PAMELA BENHAM  Artist / Painter
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Selected Group Exhibitions                               

The Flat File Show
Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
Montecito, California
 
29th Annual Exhibition
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Rochester, New York

The Ottmar Gallery Exhibition
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro, Massachusetts

Miniatures: Big ART in Small Packages 2020
Monmouth Museum
Lincroft, New Jersey

I Am Me: Artists' Self-Portraits​
Santa Paula Art Museum
Santa Paula, California

100 GRAND 
Sullivan Goss Gallery 
Santa Barbara, California 

​Bridging the Gap: Postcards of the All Nation of Art​
​​A.I.R. Gallery​                                                                         
Brooklyn, New York​  

Inspired Beginnings​
Oceanside Museum of Art at Ashton Gallery
Oceanside, California   

International Small Art Phenomenon
      6 x 6 x 2019
 
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Rochester, New York

Pushing Paint
NAWA Gallery
New York, New York

OFF THE WALL
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara. California

Medley 2019        
Blue Line Arts
​Sacramento, California

Miniatures: Big Art in Small Packages 2019
Monmouth Museum
Lincroft, New Jersey

The Ottmar Gallery Exhibition
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro, Massachusetts

33rd Annual Open Competition
- curated by William Wray
Museum of Ventura County
​Ventura, California 

Abstract Open IV 
- curated by Nancy Gifford
​Channing Peake Gallery
Santa Barbara. California
​   Then travels to:
Betteravia Gallery
Santa Maria, 
California​

Unfettered
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc
Los Angeles, California                                          ​                 
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FASCINATIONS
State Gallery
Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara Studio Artists’ Exhibition​
Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery
Santa Barbara, California                                
                                  
​100 GRAND                                                                            
- curated by Susan Bush                                                         
Sullivan Goss Gallery
Santa Barbara. California                   

​Nature Abstracted
- curated by Stacey Otte-Demangate and Nathan Huff
​Wildling Museum of Art and Nature
Solvang, California

Women's Caucus for Arts /  NYC
Boricua College Art Gallery
New York, New York

Artists' Exhibition
10 WEST GALLERY 
Santa Barbara, California

In Black and White: Art Meets Writing
H.D. Smith Gallery, The Hoogland Center for the Arts
Springfield, Illinois

Medley 2018
Blue Line Arts
Roseville, Sacramento, California

The Abstract Art Exhibition
   and SEE International Fundraiser

The Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California

​ 5 x 5 
The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
955 La Paz Road
Montecito, California

GraySpace Gallery Artists Group Show
- curated by Charlene Broudy
GraySpace Gallery
The Funk Zone
Santa Barbara, California

The Ottmar Gallery Exhibition
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro, Massachusetts​

Eyes of Another​
- curated by Rosemarie Gebhart
​    and Marcello Ricci
The Arts Fund
​The Funk Zone
Santa Barbara, California
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​  8 Visions
8 Artists each exhibiting 8 paintings  
- selected by Boriana Kantcheva
     and Janyce Nareski Goba 
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro, Massachusetts

Phenomena
Neutra Museum at Silver Lake
2379 Glendale Blvd
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California 

The Santa Barbara Studio Artists Exhibition
10 WEST GALLERY 
Santa Barbara, California


​Brushstrokes 2017
- selected by David Limrite
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
San Luis Obispo, California

Art Heals 
 To benefit the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center 
- selected by Rick Stich
Gallery 113
Santa Barbara, California

Spotlight Exhibition​
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro, Massachusetts

The Summer Annual Salon
MoFA - Museum of Fine Arts
​Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Subjective
- selected by Alyssa Monks
Riverside Library
127 Amsterdam Avenue at 65th Street
New York City, New York

Miniatures: Big ART in Small Packages 2017
Monmouth Museum
Lincroft, New Jersey

Order  and Chaos
- selected by Robert L. Croker
Giles Gallery
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

The Ottmar Gallery Exhibition
- selected by Judith Klein
    of Judith Klein Art Gallery, New Bedford, MA
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro, Massachusetts

​Mini Masterpieces
Freeport Art Museum
Freeport, Illinois

SBSG + AAC
- selected by Nancy Gifford       award: First Place
Faulkner Gallery
​Santa Barbara, California

Out of the Studio, Coming Live to You
- selected by Letitia Haynes, Gallery Director
The Distinctive Art Gallery
Santa Barbara, California

Nor’ Easter, The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut
   selected by Judith McElhone, of Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT 
Winter Wonders, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey
The Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
   selected by JoAnne McFarland
The Artist as Maker, Thinker, Feeler, Cade Art Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland
   selected by Jack Rasmussen
​Off the Wall, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California
   selected by the SBMA Women's Board
2016 Flower Show, Nature-Themed Art Exhibition, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts
   selected by Dave Kendrick
At the Walker 2016, The Walker Art Gallery, Garnett, Kansas​
   selected by David Gross
Gateway to Imagination, Farmington Museum, Farmington, New Mexico
   selected by BettyAnn Mocek
Texas National 2016, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas
   selected by Abelardo Morell
State of Unions, Women’s Caucus for Art, Core Annex Gallery, Denver, Colorado
   selected by Hilary DePolo
Small Works Exhibit, Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, Florida 
   selected by Hal Bromm: Hal Bromm Gallery, New York City 
    Gallery Directors: Letty Nowak and Caroline Stover-Sickmen
Santa Barbara Studio Artist Exhibition, Corridan Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
ABSTRACTS, The Atrium Gallery, Ventura County Government Center, Ventura, California
   selected by the Ventura County Arts Council
Group Exhibition, GV Artist Association, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Goleta, California

Feast Your Eyes! 2015, The Art Funds Gallery, The Funk Zone, Santa Barbara, CA
   Brad Nack, Executive Director
Santa Barbara Studio Artist, Corridan Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
   Bill Fedderson, Gallery Director
Visual Monologues, Jewish Federation, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by Judy Larson, Director of Westmont Museum of Art, Montecito, CA
AbstraX@Karpeles, Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by Jack Mohr, Director of Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Art SEE, Surgical Eye Expeditions Fundraiser, Abstract Art Collective, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA​

​Starting Here: A Selection of Distinguished Artists from UCSB
   Art, Design, and Architecture Museum, University of California at Santa Barbara
   selected by Elyse Gonzales, Curator of Exhibitions
Off the Wall, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by SBMA Women's Board
Art at the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by Nathaniel Vonk, President of SB Arts Collaborative
Feast Your Eyes! The Art Funds Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, CA
   selected by Tif Sigfrids, Director of Tif Sigfrids Gallery, Hollywood, CA
Expressive Abstractions, Seaside Gallery, Pismo Beach, CA
   selected by Tom Burgher, Director of Seaside Gallery
Between Seer and Seen, Art + Love, SB Tennis Club, CA
   curated by Susan Tibbles
Group Exhibition, Goleta Library, CA
   selected by Bruce Robertson
Sisters, CASA Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by Kerry Methner
AAC Benefit Exhibit for Waldorf School, Bacara Resort, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by Brad Nack
Pathways, Art at the JCC, Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara
   selected by Peggy Ferris
Independent Studies, AAC, UCSB Faculty Club, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by Francis Scorzelli
Off the Wall, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by SBMA Women's Board
Summer Exhibit 2012, Art at the JCC, Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara 
   selected by Frank Goss of Sullivan Goss Gallery
Peripheral Visions, Abstract Art Collective, Cabrillo Art Center, Santa Barbara, CA
SB Artist Association Exhibit, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 
   selected by Rita Ferri – award: Honorable Mention
SB Artist Association Group Exhibition, Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA 
   selected by Heidi Bratt – award: Honorable Mention
Environmental Defense Center Benefit, Gallery 113, Santa Barbara, CA
   selected by Tony Askew
Legally Abstract, AAC, SB College of Law, Santa Barbara, CA   
   selected by Rick Stich
Animals, Goleta Library, Goleta, CA
   selected by Ruth Ellen Hoag – Award: Juror’s Choice
Abstract Matters, Abstract Art Collective, CASA Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
COLOR x 6 Abstract Painters, Faculty Club, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA 
   selected by Pamela Benham
From Dusk to Drawn, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Group Exhibition, Channing Peake Gallery, SB County Arts Commission, Santa Barbara, CA
SBAA Benefit Show, Gallery 113, Santa Barbara, CA 
   selected by Rick Stich
Group Shows, Goleta Library, CA 
   selected by Karen Scott Browdy, Pamela Enticknap, and John Carlander
New Members Exhibition, SB Artist Association, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Group Exhibits, Goleta Library, CA 
   selected by Heather Jena Silva, and Rick Garcia
Picasso for Peanuts, Goleta Library, CA
Group Exhibit, Goleta Library, CA 
   selected by Chris Chapman
Caruso Woods Fine Art, Santa Barbara, CA
Caruso Woods Fine Art, Santa Barbara, CA
FORUMulations, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
The Art of Devotion, Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Focused on the Forum 2001, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Alumni & Friends Art Show – Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Louisville, KY
Focused on the Forum 2000, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Seasons of Love, Women’s Center, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA
Focused on the Forum 1999, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Obsessions II, Women’s Center, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA
An Ange Passe, Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College, Montecito, CA
Summertime / Santa Barbara, Cabrillo Art Center, Santa Barbara, curated by Rick Garcia
Art at the Abbey: New Beginnings, Abbey Gallery, Pecos, NM
Southhampton Artists’ Show, Goodman Design Gallery, Southhampton, NY
Diversity and Vision, Prince Street Gallery, New York City, NY
The Fate of the Earth, Ceres Gallery, New York City, NY
Choice, AIR Gallery, New York City, NY
Color and Light, West Side Arts Coalition, Broadway Center Gallery, New York City, NY
Galeria Principal, Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic
Fourth Street School, New York City, NY
Southern Vermont Artist Center, Manchester, VT
Group Show, RAPP Art Center, New York City, NY
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC
Jayne Baum Gallery, New York City, NY
Group Show, Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier, VT
Susan Schreiber / Cutler Gallery, New York City, NY
Jayne Baum Gallery, New York City, NY
John Christian Gallery, New York City, NY
Miller Galleries, New York City, NY
Governor Cuomo’s Group Show, Governor’s Mansion, New York City, NY
Color: Harmonious and Discordant, Marymount Manhattan College, New York City, NY
Black and White on Paper, National Arts Club, New York City, NY
NY Coalition of Women Artists, New York City, NY
Opening Gallery, New York City, NY
Group Exhibition, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris
Paris Salon 76, Grand Palais, Paris
Union des Femmes Peintres, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris
Expojeunes 75, Place de la Bastille, Paris
Feminie 75, UNESCO, Paris
Ecole de la Loire, Chateau de Bois, France
Salon des Beaux-Arts, Eghien-les-Bains, France
Ours Gallery, New York City, NY
Selected Individual Exhibitions







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