Amanda Benefiel

Bio:

Amanda Benefiel was a Reagan baby raised on an idyllic lake in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a college town where she found early inspiration flying down halls on a tricycle among the bones and death masks of the anthropology department of WMU. Her Catholic school upbringing, where she was often reprimanded for shortened hemlines and clashing views, was offset by time spent mending holes and dusting racks in vintage clothing shops. Worlds were found in the remnants of bygone eras and hours spent flipping through old magazines. Benefiel moved to Brooklyn and received her BFA from Pratt Institute in New York and her MFA from Otis College of Art and Design in California. She has been awarded a residency at Ox-bow, and shown her work in Los Angeles, NYC, and Monterrey. In 2022 Benefiel founded The Floating Gallery, an artist collective aimed at fostering artist community through hosting group shows in nomadic spaces. She lives and works in Los Angeles.