Martin Benjamin, professor of visual arts, has an exhibit of photographs on display at the Albany Center Galleries through April 19. The gallery is located at the corner of Chapel and Monroe streets in downtown Albany.
Benjamin, who is exhibiting jointly with photographer Mark McCarty, is displaying works representing his 25-year career in photography.
He has had solo exhibitions in Illinois, Massachusetts, New York City, Maine and the People's Republic of China. His work is in collections ranging from the Houston Museum of
Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University, the People's Republic of China, Bill Hunt Collection, Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine, the International Polaroid Corp. and the Center for Contemporary Photography in Chicago.
Among his awards, he received a bronze medal in the Nikon International Photography Competition in 1993, a fellowship from the NYS Creative Artists Program, and support from
the Polaroid Artists' Grant.
“Photography has been my vehicle into other worlds and other lives,” he said. “It has enabled me to experience things more richly and it has been my education.”
There will be a Sunday brunch with Benjamin and McCarty on March 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., during which the artists will be interviewed by gallery director Leslie Urbach. Cost is $7. For information and reservations, call 462-4775.