CONTACT
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BIO
Native New Yorker Kelsey Bennett has been exhibiting her work since 2010. Her photography and film has appeared in VICE, i-D, Office Magazine, and Interview Magazine. Referred to by Vanity Fair as a “photographer specializing in the surreal,” Kelsey Bennett is noted for a style that depicts a “super-real life.” She started practicing photography at the age of twelve, when was taught by her grandmother to develop photos in the darkroom. She studied at Parsons School of Design as a Photography major and Savannah College of Art and Design (abroad in France) she continued her education in the field interning for photographers Annie Leibovitz, Danielle Levitt, and Lele Saveri. She has worked as a backstage photographer for designers Prabal Gurung, Alexandar Wang, Rodarte, Jeremy Scott, Phillip Lim, and Zach Posen. She has photographed artists such as Amy Winehouse, Willie Nelson, Aretha Franklin, and Lady Gaga. Her work spans multiple mediums. She has exhibited her sculptural work throughout the years, has curated exhibitions in NYC, Miami, and London, and has premiered her documentary films with Tribeca Film Festival as well as Marfa Film Festival.
CV
2019
The Energy of Memory, Spring Break Art Fair, NYC
2018
When Darkness Loves Us, Spring Break Art Fair, NYC
2016
LIFEFORCE, Untitled Space, NYC (Curator & Contributor)
Glory Hole, Spring Break Art Fair, NYC (Curator & Contributor)
#GirlGaze A Frame of Mind, The Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, CA
Send More Nudes, The Standard Hotel, Miami (Group Show)
2015
Pistil! Pistol!, Celestine 11, London, England (Group Show)
2014
Temporary Accommodation, Niagara, NYC (Group Show)
It's An Invasion, The National Arts Club, NYC (Group Show) (Curator & Contributor)
2013
Honeymoon Phase, Drkrm Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Boregasm, The Lodge Gallery, NYC, NY
2012
Tony Bennett: Portrait of an Artist, Morison Hotel Gallery, NYC
2011
Black Velvet: The Godfather of Soul, Christopher Henry Gallery, NYC, NY
On the Lam (Video Installation), The Lu Magnus Gallery, NYC, NY
On the Lam, Gawker Artists, NYC, NY
2010
Hypnagagia, The Christopher Henry Gallery, NYC, NY