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Grandpa Wants the Tambourine – Ben Skinner

January 2nd, 2010  |  Published in Gallery Archive

Grandpa Wants the Tambourine

Ben Skinner

Ben Skinner, born 1977

Lives and works in Vancouver, BC

Statement:

Grandpa Wants The Tambourine is a survey of projects Skinner has made over the past 10 years. Skinner uses a multidisciplinary approach, often employing text and humor to act as absurdist social critique.

Bio:

Ben Skinner grew up in a small oil town in Southern Ontario.  He graduated with a BFA in Interdisciplinary Fine Art from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in Halifax in 2000, and with an MFA in Art & Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003.  Ben lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.

benskinner.com

Press:

Accolades and Acclaim @ Aritzia.com

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