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1982 Born in Lexington, KY
Lives and works in Richmond, VA

Education
2004
B.F.A. Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Solo Exhibitions
2015
• Doubling and Doubt, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2013
• Portraits, Maps, Texts, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
2012
• Ben Durham: Found Graffiti, Organized by Country Club, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011
• Ben Durham: Graffiti Maps, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
• Text Portraits, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
• Text Portraits, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2004
• Old Friends, Half-Forgotten, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO

Group Exhibitions
2016
• Pioneer Lust, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas
• Material Issue, KMAC Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
• Rock Candy, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
• Off the Cuff, Reynolds Gallery, Washington DC
2014
• Aspects of the Self: Portraits of our Times, Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2013
• Stitching Identity, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
2012
• Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
• Summer Solstice, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
• Frieze Art Fair, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
2011
• Saturation, Paddle8.com
2010
• Pictures & Statues, Country Club, Cincinnati, OH
• About Face, ADAA Art Show, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
2009
• 20 Years, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
• Creating Identity: Portraits Today, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
2008
• Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY (two-person exhibition with Storm Tharp)
2007
• Some Kind of Portrait, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala
• GeneratioNext, Loundoun House Gallery, Lexington, KY
• Shape of Words, Transylvania University's Morlan Gallery, Lexington, KY
2006
• Art in Display, Division Street Storefronts, Chicago, IL
2001
• For the Sake of Song, Kentucky Theatre Gallery of Art, Lexington, KY
2000
• Bullseye, Gallerie Soleil, Lexington, KY

Awards and Residencies
2013
• The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
• Pyramid Atlantic Keyholder Residency
2010
• Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship
• Washington University Paris Studio Residency
2009
• Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts Summer Residency
2008
• Kentucky Arts Council Individual Artists Professional Development Grant

Collections
21c Museum
Hammer Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Whitney Museum of American Art