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Friday, JUNE 5, 2026
10 a.m. -12 p.m. 1/2-hour break for lunch. Resume from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. EXCEPT COLLAGE PIECES!
WHAT TO BRING- PLEASE COLLECT papers, newspapers, photographs, prints, and materials that can be cut up or torn during the collage portion of the lesson.
Think of CONTENT that can be connected to help tell a story. Different types of paper and textures are also good.
$175 – ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED
Seth is an internationally recognized artist who not only creates superb abstracts, but as an instructor clearly conveys the process of abstraction to his students.
Collage and Abstract Painting. will give you the groundwork for Abstracts and start you on a compelling journey into the world of deconstructivism with Seth Benzel.
ABOUT SETH P. BENZEL
Seth Benzel, originally from New York, lives and works between NYC and Ocala, FL.
Benzel is an abstract painter who works predominantly with acrylic, while also infusing other mediums, and occasionally collage. A key element of Benzel’s work is the manipulation of line and space, and how they interrelate to each other. Linear aspects imply a sort of architecture…while freewheeling colors and brushstrokes represent the nature energy all around us. These elements could also be seen as a juxtaposition of the man-made artificial world vs. that of natural or spiritual world.
Benzel’s work is DECONSTRUCTIONIST in nature…celebrating the spontaneity of mark making, within a space showing movement and a certain perspective. Creating work that is always changing and never stagnant, where a painting never represents an ending but always a new beginning.
ARTIST STATEMENT
” My effort is to drive to the fullest extent, those few talents that were given me” -David Smith
My work originates from a language developed during a career of over 30 years of painting. The process is rooted in deconstructionism, allowing the underpainting to dominate, and space to reveal the context of the subject. Through this technique I am able to show multi-levels of experience…whether it be spiritual, emotional, or transcendent. From a technical standpoint this means a process that values mistakes and creates work that is fundamentally resolved but still open for interpretation. Aesthetically this means an experience that is transformative and never stagnant. The work keeps changing within the unchanging. This is where art becomes provocative, challenging, and timeless….when a painting never represents an ending, just another beginning.
Website: sethpbenzel.com
Exhibitions:
2025- “Deconstructing Self”, solo exhibition, Arthur Appleton Museum, Ocala, FL
2025- “Onsecondthought”- solo exhibition, The Warehouse, Dubai, UAE
2024- “Intersections: Tracing Origins”, The Warehouse, Dubai, UAE
2024- “No Destination”, ME Dubai Hotel, Dubai, UAE
2023- “En Route”, La Cantine du Faubourg Dubai, Dubai, UAE
2023- “Far & Wide”, 8th Ave. Gallery, Ocala, FL
2023- Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Artist in Residence, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai, UAE
2023- “Digital Art Galley”, DIFC, Dubai, UAE
2023- “Artists at Work”, 8th Ave. Gallery, Ocala, FL
2023- “Insights Inside”, Blossom Art Agency, Annecy, FR
2023- “The Exhibit” Couch Sessions, MCA, Ocala, FL
2022- “Deconstructing Self”, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai UAE
2021- Solo exhibition, Birdbox Gallery, Cambridge, UK
2021- Solo exhibition, Reilly Arts Theatre, Ocala, FL
2020- “Views On Abstraction”, 8th Ave. Gallery, Ocala, FL
2020- “Abstract Spain Project”, 8th Ave. Gallery, Ocala, FL
2019- “Solo Show” Pavilion Hotel, Dubai, UAE
2019- “Group Show” 8th Ave. Gallery, Ocala, FL
2019-“Group Show” CCF, Ocala, FL
2018- “Solo exhibition” Dee Dee Martin Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2018- “Los Juntos”, Group Show, Building 98, Marfa, TX
2018- “Artist Playground” City Walk, Dubai, UAE
2018- “Solo Show” Pavilion Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY
2018- “Group Show” Dubai Inter. Art Centre, Dubai, UAE
2018- “Abstract Love”, Solo Show, Pullman Hotel, Dubai, UAE
2017-18- “L.A. Art Project”, Traveling Art Project
2017- “Solo Show” Pavilion Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY
2017- “Dubai Art Project”, Traveling Art Project
2016- “New Paintings” AMP Galleries, Saratoga Springs, NY
2015- “Group Show” Wynwood Cafe, Miami, FL
2015- “Divergent Realities” Agora Gallery, New York, NY
2014- “Group Show” Hampton Inn, Saratoga Springs, NY
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