Draft:Bobby Benjamin

Bobby Benjamin (b. 1983) is an English visual artist and curator. Working primarily in found materials, he is best known for his work on the themes of class, masculinity and place. Benjamin is based in Teesside, England.

Art Career
Bobby studied a degree Fine Art at Teesside University where he is now a lecturer. His 2019 piece, Thick Artist was acquired as part of the Middlesbrough Collection and has been displayed in Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art twice. Benjamin's 2023 piece, From the River's Foul Mouth was also displayed in MIMA as part of their People Powered: Stories from the River Tees exhibition.

Benjamin has run a number of galleries in Middlesbrough, most notably House of Blah Blah and Pineapple Black.

He was nominated in 2023 for Visual Artist of the Year at the North East Culture Awards.