ABOUT
Millie Benson is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her paintings and photographs have been shown throughout the United States and internationally. Coming out of the Midwest experimental noise scene, she has played and written music in numerous bands. Benson moves fluidly between mediums and methods of making, from writing songs, to composing photographs, to an embodied painting practice.
Ms. Benson has an extensive background in working with private art collections, with an emphasis on organizing, cataloging, research and sales. She was the Executive Director of a private charitable foundation in New York City for three years. She is currently a Senior Advisor to a private charitable foundation in New York City and she continues to work with private art collections.
Benson periodically curates art shows and projects with an emphasis on artists working in Brooklyn New York. She maintains a space in Brooklyn which she uses as a painting studio and a venue to host workshops to discuss and explore the creative process with other artists, makers and musicians from all walks of life.
Ms. Benson holds a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland Institute of Art and a master’s degree in fine arts from Hunter College.
