Paul Benney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Benney
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	May 30, 1959(1959-05-30)
Age	65
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Paul Benney Biography

Paul Benney is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on May 30, 1959 in London, England, United Kingdom. Benney was born in Chelsea but spent most of his growing up living in Beenham within West Berkshire. The father of his son, Gerald Benney [1930 – 2008was a well-known silversmith who made flatware in silver and gold as well as jewelry for public and private collections across the globe, including his family, the British Queen’s family.

Benney’s portrait subjects include The HM queen Elizabeth II, Sir Mick Jagger, John Paul Getty III, Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, Lord Weidenfeld, Baroness Amos, The State Portrait for Israel, Lord Rothschild, Ben Barnes (for the portrait in the feature film Dorian Gray in 2009) Fergus Henderson, Adam Fuss, Justice Stephen Breyer, Sarah Lucas, The Duchess of Bedford, Jerry Hall, Nitin Sawhney The Viscountess Weymouth Sir Paul Hamlyn, and Lord Sainsbury. In 2015, Benney was approached to paint by Prince Charles to paint HRH Prince Charles to paint WWII veteran Brian Stewart for the Royal Collection.

57th VENICE ART BIENNALE. ‘Speaking in Tongues’. Curated by James Putnam and Flora Fairbairn. 2017.

Paul Benney exhibited his multimedia installation, ‘Speaking in Tongues’ during the 57th Venice Art Biennale in 2017.

Paul Benney moved back to the United Kingdom in 1988 where his practice of portraits grew quickly through word of mouth. Since then, he has exhibited at the eight BP Portrait Award Exhibitions . He twice received the BP Visitors Choice Award in 1997 and 1996 and was awarded a remark for his portrait “My Daughters 1999. In 2003, Benney was appointed to paint Jack Dellal by the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery to paint Jack Dellal to acknowledge his dedication to the gallery. He was a part of the exhibition at Birch & Conran in 1988 and in the Nigel Greenwood Gallery in 1991 and in 1995, and the Long & Ryle Gallery in 1995. In 2013, he was asked to be a judge for the Threadneedle Prize at the Mall Galleries, UK.

Paul Benney Net Worth

Paul Benney is one of the richest Painter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Benney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Paul Benney (born London, 30 May 1959) is a British artist who gained international recognition as a contemporary artist while operating in New York in the 1980’s and then later in the 90’s throughout the UK as a portraitist with awards.

Paul Benney is a self-taught artist. He relocated from New York in 1982 and was part of the N.Y. downtown Neo-Expressionist group during the 1980s. He was first spotted by the P.P.O.W. Gallery in 1984, where the artist created a massive monochromatic painting that depicts a dreamlike imagery using the surfaces being made up of layers of feathers, dirt, and gel.

Benney was invited to be a resident artist at Somerset House in 2010. During his five year residency he held the show ‘Night Paintings’ in 2012 which explored themes that deal more with the subconscious and metaphysical world and drew over 15,000 visitors. In 2017 Paul Benney exhibited his multimedia installation ‘Speaking in Tongues’ in the Church of San Gallo during the 57th Venice Art Biennale.

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Benney’s East village contemporaries while living in New York included Kiki Smith, David Wojnarowicz, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ross Bleckner, Richard Hambleton, Adam Fuss and Craig Coleman.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Paul Benney celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

Benney’s work is held in the 20th century collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, London , The National Gallery of Australia, and many prominent corporate and private collections around the world. Both Paul Benney’s portraiture and contemporary work have been featured in news, radio and documentaries on the BBC and Channel 4.