Bristol
Studio 106 | open house | Brighton
Affordable Art Fair | spring | London
background
1998 Leeds University | BA fine art
1994 The Surrey Institute | BTEC art foundation
1988 Epsom College | full art scholarship
1975 Born | Kent
solo shows
2010 Cambridge Contemporary Art | Cambridge
2009 Pelham House | Lewes
2008 Salvatore Ferragamo | New York
2008 Georgina Coleman Fine Arts | London
2006 Art Wave Festival | Lewes
2000 Gallery 73 | Brighton
2000 The Space | London
Studio 106 | 106 Coleridge Street | Hove | East Sussex | BN3
5AA | United Kingdom | +44 (0) 7958 542744 | dan@dan-bennett.co.uk