Chris Bennett is an Australian artist currently living in Franklin, Tasmania.  He completed his Bachelor of Fine Art in 2006, and continued in 2007 to obtain first class honours at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane. Chris has been developing his current series over the last three years, focusing on themes of urban alienation, entropy and social decay, and the slow death of personal aspiration.  

 

Education

2006    Completed Bachelor of Fine Art, painting major

           Queensland College of Art

2007    Completed Bachelor of Fine Art, Honours 1st class

           Queensland College of Art

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Group Exhibitions

2005     Leif's Artspace

    

2005     Leif's Artspace

    

2006    "One or Two Percent, Definitely Less Than Five"

             Queensland College of Art Project Gallery

2006    "Paintings in October"

             Queensland College of Art Project Gallery

 

2006    Fine Art Graduate Exhibition

            Queensland College of Art Galleria

2007    Fine Art Honours Graduate Exhibition

            Queensland College of Art Galleria

07-08   Theiss Art

             Dell Gallery

2008    Stanthorpe Art Prize

            Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery

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Solo Exhibitions

2006    "In Balance With This Life, This Death"

             Leif's Artspace

2008    "Entropy"

             Doggett St Studio

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Prizes/Publications/Awards

2007    Untitled (reading man 2)

             Theiss Art Prize

            Finalist

2008    Solace

             Stanthorpe Art Prize

            Finalist

2008    Untitled (reading man 2)

             Redbubble.com 'In The Moment' Competiton

            Finalist, published