Featuring artists: Christopher Benson, Daniel Denton and Lloyd Martin
Opening Reception
Saturday September 10, 2022
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Image: Daniel Denton Ribbon Candy 30” x 32”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2022
NEW EXHIBIT: FALL FORMAL: Christopher Benson + Daniel Denton + Lloyd Martin
Exhibition Dates: September 10 - October 9, 2022
Location: 9a Bridge Street, Newport, RI 02840
Contact: Jessica Hagen at jessica@jessicahagen.com or 401-835-7682
Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design is pleased to announce the new exhibition: FALL FORMAL opening on Saturday, September 10th from 5:00- 7:00pm. This show features paintings by Christopher Benson, Daniel Denton, and Lloyd Martin. Jessica Hagen states, “FALL FORMAL features three powerhouse painters. Each artist brings a strong, informed, and unique point of view to their work and every brushstroke feels direct and deliberate. Formalism is in full force and the energy of this exhibit is indescribably dynamic and exciting. It’s thrilling to show the work of these three artists together.”
Christopher Benson and Lloyd Martin both received BFAs from Rhode Island School of Design. Benson has exhibited in galleries in the southwest and on both coasts for over 30 years. He is a two-time recipient of the Pollock-Krasner painting fellowship grant and has work in private and museum collections throughout the United States. Martin shows his work in several galleries across the US from Hudson, NY to Fort Worth, TX and his paintings are in many public and private collections. Daniel Denton is a self-taught artist with an architectural education from the New York Institute of Technology and the Boston Architectural Center. The artist has work in private collections in California, Miami, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island and has exhibited his. work in Philadelphia, PA, Providence, RI, Boston, MA, Newport, RI, Wellfleet, MA, and Kingston, NY.
FALL FORMAL will be on display through October 9, 2022.
Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design was founded in 2005 and features contemporary American art, including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, textiles, and jewelry. Located in the historic Point section of Newport, the gallery’s hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00-5:00 and Sunday 12:00-5:00, as well as by appointment.