The Arts Council Announces:
Community Gallery Opening Reception & Ribbon Cutting
Welcoming Exhibit by Benjamin Knox
Information courtesy of | Arts Council of Brazos Valley
The Arts Council invites the public to join them and special guests from the City of College Station and the Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce for the Community Gallery opening reception and ribbon cutting featuring artwork by Benjamin Knox at College Station City Hall.
Members of the community can join in viewing the magnificent artwork presented by Benjamin Knox at this community gallery. Meet the artist and learn what inspires him to create such beautiful pieces and get a view of Aggieland through his eyes.
Located at College Station City Hall
Monday, June 26, 2023
4:30 – 6:00 pm
For inquiries please contact our office at (979) 696-2787 or email info@acbv.org
“I constantly strive to develop my artistic abilities. My goal is always to reach for excellence with style,
technique, and sensibility in a unique voice that captures the essence of my subject matter with truth.” – Benjamin Knox
Artist Bio
Benjamin Knox was born on April 3, 1968, in Lubbock, Texas, and was raised on a family horse ranch in the isolated high plains of west Texas. At an early age, he excelled at art, music, and sports and developed a love for nature with the many family trips to the backcountry of New Mexico and Colorado.
Benjamin moved to College Station in 1986 to attend Texas A&M University, and although he had help from multiple scholarships, he was completely on his own financially, and struggled to stay in school and the Corps of Cadets. He launched his professional art career out of his dorm room to help pay tuition. His grasp of capturing the spirit of his subject matter coupled with his passion for design and detail, resulted in a distinct collage style for which he became known. Benjamin’s popularity as an artist multiplied while he was a student as he broadened his mediums to watercolor, acrylic, and oil and began offering artwork for other universities, landscapes, and Western art. By the time he completed the Corps of Cadets and graduated with a degree in the College of Architecture, he had already established a very successful gallery in College Station. In 2001, he designed a new landmark gallery facility that features the rebuilt historic College Station train depot.
Throughout his career, Benjamin has continued to produce artwork to represent Texas A&M University, other colleges, the Brazos Valley, the State of Texas, and many beautiful areas of the country. In addition, Benjamin has shared his knowledge by teaching at Texas A&M University in the Department of Visualization. Over the past 31 years, Benjamin’s underlying business philosophy has been to help others less fortunate and support the community. His artwork has enabled scholarship and charitable donations of well over $3.5 million. Some of his many accomplishments and commissions that have made this possible over the years include being the official artist for the following: George Bush Library and Museum, the State of Texas Gift, artwork for the Governor and Secretary of the State of Texas, the Alamo for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and for multiple Universities, businesses, hotels, and celebrities. Most recently he was the artist for a permanent exhibit displayed at the Texas A&M Veterans Resource Center, featuring paintings of each branch of the military. As well as, a sixteen-foot-long painting at The Bush School of Government and Public Service commemorating President George H.W. Bush’s funeral train, called “The Ride Home.”
The Arts Council of the Brazos Valley is a non-profit organization that was chartered in 1970 by a group of visionary local arts patrons. Their purpose was to establish a leadership role in organizing local arts advocacy efforts and foster a true community for the arts. Over 50 years later, the Arts Council has grown to serve the 5,000 square mile Brazos Valley region and since 2008, has provided over $4,000,000 in direct funding support to arts organizations throughout the Brazos Valley.
For 50 years The Arts Council has served the community with one driving mission: to make the arts accessible to all residents and visitors of the Brazos Valley through funding, promotion, advocacy, professional development, and partnership-building programs. We are a multifaceted arts organization supporting over 60 affiliate arts, culture, and heritage organizations, regional artists and creative businesses, over 350,000 residents in seven counties, Texas A&M University, Blinn College, and over 3.5 million Brazos Valley regional visitors annually.
For more information, please visit acbv.org.