Suzanne Benton has spent her career exploring the relationship between art, storytelling, and human experience. A multidisciplinary artist, she has worked as a printmaker, painter, metal mask maker, performance artist, and educator, using creativity as a way to explore history, culture, and personal identity.
After earning her degree in fine arts, art education, and comparative literature from Queens College in New York, Benton developed an artistic practice that crossed traditional boundaries. In 1983, while working as an artist in residence in Cologne, Germany, she developed her monoprint technique combining one-of-a-kind prints with Chine-collé. This process incorporates thin paper or collage elements during printing.
Beginning in 2006, Benton became a familiar presence at Eckerd College, where she exhibited her work, lectured, and shared her expertise with students and community members. Her visits reflected the college’s ongoing tradition of connecting local artists with nationally recognized creators.
Through her innovative approach, Suzanne Benton shows that printmaking isn’t limited to a single technique. It is a flexible medium where materials, stories, and ideas can come together to create something unique.
Photo credit: Suzanne Benton (suzannebentonartist.com).
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