BENJAMIN P. SPENCER
Benjamin Spencer holds a Batchelor of Fine Arts in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Spencer has worked with local printers and bookbinders, and worked for area museums as an art handler while living in Northampton for the past 15 years. He has exhibited his prints and drawings locally in Northampton and Amherst. Some of his illustration clients have included The Boston Globe, The Republican, and Houghton Mifflin Publishers, Inc., as well as local groups such as River Valley Market and Save Old Main. His decorative stenciling projects have included residences in Northampton, Amherst and Lenox, the Smith College Museum of Art, as well as the former Noho Yoga in Northampton.
MARTHA J. EBNER
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
| 2007 |
The Nature of Things Print Folio Exhibition, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Necessity: The Mother of Invention, The Blue Guitar Gallery, Easthampton, MA |
| 2006 |
The Nature of Things Print Folio Exhibition, The Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
Artists for Animals VI, Leverett Crafts & Arts, Leverett, MA
Staff Visions Exhibition, Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA |
| 2005 |
56th Art of the Northeast, Annual Exhibition, Juried by Elizabeth Smith, Chief Curator, Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
Views of Monhegan, Burnett Gallery, Jones Library, Amherst, MA
Staff Visions Exhibition, Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA
The Nature of Things Print Folio Exhibition, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Florence, MA
Artists for Animals V, Leverett Crafts & Arts, Leverett, MA |
| 2004 |
One of a Kind, Juried by Dwight Pogue, Smith College Art Department, Monotype Guild of New
England at the Canal Gallery, Holyoke, MA
Artists for Animals IV, Leverett Crafts & Arts, Leverett, MA
Cambridge Art Association New Members Exhibition, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Northeast Regional Juried Exhibit Award Winnner Show, Springfield Art League, Springfield Museum
of Fine Arts Community Gallery, Springfield, MA
Staff Visions Exhibition, Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA |
| 2003 |
Small World Exhibit, New City Arts Gallery, Easthampton, MA
Springfield Art League Northeast Juried Exhibition, Juried by Tom Bradley, Associate Dean of Hartford
Art School, West Hartford, CT and Robert Calafiore, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions
at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, Springfield Art League,
Springfield, MA
Drink on the Wing, Solo Exhibition, Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library, Northampton, MA
Staff Visions Exhibition, Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA
24th Annual National Print Exhibition, Juried by Joni Moisant Weyl, Director, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
Artists for Animals III, Leverett Crafts & Arts, Leverett, MA |
| 2002 |
Artists for Animals II, Leverett Crafts & Arts, Leverett, MA
Springfield Art League Northeast Exhibition, Juried by artist, Scott Prior, Springfield Art League,
Springfield, MA
Staff Visions Exhibition, Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Image within an Image, Monotype Guild of New England (MGNE) Members Exhibition, Lasell College, Newton, MA |
| 2001 |
MGNE Juried Exhibition, Juried by Carolyn Arnold, Gallery Director at Hampshire College,
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
First Impressions Group Show, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA |
| 2000 |
Print and Drawing Show, Solo Exhibition, Central Chambers Chiropractic Office, Northampton, MA |
| 1999 |
Multnomah Art Center Faculty Show, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR |
| 1998 |
Oregon Art Annual Juried Exhibition, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR
Multnomah Art Center Faculty Show, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR |
| 1997 |
Oregon Art Annual Exhibition, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR
Multnomah Art Center Faculty Show, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR |
| 1996 |
Drawing From Each Other, Portrait Show, Troy Studios, Portland, OR
Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, Cassidy’s Restaurant, Portland, OR
Oregon Art Annual Exhibition, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR
Multnomah Art Center Faculty Show, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR |
| 1995 |
Boston University Alumni Show, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA
Showcase ‘95’, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton, OR
Multnomah Art Center Faculty Show, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR |
| 1994 |
Portraits and Self-Portraits, Juried by Robert Helm, member of WSU Fine Art Faculty and Jo Hockenhall,
member of WSU Fine Art Faculty and Chair of Women Studies, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, The Other Hand Art Gallery, Portland, OR
Showcase ‘94’, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton, OR |
| 1993 |
Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, Cassidy’s Restaurant, Portland, OR |
| 1992 |
The Howling Frog Coffee Shop, Solo Exhibition, Portland, OR
Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, Cassidy’s Restaurant, Portland, OR |
| 1991 |
The Pied Cow Coffeehouse, Solo Exhibition, Portland, OR |
AWARDS AND HONORS
Country Artist Distributor Inc. Award, Springfield Art League, 2003
First Place Professional Category, Oregon Art Annual Juried Exhibition, Oregon State Fair, 1998
Second Place Professional Category, Oregon Art Annual Juried Exhibition, Oregon State Fair, 1997
Guest Artist, Frans Masereel Atelier, Kasterlee, Belgium, 1996
Grant Recipient, Oregon Regional Arts and Culture Council, 1996
Cum Laude, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1991
COLLECTIONS
The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Spencer Timm Private Collection, Book Collector, Chesterfield, MA
Vivian and Gordan Gilkey Collection for Graphic Arts, Portland, OR
EDUCATION
Boston University College of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, BFA in Painting
Additional Schooling: East/West College of the Healing Arts Massage School, Portland, OR |
