BENTON JONES
EDUCATION
Winter 2005, 2007 Corning Museum of Glass---Cutting and Engraving
Corning, NY
Spring 2004 Hot Glass Horizons Conference Corning, NY
Spring 2002 International Conference on Contemporary Iron Art
Mercerville, NJ
1992-1994 The Johnson Atelier Sculpture Institute----Internship Mercerville,
NJ
1988-1992 Carnegie Mellon University----BFA in Sculpture Pittsburgh, PA
Summer 1991 Ecoles Des Beaux-Arts Fontainebleau, France
Summer 1989 Cornell University Architecture Dept. Ithaca, NY
1984-1988 Deerfield Academy Deerfield, MA
SCHOLORSHIPS, PRIZES & ACHIEVEMENTS
2011 Appointed to the Brewster Cultural Council for a three year term
Brewster, MA
Spring 2011, 2012 Developed and instructed a kiln-forming glass course in
Prague
for North Carolina State University’s Study Abroad program Prague, Czech
Rep.
Fall 2011 Participated in the School to Careers Art Internship Program
Dennis, MA
Winter 2006 Awarded First Prize for mixed-media by “The Art Department”
International Art Contest NSW, Australia
Summer 2005 Hosted the International Guild of Glass Artists annual
meeting Brewster, MA
Summer 2005 Juried a sculpture show at the Falmouth Artists Guild
Falmouth, MA
Summer 2005 Millstone Sculpture Gallery receives the Cape Cod Times
Magazine “Best Bet” endorsement for the third time Cape Cod, MA
Fall 2000 Cape Cod Museum of Art acquires a bronze sculpture Dennis, MA
Summer 1999 Opened the Millstone Sculpture Gallery Brewster, MA
Spring 1997 Completed a public sculpture commission depicting two
winged lions holding a clock and pendulum Hyannis, MA
Winter 1995 Granted membership into The Copley Society Boston, MA
Winter 1994 Awarded the Seward Johnson Incentive Grant for Sculpture
Mercerville, NJ
Winter 1993 T.A. for figure modeling course at Ryder University Trenton,
NJ
Fall 1993 Elected Apprentice Representative at The Johnson Atelier
Mercerville, NJ
Summer 1991 Awarded a scholarship to Ecoles Des Beaux-Arts
Fontainebleau, FR
and received their prize for Achievement in Fine Arts
EXHIBITIONS
Winter 2012 Cotuit Center for the Arts----solo show Cotuit, MA
1999-present Millstone Sculpture Gallery----ongoing solo show Brewster,
MA
2009-present Cortile Gallery----ongoing group shows Provincetown, MA
Summer-Fall 2006 Sandwich Glass Museum----solo show Sandwich, MA
Summer-Fall 2006 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts----juried show
Gatlinburg, TN
2006 The International Art Contest----online group show
www.ArtDept.com.au
Summer 2005 Falmouth Artists Guild----juror's contribution Falmouth, MA
Spring 2005 Cotuit Center for the Arts----featured artist Cotuit, MA
2003-2004 Museo Glass Gallery----group show Yarmouth, MA
Fall 2000 Cape Museum of Fine Art ----group show Dennis, MA
Summer 1999 Davis Gallery----group show Wellfleet, MA
Spring 1998 Binghamton University Gallery----group show Binghamton,
NY
1995-2000 Copley Society Gallery----four juried shows Boston, MA
Spring 1994 Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts----group show Antwerp,
Belgium
Winter 1994 Extension Gallery----solo show Mercerville, NJ
1992-1994 Johnson Atelier Gallery----three group shows Mercerville, NJ
Summer 1991 Ecoles Des Beaux-Arts----group show Fontainebleau, FR