Born in Denver, Colorado, in 1971
Lives in Brooklyn, New York
Education
1997Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI; MFA, Painting and Printmaking, with Honors
1995School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; BFA
1993Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA; BA
1989Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Carbondale, CO
One-Person Exhibitions
2010Feature Inc., New York
2006“Into the Fold,” Feature Inc., New York
2005“New Paintings,” O·H+T Gallery, Boston
2004O·H+T Gallery, Boston
2003Feature Inc., New York
2001M du B, F, H & g, Montreal
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013“Notched Bodies: Insects in Contemporary Art,” The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York
“Tandem Pursuits: Armor and Ichthyology,” Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, New York
2012“Paperazzi,” Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn
2011“35th Anniversary Exhibition,” Dieu Donne, New York; curated by Lilly Wei
2010“Inspiring Spaces: 25 Years of MTA Arts for Transit,” New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
2009“Populate This Form,” Feature Inc., New York
2008“Metamorphosis,” Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA; curated by Amy Lipton
2007“Flora and Fauna: Wendy Edwards, Heidi Johnson, Ben Snead,” OH+T Gallery, Boston
2006Inaugural exhibition, Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY
“Animalia,” Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC
“Block Party: An Exhibition of Drawings,” Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
2005“Musical Modes,” Clifford Chance Projects, New York; curated by Dinaburg Arts (brochure)
“All In The Family,” Texas Gallery, Houston
2004“Gallery Artists,” Feature Inc., New York
“Out In Front: Collecting Contemporary Art In Rhode Island With Paula and Leonard Granoff,” Sol Kofler Graduate Student Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
“Itsy Bitsy Spider,” Feature Inc., New York
2003Birdspace: A Post-Audubon Artists Aviary,” Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA; Norton Museum of Art,
West Palm Beach, FL; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY; McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH;
Tucson Museum of Art, Tuscon, AZ; organized by David S. Rubin in association with Pamela Auchincloss / Arts
Management, New York (catalogue: text by David Ruben)
“Five Years of the Altoids Curiously Strong Collection,” New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
“Art In Embassies Collection,” Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York
“The Holiday Shopping Show,” Wallspace Gallery, New York
2002“The Fourth Annual Altoids Curiously Strong Collection,” New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York;
Clifford-Smith Gallery and O·H+T Gallery, Boston; Art Center/South Florida, Miami; Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions, Los Angeles; Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2001“David Shaw, Ben Snead,” Feature Inc., New York
1998“Invitational,” Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
1996“Fish And Drips (two-person exhibition),” Sol Kofler Gallery, Providence, RI
1993“Alumni Art Show,” Olin Fine Arts Center Museum, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Selected Bibliography
2013Hodara, Susan. “‘Tandem Pursuits: Armor and Ichthyology,’ at Glyndor Gallery at Wave Hill in the Bronx,”
New York Times, 19 September 2013 >link
2011Lakin, Jan. “Next Stop: The Subway System’s Visual Journey Continues,” Interior Design, September
2010Dalzell, Rebecca. “Inspiring Spaces: 25 Years of MTA Arts for Transit,” Time Out New York,
Own This City,
1 – 7 July
Rubin, David S., ed. Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art Since the 1960s, with essays by David S. Rubin,
Robert C. Morgan and Daniel Pinchbeck, San Antonio Museum of Art in association with MIT Press,
Cambridge, MA, 30, 45, 95
2008Hammer, Andrea K. “UFO, Insects Invade Abington Art Center,” The Bulletin, 2 June
Newhall, Edith. “Watching Butterfly and Moth Take Wing,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 25 April >link
2007McQuaid, Cate. Review of “Flora and Fauna,” Boston Globe, 14 June
2004Bawa, Avantika. Review, drainmag.com (reproduction)
2003Johnson, Ken. Review, New York Times, 17 January, E48
“Ben Snead,” Bijutsu Techno, 3 March, 66
Selected Projects, Publications and Reproductions of Artwork
2012Fish Farm (Brooklyn Snappers), sculptural installation, Two Trees Management Company commission,
Clumbers Corner, Washington and Prospect Streets, Brooklyn, NY; September 2012 – September 2013
2011R Gallery, San Antonio; one-day show; 26 March 2011
2009“Departures and Arrivals,” permanent mosaic and tile installation, MTA Arts for Transit commission, New York City Transit, Jay Street-Borough Hall subway station, Brooklyn, NY >link
2005Zevitas, Steven T. New American Painting No. 56, Open Studio Press, 126–129
2004Harpers Magazine, April, 29 (reproduction of artwork)