Ben Woodeson

Born and raised in London, England, Ben Woodeson gained an MFA at Glasgow School of Art in Scotland and has taught extensively at art schools in the UK and North America. In 2014 he was joint winner of the Anthology Prize at Charlie Smith Gallery, London and in 2013 he was awarded the Theodore Randall International Chair in Sculpture Fellowship at Alfred University, NY, USA. He is the grandson of the German Jewish artist Jack Bilbo.

Ben has exhibited extensively in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America. Recent exhibitions include ‘All Change’ at William Bennington Gallery (2016), ‘The London Open’ at The Whitechapel Gallery (2015), ‘Obstacle’ at Berloni Gallery (2015), ‘Twelve-Fisted Boxing Caterpillar: Jack Bilbo & Ben Woodeson’ at England & Co (2014), ‘Hackney Wick Takeover’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum (2014) and ‘The World Turned Upside Down’, Mead Gallery, Coventry (2013).

His work has been featured in a wide variety of publications including Elephant, GQ, Time Out (London), Art Monthly, Art Review, Creative Review and others. Woodeson recently curated ‘Morphisisation’ for APT Gallery in London, a critically acclaimed exhibition examining the work of artists for whom pre-existing objects are the raw or source material.