Benjamin was born in Cairns, Australia and has studied in Australia, Germany and the UK. He is a founding member of the performance collaborative: The Greestone Group. Collaboratively and individually the artists’ practise is multidisciplinary, spanning Sculpture, A.V, Installation and Performance/Live art. While exploring existential concepts such as futility or the absurd, the artist also navigates the dialectic relationships between intimacy and solitude, security and vulnerability, along with individuality and the communal and Logic and the irrational. This culminates in a highly dynamic and informed practice investigating Identity and society, (their constraints and potentials) which is greatly influenced by Queer Theory, Autobiography and emotional experience. The artist currently lives and works in London.


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Education

BA Fine Art HONS. University of Lincoln, Lincoln. U.K. (2005-08)
1st class Honours

Theatre of the Oppressed Training. Augusto Boal. Berlin. Germany (2008)

Gary Stevens Performance Labs. Arts Admin. London. U.K. (2008)

BA Education. James Cook University, Cairns. Australia (1998-)
Deferred

High School Graduate Diploma, Cairns State High School, Cairns. Australia. (1993-97)

Selected Shows

Tension Intervention and Restraint - My Departure From This Place: Collaboration: The Waterside Project Space. London. UK. (Jan. 2010)

Icaus: solo live work: ArtEvict. The Duke of Clarence; Squat. Elephant and Castle. London. UK. Curated by: Kiki. (Nov. ’09)

Lucky Dip: solo live work: Cruising for Art as part of Making a Scene. The Royal Victoria and Albert Museum. London. UK. Curated by: Tim Redfern and Brian Lobel. (Nov. ’09)

An Impossible Prison: Collaborative Performance by: The Greestone Group. The Rag Factory. London. UK. Curated by: Katherine Fry and 15 Minute Factory’s: Kiss Me Miss Me. (July ’09)

An Impossible Prison: Collaborative Performance by: The Greestone Group. The Usher Gallery. Lincoln. UK. (May ’09)

Icarus: Solo Performance. The Greestone Gallery. Lincoln. UK. As part of: This Is It: Lincoln University Degree Show. (May ’08)

Secret Masquerade: Solo Performance. The Arnolfini Gallery. Bristol. UK. Curated by: I AM STILL YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE. (May ’08)

(Be) longing: Collaborative Performance by: The Greestone Group. The Usher Gallery. Lincoln. UK. (April ’08)

Absolution: Collaborative Performance with Leibniz: Human Writes: Book of Blood. NRLA The Tramway. Glasgow. (January ’08)

Secret Masquerade: Solo Performance. Gallery PS2. Belfast. IRE
In collaboration with FIX0 (November ’07)

Damaged In Transit: Group Exhibition. The Art Organisation Gallery. Nottingham. UK. Curated by: The Greestone Group. (September ’07)

Flower Day: Multiple site intervention. (2007-08)

Cutting The Heartstrings: Solo Performance. Flat 2 above 32 Burton Rd. Lincoln. UK. (Aug-Sept ’07)

Secret Masquerade: Solo Performance. 102 Mill Rd. Lincoln. UK. (July ’07)

Absolution: Collaborative Performance with Leibniz: Human Writes: Book of Blood. Nottingham. UK. (May ’07)

Remains: Group Exhibition. The Greestone Gallery, Lincoln. UK. Curated by: Benjamin Sebastian. (April ’07)

Performance & Poetry: Group exhibition. Perspectives Jazz Bar, Lincolnn. UK. Curated by: Benjamin Sebastian and The Greestone Group. (March ’07)

Open Plan: Group Exhibition. The Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Philadelphia. USA. Curated by: The greestone Group. (Nov ’06-Jan ‘07)

Concept: Group exhibition. Perspectives Jazz Bar, Lincoln.
UK. Curated by: The Art Collective. (Nov ‘06)

Buy Me: Solo Exhibition. Café Aroma, Lincoln. UK. (Oct ’06)

November: Group Exhibition. The Greestone Gallery, Lincoln. U.K. Curated by: The Greestone Group. (Oct-Nov ’06)

Look at Us: Group Exhibition. The Greestone Gallery, Lincoln. UK. Curated by: The Greestone Group. (Jan-March‘06)

Unidentified: Solo Exhibition. The Old Ambulance Café, Cairns. Q.L.D. AUS. (Jun-Aug ’03)

Experience: Paid/Volunteer

Internship: Tim Redfern, aka Timberllina. (2009)
Work involved: - Administration of the performance artist networking site;
Qulturelink.
- Personal assistance with execution of the artist’s performance practice.
- Promotion aid and networking.

Deputy Team Leader: Residential Care/School setting. (2004-09)
Work involved: - Working with Autistic children in a care capacity. This has allowed a much greater, dynamic understanding and practise of language to evolve.

Artist Assistant: Rachel Parry. UK. (2008-09)
Work involved: -Invigilation.
-Exhibition/performance set up.
-Prop construction.
-General support at all stages of artistic conception and execution. Supported events include: Duckie, Act Art and Torture Garden.

Lincoln University: Boys Ahead. (2008)
Work involved: - Group Leader of a one day, introductory course to Fine Art study and practise. This session was aimed at boys from the N.E. Midlands who showed interest and or promise in the Fine Art field. Course included workshops on conceptual drawing, the body as medium and Live practise.

The Beacon Art Project: North East Midlands. UK. (2005-07)
Work involved: -Invigilation.
-Exhibition set up.
-Bus guide.
-Information support.

The Usher Gallery: Lincoln. U.K. (2004-08)
Work involved: -Exhibition set up and pack down.
-Transfer of works to other galleries/institutes.
-Recovery of Works on loan.
-Administrational assistance with mailing lists.

The Collection: Lincoln. U.K. (2004-08)
Work involved: -Exhibition set up and pack down.
-Transfer of works to other galleries/institutes.

Side Show Art: Nottingham. UK. (2006)
Work involved: -Invigilation.
-Exhibition set up.
-Performance Art/Happenings.

Programme Co-ordinator: Art and Craft. Lake Owego Summer Camp, Greeley P.A. U.S.A. (summer of 2001-03)
Work involved: -Programme outline and scheduling
-Stock maintenance
-Teaching of technical skills: drawing, plasterwork.


Experience: Curatorial

Damaged In Transit: Group Exhibition. The Art Organisation Gallery. Nottingham. UK. (Sept. ’07)

Open Plan (works from Philadelphia): Group Exhibition. The Greestone Gallery, Lincoln. UK. (March-April ‘07)

Remains: Group Exhibition. The Greestone Gallery
Lincoln. UK. (April ’07)

Performance & Poetry: Group exhibition. Perspectives Jazz Bar, Lincolnn. UK. (March ’07)

Open Plan: Group Exhibition. The Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Philadelphia. USA. (Nov ’06-Jan ‘07)

November: Group Exhibition. The Greestone Gallery,
Lincoln. UK. (Oct-Nov ’06)

Look at Us: Group Exhibition. The Greestone Gallery, Lincoln. UK. (Jan-March‘06)