Christy Bencosme (b. 1992) is a Dominican-American artist from Jamaica, Queens. Creating art to initiate a visual conversation with others, her goal is to provide the opportunity to ask ourselves questions of social progress. Reflecting a voice of the working class, she uses discarded and low-cost material to create socio-political works and often installs them directly on the street. Via a practice where the relationship to the material leads the trajectory of the work, there is a harmony between conceptualism and visual storytelling.
Education
2017 School Of Visual Arts
BFA, Fine Arts
Awards and Fellowships
2019 Jerome Foundation Exhibition Grant, ARTworks, Inc.
2018-19 ARTworks, Inc. Fellowship, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
2017 Alumni Scholarship Award, SVA
2015-16 BFA Fine Arts Department Grant, SVA
2014-16 Chairman’s Merit Award, SVA
Group Exhibitions
2020 Darkest Before Dawn: Art in a Time of Uncertainty, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Beacon, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, York College Fine Arts Gallery, Queens, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2019 ARTworks, Inc., Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2017 Divided State of America, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2017 Postcard Show, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2016 Summer Group Show, Kunstraum LLC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 One Earth, One Consciousness, Bronx Art Space, The Bronx, NY
2016 Linkedin, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Intricacies of Being, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Strictly NY, Pandemic Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Inspiration In The Cut, Bruckner Art Gallery, The Bronx, NY
Curator
2018 Color Talk, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2017 Strictly NY: NYC Is Music, The Bishop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Cum As You Are, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Strictly NY: The NYC Hustle, 1080 Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
2015 La Chancla Del Diablo, I.M.A.G.E. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Warriors: An Introspective On The She, 3rd Eye Sol Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Publications
2017 School Of Visual Arts 2017-2018 Catalog, Featured Artist
2016 Mass Appeal, Real New York Explored In “Strictly New York” Show
Education
2017 School Of Visual Arts
BFA, Fine Arts
Awards and Fellowships
2019 Jerome Foundation Exhibition Grant, ARTworks, Inc.
2018-19 ARTworks, Inc. Fellowship, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
2017 Alumni Scholarship Award, SVA
2015-16 BFA Fine Arts Department Grant, SVA
2014-16 Chairman’s Merit Award, SVA
Group Exhibitions
2020 Darkest Before Dawn: Art in a Time of Uncertainty, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Beacon, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, York College Fine Arts Gallery, Queens, NY
2020 Southeast Queens Biennial, Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2019 ARTworks, Inc., Miller Gallery, Queens, NY
2017 Divided State of America, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2017 Postcard Show, Con Artist Collective, New York, NY
2016 Summer Group Show, Kunstraum LLC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 One Earth, One Consciousness, Bronx Art Space, The Bronx, NY
2016 Linkedin, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Intricacies of Being, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Strictly NY, Pandemic Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Inspiration In The Cut, Bruckner Art Gallery, The Bronx, NY
Curator
2018 Color Talk, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2017 Strictly NY: NYC Is Music, The Bishop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Cum As You Are, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Strictly NY: The NYC Hustle, 1080 Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
2015 La Chancla Del Diablo, I.M.A.G.E. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Warriors: An Introspective On The She, 3rd Eye Sol Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Publications
2017 School Of Visual Arts 2017-2018 Catalog, Featured Artist
2016 Mass Appeal, Real New York Explored In “Strictly New York” Show