JESUS BENAVENTE
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EDUCATION
Mason Gross School of Art at Rutgers University MFA 2013
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture 2012
University of Texas at Austin BFA & BA Studio Art 2010
SELECTED ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
2023
LA PULGA FRESA, UTSA SOUTHWEST, San Antonio, TX
THERE IS BEAUTY, PERO NO LA VEMOS, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase, NY
2022
Que No Quede Huella, Home Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Almost Home, Ebb Curatorial, Ridgewood, NY
2020
I’m Not Dancing, I’m Struggling to Survive: Shelter in Place, Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York, NY
2015
The Fool, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Art-In-Buildings West 10th Window, New York, NY
2009
Easter Huevos, CoLab Space, Austin, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Hard Return, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
Tarde ‘Pal Party, Hidrante, San Juan, PR
2022
(be)longing, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, NY
2021
P.A.D. Retrospect, Walter Elwood Museum, Amsterdam, NY
Live/Dead, Hillsdale, NY
Bellweather Festival, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
We Become Present, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2019
The Socrates Annual 2019, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY
Pad Gallery, New York, NY
Score’s For a Black Hole: Everybody Comes to a Sad Pool Party, Art In General, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Se Vende: Gran Columbia, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
Forward Union 2018, Red Bull Arts NY, New York, NY
Light Year, Sine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
The Air, Beverly’s, New York, NY
Ground Shift, Upstate, NY
Vector no 8, Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY
Acre Projects, Chicago, IL
Aqui, Tiene Un Tallboy, 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
I’m Not Dancing, I’m Struggling to Survive, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2017
TCC Presents: Time/Gaze, The Culture Club, Brooklyn, NY
New Latin Wave, Brooklyn Bazaar, Brooklyn, NY
Forward Union 2017, New York, NY
Spring 2017 Residency Exhibition, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Forward Union Fair, 714 Broadway, New York, NY
Queens International 2016, Queens Museum, Queens, NY
A Body Has No Center, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA
Bodies, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast, ME
Waves, 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
2015
SPRING BREAK ART SHOW, New York, NY
RESPOND!, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY
2014
Light Into Night, Art OMI, Ghent, NY
Well Played, LTD Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
I Try and I Try and I Try, Find and Form Space, Boston, MA
2013
Performa: After Hours, Home Sweet Home/ Fig 13, New York, NY
Ora Serrata, Chashama, New York, NY
Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Brooklyn, NY
Between The Clouds, Shin Museum of Art, South Korea
VOX IX, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
Kingston Sculpture Biennial, Kingston, NY
Do It (Outside), Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY
\_(ツ)_/ ̄, White Box, New York, NY
OUR SHOW, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
Interstice, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
SkowheganPERFORMS, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY
Welcome Back Show, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
Rear View Mirror, Space B, New York, NY
2011
99% Wizards of Change, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
Soapbox: Performance Art Series, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
New Art in Austin: 15 to Watch, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
MIXMASTERS: This is who we are, One9zero6, San Antonio, TX
Fusebox Festival 2011, Austin, TX
2010
YLA15, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
Five x Seven, Arthouse, Austin, TX
Stations, Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX Texas Crude, Co-Lab, Austin, TX
Camp Shame, Moose Lodge, Austin, TX
Ideas Of Mountains, Creative Research Lab, Austin TX
COMMISSIONED WORKS
2017
ART OMI Theatre Benefit
2015
Wave Hill Family Art Project, Bronx, NY
2013
Skowhegan Awards Gala, 583 Park Avenue, New York, NY
2009
ViVa La Vida Fest, Installation for the Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2023
Wingate Artist in Residence
2022
The Chinati Foundation Artist in Residence
2021
SmackMellon
2020
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Art Omi Alumni Residency
2019
Socrates Sculpture Park Emerging Artist Fellowship
2017
NARS Foundation
2016
Foundation for Contemporary Arts grant
2014
Art Omi
2012
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
SELECTED PRESS
2022
Allegra Hobbs, “Chinati Artist in Residence Jesus Benavente subverts ideas of party and protest”, The Big Bend Sentinel https://bigbendsentinel.com/2022/10/05/chinati-artist-in-residence-jesus-ben avente-subverts-ideas-of-party-and-protest/
2016
Seph Rodney, “Art Workers Organize a Fair for Political Action”, Hyperallergic.com http://hyperallergic.com/345090/art-workers-organize-a-fair-for-political-acti on/
2014
Catherine Wagley, “5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week, From Lunch Specials to Howling Like Wolves”, Laweekly.com http://www.laweekly.com/arts/5-artsy-things-to-do-in-la-this-week-from- lunch-specials-to-howling-like wolves-4564029
2012
Hrag Vartanian, “Click on My Face, It’s Art”, Hyperallergic.com http://hyperallergic.com/49497/jesus-benavente-oh hey-whats-going- on/ Carolina A. Miranda, “This Week: Must-See Arts in the City”, Gallerina at WNYC http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/gallerina/2012/mar/07/datebook-march-7/
2011
PBS Austin, “Jesus Benavente & Jennifer Remenchik || Arts In Context”, KLRU- TV https://vimeo.com/22950009