Ben Dallas
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Overview
Ben Dallas paints on delicate wood constructions and assembled materials such as layered canvases. The mysterious design and the three-dimensionality of his works invite the viewer to spend time with the pieces, looking for marks, chromatic shifts, delicate lines, wax layers, and unexpected folds. Dallas' work can seem hermetic, but a closer look reveals exquisite and poetic compositions.
Dallas received an MA in Art History from the University of Illinois in 1971. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Fullbright-Hayes Fellowship. His work has been in exhibitions nationally including the Rockford Art Museum (Rockford, IL), Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (Santa Ana, CA), Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (Chicago, IL) and the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum (San Francisco, CA). -
Exhibitions
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Ben Dallas
Recent Works 22 Mar - 26 Apr 2025Ben Dallas presents a selection of his exquisite paintings on wood constructions and shaped layered canvas. In his recent work, Dallas explores the complexity of lines and the boundaries of awkward geometry.Read more
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Mirage
Larry Bell, Ben Dallas, August Muth, Signe Stuart 25 May - 22 Jun 2024Pie Projects is delighted to present Mirage , a group exhibition featuring Larry Bell, Ben Dallas, August Muth, and Signe Stuart. The artworks exhibited in Mirage put in question what...Read more -
Ben Dallas + Jonathan Parker
Confluence 28 Jan - 25 Feb 2023Pie Projects is pleased to announce the opening of Confluence: Ben Dallas and Jonathan Parker , on Saturday, January 28, 2023, with a reception from 4-6pm. The exhibition will feature...Read more
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Works
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Schematic For A Lively Arcadia
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Withholding Attention From The Here And Now
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A Puny Secret Held In Extreme Confidence
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At The Effect Of Systematic Lying
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In Advance Of A Broken Promise
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No Choice But To Consider The Fastest Bang
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Open-faced Sandwich 1
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Open-faced Sandwich 2
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Open-faced Sandwich 3
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Pretense to Culture While Shopping Online
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Schematic For The Big Glitch
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Something Like How The Other One Looked
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Too Much Egotistical Fairness
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Too Much Like The Right Thing To Do
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At A Place
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Rub It
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The Wholesome Normality Of Corrupt Systems
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What’s In A Name
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Yellow With Old Stuff
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Bland Sandwich 5
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Come Pick Your Poison
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Crackle And Pop
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In Between (Green)
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In Between (Red)
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In Between (White)
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Politely Disrupting A Kindness
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Stout
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Up And Down 2
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Up And Down 3
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Soft Surface
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Tortured By Group Dynamics
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Now And Again
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Now And Again
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Remains
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Narrow
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Now And Again
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Untitled (yellow)
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About Nothing
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About Nothing (orange stripes)
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About Nothing 25
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Don't Touch
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Now and Again (orange/dark)
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Now And Again 10
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Small Red
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Just Right
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Fall
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Horizontal Shape
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In Black
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Fauxtos
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Faces
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Faces (dark)
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Horizontal (black/white)
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Gradient
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Faces 4
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Fall
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Gradient
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