Benjamin Kress

Bio

Benjamin Kress lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He has had solo exhibitions at Callicoon Fine Arts (New York, NY), Derek Eller Gallery project room (New York, NY), helper (Brooklyn, New York), and Galeria André Viana (Porto, Portugal), and has participated in numerous group exhibitions and collaborations. Here, Kress discusses what it means to be an artist who freelances by making art for other people, the benefits of having a studio outside of your home, and when your trail of personal and professional connections ends up leading to a career.