Person Open DS/UK/23754 Benney; Paul (30 May 1959); British artist Benney Paul 30 May 1959 British artist Male (cisgender) London, England (born)

British Art White No known disability No known religious affiliation Unknown Paul Benney is a British artist who rose to international prominence as a contemporary artist whilst living and working in New York in the 1980s and 1990s in the UK as an award-winning portraitist. 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. Paul Benney's portraiture and contemporary work have been featured in news, radio and documentaries on the BBC and Channel 4.nPaul Benney exhibited his multimedia installation, 'Speaking in Tongues' during the 57th Venice Art Biennale in 2017. As of 2019 Benney had been collaborating with the award-winning multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney to compose and produce individual soundscapes for the digital artworks that Benney has recently released with online digital gallery Sedition. The works are a digital hybrid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Benney (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 1/6/2022 RAHAKirkbride 9/6/2023 c2f9201e-dc4b-436c-926b-9125ac9bdb1c