Painter, Draftsman
· Born in 1967
- United States
Francisco Benitez
Francisco Benitez
United States
Credentials
- Major permanent collection
- International Exposure
- Prizewinner
- Covered by the Press
- Works on commission
Francisco Benitez creates realist portraits influenced by classical and Baroque traditions. Raised between New York, New Mexico, and Spain, he draws on a multicultural background shaped by his mother’s career as a flamenco dancer and his father’s work as a Spanish set designer. Benitez’s paintings have been shown across the United States and Europe, including exhibitions at the Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain de Nice and the Real Jardín Botánico in Madrid. His work is also held in the private collection of Jean-Paul Gaultier.
- Nationality
- United States
- Nationality
- 1967
- Nationality
- Painter, Draftsman
Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts- One of 5 selected for this prestigious award- Santa Fe, United States
Kickstarter - myinfo.cv.awards.award.is_winner- Santa Fe, United States
La Vendéenne Award- First Prize- Santa Fe, United States
Visages / Maestri Gallery - Dallas, Texas, United States
Doña Inés Perdio' su zapatilla / Real Jardin Botanico - Madrid, Spain
Aristocrats Among Industrial Ruins / PhilSpace - Santa Fe, United States
Donna Ines ha person la scarpina / Ko-Art Gallery - Catania, Italy
RI/SCATTI: Donna Ines ha perso la scarpina / Palazzo Nicolaci - Noto, Italy
Doña Inés Lost Her Slipper / SFCC Visual Arts Gallery - Santa Fe, United States
Ut Pictura Poesis / NûArt Gallery - Santa Fe, United States
Encaustiques / Abbaye de Fontmorigny - Nevers, France
Ancient Voices Through Modern Eyes / R&F Gallery - Kingston, New York, United States
Imago Temporis / Castello di Aci Castello - Aci Castello, Italy
Dionisiaca / Capella Bonajuto - Catania, Italy
Ekfrasi / Galleria Quadrifoglio - Siracusa, Italy
De Effige Animi / Studio Barnum - Noto, Italy
Tempus Temporis / Art & Industry - Santa Fe, United States
Francisco Benitez at Red Box / Red Box - Barjols, France
Francisco Benitez / Chase Gallery - Boston, United States
The Bacchae / Cline Fine Art - Santa Fe, United States
Pompeii Series / Cline Fine Art - Santa Fe, United States
Mediterraneo / Galleria d'arte il Sagittario - Messina, Italy
Francisco Benitez / Chase Gallery - Boston, United States
Le Rouge et le noir / Aumonerie St-Jacques - Gordes, France
The Figure: From Color to Line / Cline Fine Art - Santa Fe, United States
An Art Alphabet / Cline Fine Art - Santa Fe, United States
Francisco Benitez / Chase Gallery - Boston, United States
dialogues / Galerie Ste-Catherine - Rodez, France
The Senses / Cline Fine Art - Santa Fe, United States
Female Allegorical Portraits / Cline Fine Art - Santa Fe, United States
From Figurative to Abstract / Santa Fe Contemporary Art - Santa Fe, United States
Ekphrasis / Various palazzi during Notonobilis, a cultural event during Easter Week - Noto (Sicily), Italy
Wax Applications: Showcasing the Depth and Breadth of Encaustic and Cold Wax Mediums / University Gallery at Texas A&M University-Commerce - Commerce, Texas, United States
WINTER SHOW / J. Cacciola Gallery - Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States
LOVE and #metoo / Studio 107-B - Taos, New Mexico, United States
Red, White and Brown / Studio 107-B - Taos, New Mexico, United States
Le Portrait Refiguré / Musée Arts et Histoire - Bormes-les-Mimosas, France
La Fascinazione dell’Antico / Studio Motta - Rimini, Italy
Effimera / Palazzo Rau - Noto, Italy
The Future of the Past / Boston Center for the Arts - Boston, United States
Polemically Small, curated by Edward Lucie-Smith / Garboushian Gallery - Los Angeles, United States
Farenheit 180: A Group Encaustic Exhibition / Ann Street Gallery - Newburgh, NY, United States
Waxing Poetic / Hewitt Gallery of Art - New York, United States
Imperium, curated by Edward Lucie-Smith / Southwestern University - Georgetown, United States
Director’s Choice / Chase Gallery - Boston, United States
La Visione Negata / L’Arco e la Fonte - Siracusa, Italy
Migrazioni / Monastero del Ritiro - Suracusa, Italy
The Figure / Cline Fine Art - Scottsdale, United States
Nostalgia: il paradiso ritrovato / Chiostro San Francesco - Sorrento, Italy
The Death of Painting / Center for Contemporary Arts of Santa Fe - Santa Fe, United States
Revealing the Nude / Chase Gallery - Boston, United States
Sanctified or Censured / Sanctuario de Guadalupe - Santa Fe, United States
MICRO-Exhibition / Galleria COLON - Boras, Sweden
Ida y Vuelta / Musée Denys-Puech - Rodez, France
Figure and Fantasy / Chase Gallery - Boston, United States
Salon d'Octobre / Espace Association Montauriol - Montauban, France
Biennale Méditerranéenne de la Jeune Peinture / Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain de Nice - Nice, France
Thirty under Thirty / Ralph Greene Gallery - Albuquerque, United States
Visions of Excellence VIII / Fine Arts Gallery - Albuquerque, United States
The Nude: from Classical to Erotic / Island Gallery - Albuquerque, United States
collage / Munson Gallery - Santa Fe, United States
Cristee Cook- Dallas Art Beat: In 'Visages' collection, painter Francisco Benitez draws from the past to create a new world
Davide Gianmaria Arico'- Francisco Benitez: l’arte classica non è mai stata così contemporanea!
Ornella Fazzina- IL DOPPIO VOLTO DELLA BELLEZZA
Lauren Tresp- CRITICAL REFLECTIONS
Jackie Jadrnak- Artist explores boundaries of history, culture through mixed media
Michael Abatemarco- My Spanish New World Cinderella: Imagined women from two cultures
Arturo Messina- Come dovevano dipingere un tempo
Paolo Randazzo- I volti antichi di Benitez
Daniela Frisone- La mostra di F Benitez un gioiso turbamento
Dottie Indyke- Classic Freedom
Teri Thomson Randall- Francisco Benitez’ Dramatis Personae
Tricia Ware- Francisco Benítez Exhibition Preview
Tania Toscano- La forza communicativa di Francisco Benitez
Luigi La Rosa- Benitez Sapore Antico
Sabastiano Saglimbeni- Francisco Benitez
Lynn Cline- Baroque Light
Paul Weidman- The Journey from New Mexico to Rodez, France
Nicole Zimmermann- Ida y Vuelta”, Gazette des Tribunaux du Midi
Christine Frérot- Ida y Vuelta: Twelve Artists from New Mexico
Myriam Laffont- Un Américain à Rodez
Conseil Général de l’Aveyron, France
New Mexico State Legislature Permanent Collection, United States
National Hispanic Cultural Center Permanent Collection, United States
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