Vinyl collage on paper
16" x 13" x 1"
Courtesy of the Artist and Traywick Contemporary
Well-known for her intricate work in vinyl collage, Gantner’s larger practice showcases a unique relationship with color and form that can best be described as a hybrid approach, which allows her to move fluidly between two and three dimensions with both minimal and exuberant gestures. Her work reverberates from the push and pull of competing influences: organic vs manufactured, analog vs digital and reductive vs cumulative, until a clarity emerges from chaos.
Currently living and working in Marin County, Benicia Gantner has shown extensively since receiving her MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her work is held in numerous public collections including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Crocker Museum, Sacramento, and the US Embassies in Afghanistan and Georgia; as well as in notable corporate collections such as UCSF Hospitals, Fidelity, Visa, Twitter and Charles Schwab. She has been represented by Traywick Contemporary since 1999.
Artist Website@samfamcircus / @traywickcontemporary