Paul benney artist biography
Paul benney artist biography
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Paul Benney
British artist
Paul Benney (born London, 30 May 1959) is a British artist who rose to international prominence as a contemporary artist whilst living and working in New York in the 1980s and 1990s in the UK as an portraitist.[1]
Benney's work is held in the 20th century collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,[2]The Brooklyn Museum,[3]The National Portrait Gallery, London,[1] The National Gallery of Australia,[4] and many prominent corporate and private collections around the world.
Paul Benney's portraiture and contemporary work have been featured in news, radio and documentaries on the BBC and Channel 4.[5][6]
Paul Benney exhibited his multimedia installation, 'Speaking in Tongues' during the 57th Venice Art Biennale in 2017.[7][8]
As of 2019 Benney had been collaborating with the multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney to compose and produce individual soundscapes for t