Benjamin Hedstrom b.1978 (Australia)
B.Art.Ed (UNSW 1999)
Ben Hedstrom is an Australian artist working on Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Country on the Sunshine Coast.
Hedstrom’s body of work responds to familiar subjects, developing a relationship through everyday encounters and experiences. Painterly, impasto mark making and luminous colour complexity reinforce memories that serve as a record of somatic grounding and interpersonal communication, offering an insight into the relationships we form with our surroundings. Hedstrom's work represents fleeting vignettes of contemplation, suggesting a conflation between the ebullience of human connection and melancholic meditations on the fragility of existence.
UPCOMING 2025 | Ben Hedstrom Solo Exhibition | Noosa Regional Art Gallery | 8 Feb to 30 March
2024 | Finalist - Local Contemporary Art Prize | Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
2023 | Perspective - Landscape Group Exhibition | The G Contemporary
2023 | Affordable Art Fair Melbourne | The G Contemporary
2023 | Affordable Art Fair Sydney | The G Contemporary
2023 I Winner - Local Artists - Local Content Art Prize | Caloundra Regional Art Gallery (Acquisitive)
2023 | Finalist - Local Artists - Local Content Art Prize | Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
2021 | Group Exhibition | Squeeze | Butter Factory Arts Centre
2019 | Group Exhibition | Squeeze | Butter Factory Arts Centre
2015 | Highly Commended | Pittwater Art Festival - annual exhibition | Avalon Recreation Centre
2015 | Finalist Northern Beaches Art Prize (Warringah Art Prize) | Curl Curl Creative Space
2013 | Finalist - Tattersall's Landscape Art Prize | Tattersall's Club Brisbane
2012/13 | Group Exhibition - Archibald Prize 2012 Regional Tour
2012 | Finalist - Tattersall's Landscape Art Prize | Tattersall's Club Brisbane
2012 | Finalist Archibald Prize | Art Gallery of New South Wales
2011 | Winner - Salon Show Art Prize | Painter's Gallery Mona Vale
1995 | Group Exhibition | Express Yourself | Manly Art Gallery and Museum