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Ben Knight, a Chicago native, has transitioned well to country, small town living. As a co-owner of Chef & the Farmer and the Vivian Howard Restaurant Group, he has established himself as a leader in small town investment and job creation.
At the Art Students League of New York, Knight started working with well known abstract painter Larry Poons. At one of his first classes, he spent a long time setting up his work space, and Poons questioned him.
Ben Knight is known for Modernist style gestural, heavily layered paintings, non objective. Ben Knight is a highly regarded contemporary artist working in North Carolina. A native of Chicago, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1998 until 2000.
Jun 20, 2019 · Congratulations to painter Ben Knight who was selected to be part of a prestigious show at the North Carolina Museum of Art. The show is titled “Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting” and features a sampling of some of the most relevant and engaging painting being made in the state.
May 12, 2015 · Ben Knight hardly needs an introduction. And although he now calls Salida his home, he will forever be a Telluride artist in our eyes. For those of you who haven't had the chance to know and love Ben, we hope at least you have had the opportunity to check out his latest film, Damnation.
Jun 12, 2017 · Abstract artist Ben Knight thought he’d have more time to paint once he and his wife, Chef Vivian Howard, traded in the hectic pace of New York for Howard’s sleepy hometown of Deep Run, N.C.
His bold, gestural, layered and glossy paintings are a joy for the eye. In 2020, Ben Knight was one of twenty-five artists selected for inclusion in Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Very good condition. $2,000 - 4,000.
