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. His 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. Hedstrom's artworks represent fleeting vignettes of contemplation that consider the human connection with our surroundings and meditations on the fragility of existence.
Exhibitions
UPCOMING 2025 | Ben Hedstrom Solo Exhibition | Noosa Regional Art Gallery | 8 Feb to 30 March
2024 | Lethbridge Landscape Prize - Riparian Plaza Travelling Exhibition | Brisbane
2024 | Finalist - Highly Commended Lethbridge Landscape Prize
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