MJ Benson
MJ Benson (b. 1967) is a landscape artist living and working on the coast of Maine. Her work is anchored by the illusory horizon, and addresses the relationships of the earth, sky and water. She works in bold and expressive gestures and colors, with an emphasis on abstraction rooted by the familiar. She immerses herself in the outdoors, sometimes literally, with her ocean swimming, sailing and fishing. Her previous work as a photographer and her extensive plein air painting practice informs larger work done in her studio. She works with oil, acrylic, watercolor and encaustic paint, as well as incorporating earth pigments and ocean/lake water in her pieces. She has a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Tufts University and an EdM from Harvard University. She is a recipient of a Maine Arts Commission Project Grant for Artists, 2022 and recently had solo shows at the Maine Audubon and at the Maine State House as part of the Maine Arts Commission Federal Arts In The Capitol program. She is represented in Maine by Portland Art Gallery.
Above by MJ Benson
Comet by MJ Benson
Ellipse by MJ Benson
