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PO Box 7464 Philadelphia, PA 19101
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Artist's Biography
Sandra Benhaim is a painter working in oil, mixed media, and collages on canvas, wood panels, and paper. She earned a BFA (on a full-paid four year scholarship) and later an M.Ed, from Temple’s Tyler School of Art. After working representationally for years, she now creates mainly abstract images, often expressing these in unabashed, exuberant color. She has exhibited nationally from Washington state to New York to Florida. Sandra’s paintings are in public collections such as PNC Headquarters Tower in Pittsburgh, PA; Mondrian Investments (Philadelphia office); Bryn Mawr Dermatology offices in Villanova, PA; RCCB LLC Law offices collection, Conshohocken, PA. Philadelphia’s Del Frisco’s Grille commissioned a 96”H x 78”W canvas painting, which was installed in November 2018.
Artist's Statement
My paintings and collages are about place, and they take inspiration from landscape, but are not a representation of any specific location. For some time now, many of my images have been purely abstract, expressing in unabashed, exuberant color my enthusiasm for the natural world. I have also begun to investigate collage much more fully, by creating works on paper and other surfaces. My paintings and collages result from a rather intuitive process, and they are built up layer upon layer, with varied colors, expressive strokes of paint, and textured materials. This procedure allows the gradual, but ultimately triumphant, emergence of my art. My artwork welcomes viewers to “enter” these “worlds” by imagination, memory, and reverie.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2019
Solo Exhibition, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Solo Exhibition, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Solo Exhibition, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Abstract Paintings, InLiquid at the Courtyard by Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Mixed Media Paintings, Christine Fréchard Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2010
Calming Colors, Commerce 1 & 2, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Mixed Media Paintings, Balance Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Two-person
2019
Benhaim and Brunner, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational Exhibition
2010
Spring Painting Show, Abstract Expressions Contemporary Art Gallery, Mt. Holly, NJ
Invitational Exhibition
Group
2019
Artists' Equity 70th Anniversary Members' Juried Exhibition, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
Juried Exhibition
Visual Democracy, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
2018
Color Explosion, Salus University, Elkins Park, PA
Juried Exhibition
Curator: Elynne Rosenfeld
Transforming Jazz, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: Leroy Johnson
2016
Square Foot Art Basel Miami Four, Aqua Art Miami, Aqua Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
Painting Exhibition, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, PA
Invitational Exhibition
In-VISIBLE, Point Park University Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Juror: John Carson
2015
3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: Elizabeth Osborne
2013
HOME: GoggleWorks 2013 Juried Exhibition, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
Juror: Genevieve Coutroubis
2010
Diverse Horizons/em>, Widener University, Chester, PA
Curator: Valetta
2009
Three-Person Fall Exhibition, The Gallery of Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA
Invitational Exhibition
Inliquid’s 10th Anniversary @ URBN, The Gallery at 543, Philadelphia, PA
*List of exhibitions prior to 2009 can be viewed on www.sandrabenhaim.com
Artist's Bibliography
2014
Wong, Wilson, “A.I.R. At New Century Gallery,” Gallery & Studio, Vol 16 No. 5, p.15
2011
“ABstract EXpressions Contemporary Art Gallery (Mt. Holly, NJ),” An Art Museum A Week
2008
Donohoe, Victoria, “ARTsisters member’ show at Tyme,” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 20, 2008
Professional Experience
1968 – 1986
Art Specialist Teacher, School District of Philadelphia
Selected Public Collections and Awards
Large-scale (96" x 78") painting commissioned by Del Frisco's Grille, Philadelphia, PA
AtlantiCare Foundation
Three Paintings selected for permanent installation at the PNC Tower in Pittsburgh, PA
Collection of Mondrian Investment Partners Limited, London and Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention, 146th Annual Small Oils Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Third Prize, Small Worlds, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
Merit Award, Art Of The Flower, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Education
1997
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Studio for Advanced Studies Program
1973
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
M. Ed.
1968
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
BFA
Workshops and Post-Baccalaureate
2012 - Present
Periodic Workshops & Critiques with Moe Brooker, Christine Lafuente, Stuart Shils & Ken Kewley
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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Unprecedented Times: A Socially Distanced Art Project
Virtual Reception: Thursday, February 11 6:30 – 7:30 at Venture Café Philadelphia In-Person Reception: TBD Unprecedented Times features artwork of … See Full Post
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Cerulean Arts Collective Members’ Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions by Sandra Benhaim, Kathleen Craig, Mo Gerngross, Nancy Halbert & Sean Sauer Virtual Reception & Artists’ Talk: Saturday, … See Full Post
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Benhaim & Halbert Cerulean Arts Solo Exhibitions
Nancy E.F. Halbert and Sandra Benhaim are both showing their bodies of work at Cerulean Arts from February 10 – March 7, 2021. There is a Virtual Reception & Artists’ Talk on Saturday, February 13 at 2pm. Registration required.
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Many Members in EKG Exhibition
Agathe Bouton, Angela McQuillan, Arlene Solomon, Bhavisha Patel, Carole Loeffler, Diane Lachman, Ellen Rosenholtz, Emily Selvin, Florence Weisz, Kristin Osgood Lamelas, Linnie Greenberg, Maggie Mills, Nazanin Moghbeli, Patricia Moss-Vreeland, Pedro Zagitt, Rachel Blythe Udell, Robert Zurer, Sandra Benhaim, Tom Herbert, and Tyler Kline are all in Esther Klein Gallery’s exhibition Unprecedented Times: A Socially Distanced Art Project from February 11 – April 30, 2021. There will be a virtual reception Thursday, February 11 6:30 – 7:30 at Venture Café
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ARTSisters Group Exhibition Video
ARTSister members Barbara Dirnbach, Florence Weisz, Jenn Hallgren, Linda Dubin Garfield, Linnie Greenberg, Nancy Freeman Tabas, Priscilla Bohlen, Sandi Neiman Lovitz, Sally K. Eisenberg, and Sandra Benhaim‘s works are all featured in Artists in the Time of Pandemic, an online video exhibition that can be viewed below!
Feature image: Three Wishes, Linnie Greenberg
