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Brian Benfer

Biography to Display: 

 1973 Born 1973 Coldwater, Michigan

EDUCATION

BA Studio Art, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

MFA Visual Arts, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

BIOGRAPHY

Brian Benfer is best known for stoneware and porcelain site-specific installation, ceramic sculpture, and wheelthrown pieces.

Brian Benfer’s work thematically deals with the concept of residue and its implication on the psyche.

Benfer’s work has been included in numerous academic, museum, and private collections. He has served at an array of institutional appointments and is a Fulbright Scholar. He currently lives and works in Southern California.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display: 

Benfer, Brian. “Seeking Sustainability.” Ceramics Art and Perception no.117 (May 2021). 

___________.  “Rat Trap Clay Club.” Ceramics Monthly 67, no. 10 (December 2019).   

___________. “Questioning Identity.” Ceramics Art and Perception no.110 (October 2018).  

___________. “The Particulate of Molis.” New Ceramics, January/February 2018.

___________ “The Industrial Ceramics Series. ”NCECA Journal, Vol. 31 (2010).

Foster, Kyle. “Casting Residue: Works by Brian Benfer.” Ceramics Art and Perception no. 93 (May 2013).

__________. “Brian Benfer-Chalkboard Series.” Collect, Autumn 2012.

Hunter, Stanton. “Creativity through Curiosity.”  Ceramics Monthly 65 no. 1. (January 2017).  

 

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WEBSITE(S):

www.brianbenfer.com

 

Typical Marks

B F, Benfer

Cups
Materials: Stoneware
Photo: Brian Benfer
Photo: Brian Benfer
Photo: Brian Benfer
Untitled (1C-27)
Form: Sculpture
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Brian Benfer
Brian Benfer
Photo: Brian Benfer
Untitled (1C-48)
Form: Sculpture
Materials: Stoneware
Photo: Brian Benfer

Citation: McGee, Donna. "The Marks Project." Last modified October 1, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/benfer