• My art practice continues to evolve as I explore ways to depict emotions and experiences encountered within the urban and natural environment.

Artist Statement
Karen Benton is a Sydney-based visual artist with a process-led practice involving the manipulating and assembling of traditional and unconventional sourced, recycled and salvaged materials to address the relationship between self and the urban and natural environments.

education
Bachelor Visual Arts Honours (Class 1), University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts
Bachelor of Marine Science (Class 1), University of NSW 

recent exhibitions

2024
'Process(ed)', Group Exhibition, Articulate Project Space, Sydney, NSW
'Earth', Group Exhibition, Articulate Project Space, Sydney, NSW
Factory 49 Tribute, Group Exhibition, Articulate Project Space, Sydney, NSW
2023
‘Abstraction’, Group Show, Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
‘Layers: Material and Meaning’, Online Group Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, New York
2022
‘Expanded Still Life’, Group Exhibition, Scratch Art Space, Marrickville, NSW
‘Contemporary Colour’, Online Group Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, New York
2021
'Pattern and Repetition', Online Group Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, New York 
'Articulate Turns Eleven', Group Exhibition, Articulate Project Space, Sydney, NSW
'Que des Femmes', Sydney satellite Group Exhibition, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
'Lightness of Being', Group Exhibition, Articulate Project Space, Sydney, NSW
Compact Small Work Group Show, Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor, VIC
Group Sculptural Show, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
‘FRACAS’, Group Exhibition, Articulate Project Space, Sydney, NSW
‘Material Manoeuvres’, Group Exhibition, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney ,NSW 
2020 
‘Open to Uncertainty’, Solo Exhibition, Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne. VIC
‘Metamorphosis’, Online Group Exhibition, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Group Exhibition, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
2019
‘Ambiguity of Spaces Between’, Collaboration, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
‘Not Just a Hobby’, Group Show, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Annual Group Show, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
‘Large Sculptural Show’ Group Exhibition, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
2018
SCA Graduate Showcase, Verge Gallery Sydney University, Sydney, NSW
Sydney College of the Arts Honours Graduate Show, Sydney, NSW
Annual Group Show, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
‘The Space In Between’, Solo Exhibition, Art Space on the Concourse Chatswood, NSW
2017
Sydney College of the Arts Graduate Show
‘Conceal’ Solo Exhibition, Dedspace, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
‘In Between’ Group Exhibition, ShortSpace, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
‘Exposed’ Solo Exhibition, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
Annual Group Show, Factory 49, Marrickville, NSW
2015
'Urbstraction' Solo Exhibition, South Yarra Arthouse, Melbourne, VIC
awards
2018 University of Sydney Honours Scholarship
2017 and 2018 University of Sydney Dean’s Prize

collections
Sheraton Hotels, Sydney
Tennis Australia, Melbourne
Belgravia Leisure, Melbourne
Luke Mangan and Company