Ben’s art has evolved from his studies of Abstract Expressionism with Stamos to a more idiosyncratic use of abstract form, color and light. His reputation is as a rich, subtle, painterly colorist who paints directly from his emotions as he reacts with Life’s experiences, his memories and his uncommon knowledge of the history of art but always with integrity and great feeling for life. A professional artist with an independent spirit, he has a 3,000 sq.ft. gallery in West Orange, NJ , a winter studio in Lake Worth, Florida and a cool summer studio in Eastport, Maine.
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Born Jersey City, NJ 1941
Rutgers University B.A. 1965, M.A. 1977
New York University, Art History, 1967
Columbia University 1969, painting with Theodore Stamos
Art Students’ League of New York, 1970-75, painting with Theodore Stamos.
Listed in Art In America’s Guide to Museums, Galleries #038; Artists” 1988-present
Galleries:
Colm Rowan Fine Art, East Hampton, NY
Mtnspace Gallery, Lake Worth Beach FL
Andre Zarre Gallery, N.Y. N.Y. 5 Solo shows thru 2016
Art Cabinet, Nantucket, MA 1999 to the present (artcabinet.com)
The White Gallery, Lakeville CT Solo show June 2009
Aaron Galleries, Chicago IL
Robert Steele Gallery, New York NY (summer 2005)
Group & Solo Shows: selected:
Union League Club, solo retrospective, December 2021
Art Hamptons, Southampton, NY, represented by Colm Rowan 2021
Palm Beach Show, Palm beach Convention Center, FL 2020
Palm Beach County Cultural Center Solo show 2019 & 2014
Andre Zarre Gallery, NYC, 5 solo shows until Gallerist retired in 2016
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack NJ 2014 Solo Show
Rutgers University, Paul Robeson Galleries, Newark NJ, Solo show Feb 2013 “Primary Essences” , curated by Anonda Bell
Eastport Art Center, Maine, Solo show August 2011 “Abstract Colorist”
“Six N.J. Masters” September- October 2010, Kean University, Union NJ, curated by Carl Burger
Nexus: Art & Science, March 2011-2012 Scripps Institute, Jupiter FL
US Artists, Philadelphia PA October 2007 represented by Schillay Fine Art
Monmouth County Museum, NJ Peter Stroud Curator
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
Nabisco Corporation, East Hanover, NJ
Art Atlanta, GA
Corporate and Private Collections: (Partial List):
Jack Welch, retired Chairman & C.E.O. General Electric
Abigail Johnson, Fidelity Funds
John Mutz, former Lt. Governor of Indiana
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Green, Epstein, Becker & Green, NYC
Henry Dunay, Henry Dunay Designs, NYC
Jonathan Barrett, V.P. Pfizer International, NYC
Joseph Reiter, Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain, Williams, Palm Beach, FL
Castrol International, Wayne, NJ
Florida Atlantic University Jupiter, FL
Ricoh Corporation, West Caldwell, NJ
Pfizer Corporation, NYC
Schering-Plough Corporation, Morristown NJ
Nathan Ancell, Founder & C.E.O. Ethan-Allen Inc, Danbury, CT
Kean University, Union, NJ
St. Mary’s Hospital, West Palm Beach, FL
Mechanical Contractors Association, Springfield, NJ
Life Systems Inc, Cleveland, OH
Joseph Courter #038; Son, builder of WTC, NYC
Omega World Travel Inc, Washington, DC
Racemark International, Ballston Spa, NY
Innumerable private patrons over the past 23 years