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Biography
 Benjamin James Powell Lavender was born and raised in Austin, Texas, adopting the free-minded and artistic views of this unique community. After earning an Associates of Fine Art from Watkins College of Art and Design in Nashville Tennessee, Lavender moved to San Diego to explore new avenues for inspiration. Beginning an active studio career while working towards his Bachelors of Arts, at San Diego State University with an emphasis in sculpture, he quickly established himself in the local art scene. After receiving his degree in 2003, he has maintained the same rigorous schedule creating works of art varying from steel and concrete sculpture, paintings and mixed media relief’s, to custom furniture and woodworking.  Often found working with several mediums simultaneously, Benjamin Lavender has created a diverse and prolific body of work. Through various solo and group shows Lavender has awed viewers with his sensitivity to materials and attention to detail. Stating that his inspiration comes primarily from the similarity among the natural forces of growth and erosion, it is clear that his inspired works are well planned and executed with the utmost care and craftsmanship. There is a clear vision of his ideas of beauty, utilizing raw industrial materials to mimic nature with the construction of our time. Lavender has exposed a new way to view and appreciate our surroundings. Through his remarkable natural talent and dedication to his craft Benjamin Lavender is proving to be a gifted and devoted artist, establishing a firm position in the region as a unique cultural asset.  |
Exhibitions
- 2nd City Council Gallery, Long Beach - San Diego Art Prize "New Contemporaries" - Juried Group 2007 - Simay Space, San Diego - Beckett3 Installation - Group/solo 2007 - Mission Hills, San Diego - Jeans For Justice Benefit Auction - Group 2007 - Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego - Mozart Foundation Benefit Auction - Group 2007 - La Jolla, San Diego - Port Of San Diego Sculpture Show - Juried Group 2006 - Embarcadero Marina Park North, San Diego - Rakulele Benefit Show - Group 2006 - John Stewart Gallery, San Diego - Art Alive - Group 2006 - San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego - Purest / Purist: Urban Culture/Modern Aesthetic - Group 2006 - Planet Rooth Studio Gallery, San Diego - Purest / Purist: Urban Culture/Modern Aesthetic - Group 2006 - Upstairs Gallery At Retrospect, Palm Springs - It's In The Box II - Group 2005 - Luxe Hair Studio, San Diego - Party With A Purpose, New Orleans Benefit - Group 2005 - House of the Future, San Diego - It's In The Box I - Group 2005 - Luxe Hair Studio, San Diego - Continuum - Solo 2005 - Arts and Entertainment Center, San Diego - Ray at Night - Group 2005 - Arts and Entertainment Center, San Diego - Collaborative Artists - Group 2005 - F and 10th Gallery, San Diego - Red Ball V.I.P. Room - Group 2004 - Sushi Gallery, San Diego - An Eye for the Eyes - Solo 2003 - Flor Y Canto Gallery, San Diego - Untitled - group - 2001 - Basile Gallery, San Diego - The Brownlee O. Currey Juried Student Art Exhibition - 2000 - Watkins Gallery, Nashville - - 1st Place Ceramics - - 2nd Place Sculpture - The Art Show that Never Happened - Group 1999 - The Red House, Nashville - |