Rick Bennett is a nationally known artist whose works reside in over two hundred public, academic, corporate, and private collections, and have been featured in national art publications. Bennett holds an M.F.A. degree from Indiana University and is a professor of art and Design at Hanover College.
Selected Collections
- Sidley, Austin, Brown, and Wood, New York, NY.
- College of Mt. St. Vincent, New York, NY.
- Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, New Castle, PA.
- Brown Forman Corporation, Louisville, KY
- Dolgen Corporation, Atlanta, GA.
- Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, Louisville, KY.
- BellSouth Corporation, Louisville, KY.
- Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts, Nanjing, China.
- Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY.
- Chandler Medical Center, Lexington Ky.
- Mallor Bordner and Miller, Bloomington, IN.
- Ventas Corporation, Louisville, KY
- Aesthetics in Jewelry, Louisville, KY.
- Waterfront Corporation, Louisville, KY
- Mayan Gypsy, Louisville, KY.
- Ogden, Newell, and Welch, Louisville, KY.
- Van Hoose and Associates, Lexington, KY.
- Centre College, Danville, KY.
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
- Best in Show, Horizon Landscape Exhibition, 2010
- Norman Kolhepp Award for Painting, 2003.
- Weisberg Award for Painting, 2001.
- Individual Artist Grant, Indiana Arts Commission, 2000.
- Purchase Award, Hoyt Institute of Art, Newcastle PA, 1992.
- Juror’s Award, 21st Annual, Ward Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, 1992.
- Research Grant for water-based silkscreen project, Indiana Education Commission, 1991.
- Merit Prize, Lagrange National, Lagrange GA, 1991.
- Juror’s Merit Prize, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY, 2000, 1997, 1994, 1991.
- The ARt of Food, Louisville KY, 2018
- Eye on Art Gallery, Carmel, IN, 2013
- Swanson/Reed Contemporary, Louisville, KY 2003, 2005, 2011
- Lunt Memorial Invitational Exhibition, Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green, KY
- Centre College, Danville, KY, 2001.
- Swanson/Cralle East Market, Louisville, KY, 2001, 1999.
- Swanson/Cralle Gallery, Louisville, KY, 1998, 1997.
- Center for Fine Arts, Hanover College, Hanover, IN, 1997, 1993.
- Gallerie Hertz, Louisville, KY, 1995, 1994.
- Central Gallery, Lexington Public Library, Lexington KY, 1994.
- Uptown Gallery, Bloomington, IN, 1993.
Cover Story: Paintings of Rick Bennett, Acrylic Artist, Spring 2015
Looking Through Water: The Seascapes of Rick Bennett, The Artist’s Magazine, June 2014
Juried, Invitational, and Group Shows
- Horizons, Cincinatti OH
- LAGERQUIST GALLERY, ATLANTA, GA
- Americas 2000 International Works on Paper, Minot, ND
- The Boston Printmakers 44th North American Print Exhibition, Boston, MA
- Pressed and Pulled: Second Annual Georgia College Invitational Printmaking Exhibition, Milledgeville, GA
- Hoyt National Art Exhibition, Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, Newcastle, PA, Purchase Award, November, 1992.
- National Juried Exhibition, Ohio University, Athens, OH
- 45th Annual Juried Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN
- 21st Annual Traveling Exhibition, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, and Greensboro Cultural Center, Greensboro, NC, Juror's Honorable Mention Award.
- Lagrange National XVII, Lagrange, GA, Juror's Merit Prize.
- Greater Midwest International, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO.
- M.F.A. Indiana University Bloomington, 1993
- B.A. in studio art, Centre College (KY), 1980.