Biography — Chris Bennett

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, QLD

2005   Leif's Artspace, QLD

2006   "One or Two Percent, Definitely Less Than Five"
   Queensland College of Art Project Gallery, QLD

2006   "Paintings in October"
      Queensland College of Art Project Gallery, QLD

2006   Fine Art Graduate Exhibition
      Queensland College of Art Galleria, QLD

2007   Fine Art Honours Graduate Exhibition
    Queensland College of Art Galleria, QLD

07-08   Theiss Art Prize
       Dell Gallery, QLD

2008   Stanthorpe Art Prize
      Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, QLD

2008    Ransom Gallery opening exhibition
   Ransom Gallery, Eumundi, QLD

2008    Art Sydney 08 "Renault New Generation" section
      Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, NSW

2008    Salamanca Collection
      Salamance Collection, Hobart, TAS

2008    Group Show
      Lindberg Contemporary Art, Collingwood, VIC
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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