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Born 1974. Lives and works in Portland, OR.
 
   
  Education
2005 MFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2004 MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2001 BFA (Cum Laude), Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
   
  Exhibitions
2009 WORD, IFCC, Portland, OR
  Digital Ritual, Open Concept Gallery, Allendale, MI
  Considered Space, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
  GBR V, Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland venues
2008 TENNESSEE (solo), TILT Gallery and Project Space, Portland, OR
  little paper cuts, Fivepoints Arthouse, San Francisco, CA
  Gimme Baby Robots IV , IGLOO Gallery, Portland, OR
  Static/Flux (juried), Portland State University, Portland, OR
  64 Down, Fivepoints Arthouse, San Francisco, CA
2007 Open, Fivepoints Arthouse, San Francisco, CA
  Tilt Export: In Season, Studio Gallery Linfield College, McMinnville, OR
  Pool, Apt Space, Madison, WI
  Pacific Northwest Sculpture Exhibition (invitational), Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
  Baby’s Babies (GBR III), Apt Space, Madison, WI
  Palace (invitational, collaboration as Third Thing Projects), Alexander Gallery, Oregon City, OR
2006 Oregon Biennial (juried), Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
  Calling All Cars, Cal’s Pharmacy, Portland, OR
  Sweet Baby Meat (GBR II), Oneten Gallery, Madison, WI
2005 Coming Back (MFA exhibition), Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
  Think Tank (juried), Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
  Agents Orange, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
  Sculpture, Silo Gallery, Stoughton, WI
  Gimmie Baby Robots, Oneten Gallery, Madison, WI
  Over Oceans, Through the Air, Beyond All Barriers (juried), Ironworks, Madison, WI
2004 Draw_Drawing, Gallery 32, London, UK
  COLAB (collaborative installation), West Gallery, Corvallis, OR
  Apathy is a Six-letter Word,Red Rocket Gallery, Chicago, Ill
  DDD (curator), Urban Market, Madison, WI
  This Will Kill That (MA exhibition), Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
  The 13th, Red Rocket Gallery, Chicago, Ill
  Citation (juried), Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
2003 Space Language, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
  Centro Oestes (juried), Museu de Arte de BrasÍlia and Casa de Thomas Jefferson, BrasÍlia, Brazil
  Outdoor Sculpture Invitational (invitational), UW- Sheboygan, Sheboygan, WI
2002 What’s the Big Idea, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI
2001 925, Newport Fine Arts Gallery, Newport, OR
  Linn/Benton Community Open, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
2000 The Next Generation (juried), Northwest Print Council, Portland, OR
   
  Bibliography
  TJ Norris, "TR_D_NG SP_C_S", unBlogged, tjnorris.net/blog, February 28, 2009
  John Motley, "Ben Buswell TENNESSEE", The Portland Mercury, Vol. 9 Issue 9, July 24th-30th 2008
  Jeff Jahn, "Last Chance Reviews", PORT, portlandart.net, August 2008
  Beefmaster Magazine, Issue #3, www.beefmastermagazine.com, Summer 2007
  Jennifer Gately, “With Fresh Eyes”, Oregon Biennial 2006, October 2006
   
  Related Activities
2009 Guest Lecture, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
2008 Prints for PICA, Portland, OR
2007/08 Visiting Artist, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2006 Prints for PICA, 333 Studios, Portland, OR
  Guest Lecture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2003 Visiting Artist, UW- Steven’s Point, Steven’s Point, WI
  Director- Students for Students in the Visual Arts, Madison, WI
2002 Mentor- Students for Students in the Visual Arts, Madison, WI
2001-2002 Oregon State University Print Project, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR