Benjamin Bellas (born 29 March 1976) is an American artist. He was formerly an adjunct professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1]

Through poetic narratives, Bellas unexpectedly relocates autobiographical moments of enmity, longing and uncomfortable honesty in banal visual forms. By transforming everyday objects into sometimes-humorous icons of his most intimate life experiences, his work can be seen as a high-wire balancing act between intellect and emotion that manifests itself as a synthesis of the Humanities.[2]

Benjamin Bellas is a 2007 recipient of an Illinois Arts Council International project grant and has exhibited at 1a space, Hong Kong; Istanbul Exhibition Center, Turkey; Track 16, Los Angeles; Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago; Florean Museum of Contemporary Art, Romania; among many others.[3]

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  1. ^ Benjamin Bellas. "CV". Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Bellas". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Redux Contemporary Art Center". Redux Contemporary Art Center. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
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