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Foundation Faculty
Maura Bendett
Adjunct Professor
Teaches In
Foundation
Education: 

1987     M.F.A. in Painting, University of California, Los Angeles
1984     B.F.A. in Art, University of California, Los Angeles          
1980     University of California, San Diego

Bio/Affiliation: 

I am an artist based in Los Angeles, CA, and began my studies at the University of California, San Diego. In my sophomore year, I transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where I earned a BA in Art, and an MFA in Painting.

My most recent solo shows were at Rory Devine Fine Art in 2022, and a 20-year survey of my paintings and sculptures at Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, entitled “Seedpods, Martians, and Flowers, a survey” in 2018. I have exhibited my drawings, paintings, and sculptures nationally and internationally for the past 28 years. I’m known for creating wall mounted sculptures made of steel, paper, wire, and acrylic paint.  My sculptures use artificial organic imagery to fabricate abstract extravagant biologically themed constructions referencing nature and outer space.

My exhibitions have been reviewed and/or featured in dozens of publications including numerous print issues of Art in America, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and the LA Weekly. My work is in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, The Peter Norton Collection, and many other private and public collections nationally. Selected solo and group shows include the Los Angeles County Museum of Contemporary Art, The Kemper Museum (Kansas City, MO), The Santa Monica Museum of Art, Edward Cella Art + Architecture (Los Angeles), and Roberts Projects (Culver City).

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Awards/Honors: 
  • 2011    Faculty Development Grant, Otis College of Art and Design
  • 1994    WESTAF National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Painting
  • 1985    Sydney A. Temple Award, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1984    University Grant in Art, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Professional Accomplishments/Exhibitions:  

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2022     Transport, r d f a gallery, Los Angeles, CA https://www.rorydevinefineart.com/
  • 2018     Maura Bendett: Martians, Seedpods, and Flowers, a survey, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA
  • 2014     Vespid Empire, Edward Cella Art + Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2008     Paradise, Kinkead Contemporary, Culver City, CA
  • 2005     Maura Bendett, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2001     Minitoka, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1999     -456 Fahrenheit, POST, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1997     East of the Sun and West of the Moon, POST, Los Angeles, CA
                  Maura Bendett: Solo Exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
  • 1995     Maura Bendett: Solo Exhibition, domestic setting, Los Angeles, CA
                  Maura Bendett: New Work, Griffin Linton Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
  • 1994     Maura Bendett: Solo Exhibition, domestic setting, Los Angeles, CA
     

Selected-Group Exhibitions

  • 2022     Sui Genereris: Debates About the Singular, curated by Khang Bao Nguyen, SoLa Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2021     Fummer Sun, r d f a gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2018     Other Worlds, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2016     TRI (…ed)-Revisiting TRI Gallery, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2005     Garden of Earthly Delights, Kustera Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2002     Post Cool, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
  • 2001     Contemporary Art Since 1960, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

                   Under the Influence: New Art from LA, Plymouth State College, NH, and Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

Selected Public Collections:

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA
  • The Peter Norton Family Foundation, New York, NY
  • The Capitol Group
  • Ernst & Young Corporation

 

Arts Education Programs

Artists Lectures

  • 2008      California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
  • 2000      Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
                   University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
  • 1999      University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1997      Kansas City Art Institute, KS
  • 1996      Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
                   Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
  • 1995      Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
                   Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA­­
     

Professional Development

  • 2002     Digital Design 1, Art Center College of Design
  • 1998     Welding, Santa Monica City College
  • 1995     Printmaking, Santa Monica City College
  • 1994     Printmaking, Santa Monica City College
  • 1989     Glass Sculpture, Santa Monica City College
  • 1988     Glass Sculpture, Santa Monica City College

 

Publications:  

Selected Bibliography

  • 2022    Wood, Eve, Maura Bendett at r d f a gallery, Art & Cake, summer 2022
  • 2016    Wood, Eve, “Pick of the Week: TRI (…ed) Revisiting TRI Gallery”, (online), Artillery Magazine, May 5, photo
                 Osberg, Annabel, “Maura Bendett, Camilla Taylor, Krysten Cunningham”, Artillery Magazine, March/April, photos
  • 2014    Wood, Eve, “Pick of the Week: Maura Bendett at Edward Cella Art + Architecture”, Artillery Magazine, May 8                                      
  • 2008    Matthews, Kathryn, “How A Hollywood Couple Escapes”, The New York Times, December 5, pg. D1, photo
  • 2007    Meyers, Holly, “Messing with Mother Nature”, LA Times, August 17, pg. E25, photo
                 Nys Dambrot, Shana, “Pink III at Arena 1”, Artweek, May 2007
  • 2006    Spaid, Sue, “Maura Bendett”, art US, December 2005-February, #11, cover photo
                 Spaid, Sue, “Isness: A Philosophy for Avante-Gardes”, X-TRA, Vol.8, #3, Spring, pg.19, photo
  • 2005    Mallinson, Constance, “Maura Bendett at Roberts and Tilton”, Art in America, December 2005, photo
                 Duncan, Michael, “State of the Art ‘05”, LA Weekly, October 28-November 3, pg. 20, photo
                 Frank, Peter, “Go: Maura Bendett”, LA Weekly, July 29-August 4, pg. 75, photo
  • 2003    Ollman, Leah, “Seeing the Pattern”, LA Times, September 21, pg. E46
                 Myers, Holly, “Redefining Boundaries of What’s Hip”, LA Times Calendar, July 28
  • 2000    Thorson, Alice, “Under the Influence”, Kansas City Star, October 22, pg. K-1, photo
                 Duncan, Michael, “Blinded by Buzzwords”, Art in America, July, pg. 41


Interviews

 

Clients/Employment History:  
  • 2000-23 Adjunct Professor: Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2002-23 Adjunct Professor: Art Center College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1996-03 Art Instructor: Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica, CA
  • 1995-96 Art Instructor: University of California, Los Angeles: Extension, Westwood, CA