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Ron Benner | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Education | University of Guelph |
| Occupations | Contemporary artist |
| Years active | 1970-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]
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 ]
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]
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 .
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