BIO

Robert Bennett Jr. was born in East Syracuse, New York. In 2014 he received a Bachelors of Fine Art in Sculpture with a minor in Public Engagement from Maine College of Art. In 2021 he received a Master’s in Social Work at the University of New England. He currently resides in Portland, Maine and is a practicing psychotherapist.

Whether it is pastel ground into paper, oil applied to a surface, or an installation, all of his work presents moments of solitude and reflection for his audience. He is interested in documenting and holding onto ephemeral, fleeting moments. Bennett’s projects range in material and scale, from a large scale installation or body casts, to paintings and drawings.