Ron Benner

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Ron Benner
Born1949
London, Ontario, Canada
Education University of Guelph
Occupations Contemporary artist
Years active1970-present
Partner Jamelie Hassan

Ron Benner (born 1949) [1] is a Canadian artist who investigates the history and political economics of food cultures. He is also a gardener and writer who currently lives and works in London, Ontario. [2]

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Early life and career

Benner studied agricultural engineering for one year at the University of Guelph (1969–70).[ citation needed ] From 1975 through 1981, Benner was a member of the Forest City Artists' Association, and was manager of the Forest City Gallery in 1980–81.[ citation needed ]

Transend: Meeting Room, Ron Benner, installation view, Robert Langen Art Gallery, curated by Suzanne Luke, 2017. Photo: Yuluo Wei Transend Meeting Room SLee LR-39.jpg
Transend: Meeting Room, Ron Benner, installation view, Robert Langen Art Gallery, curated by Suzanne Luke, 2017. Photo: Yuluo Wei

In 2010 he was appointed Adjunct Research Professor in the Visual Arts Department, Western University. [3] [2] His mixed media photographic installations are in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Hart House (The University of Toronto), Museum London (London, Ontario), McIntosh Gallery (The University of Western Ontario), The Canada Council Art Bank and the Casa de Las Americas (Havana, Cuba). [4]

Garden installations

Benner's photographic garden installations have been installed in locations in Canada and in Salamanca and Sevilla, Spain.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Museum London documented Benner's garden in its 14th year entitled As the Crow Flies .

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

      

References

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  10. "Food for thought". Dalhousie News. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  11. "Ron Benner: Your Disease Our Delicacy (cuitlacoche)". Art Museum at the University of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  12. "/10, A Garden Project by Ron Benner" (PDF).
  13. Thomas, Jeff; Singh Gill, Rajdeep (2008). "Trans/mission : Blé d'Inde : Ron Benner". Axe Néo 7, Gatineay, Quebec.
  14. Mclean, Cheryl (2008-07-16). "Arts Crossing Borders: As the Crow Flies Ron Benner's Garden Installation Raises Awareness About Unequal Distribution of Food". Arts Crossing Borders. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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  16. "Trans/mission: Corn Vectors". Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  17. "Ron Benner: All That Has Value". The Polygon. 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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  19. "Representations: YYZ in the 80s". www.virtualmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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  23. "Imago Mundi — Great and North". OCAD University. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  24. "Toronto: Tributes + Tributaries, 1971–1989". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  25. "Today Art Museum | The Transformation of Canadian Landscape Art Inside&Outside of Being". www.todayartmuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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  27. ".:::西安美术馆-景观之变:加拿大艺术中人与风景的改造:::". www.xianartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  28. "Bread and Butter". Art Museum at the University of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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  30. "2016 Year in Review". Michael Gibson Gallery. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  31. "red tree home". www.redtreecollective.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  32. "To Eat or Not To Eat - Centro De Arte Salamanca - Absolutearts.com". www.absolutearts.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  33. "Fundamental Freedoms: Video Perspectives on Human Rights". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  34. Fischer, Barbara (1999). Foodculture: Tasting Identities and Geographies in Art. YYZBooks. ISBN   0920397271.
  35. Track Records : Trains and Contemporary Photography. Oakville Galleries. 1997. ISBN   0921027702.
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