BENJII (Ben Bui | B. 2004 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam) is a visual artist currently based in Toronto, Canada.

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 Working in an illustrative style of figurative art in the media of oil and graphite, he questions the notions of restraint and uncertainty through surrealist lenses that play on the subtle intricacies within memories and fiction. He has received numerous scholarships, awards and grants, including the Helen Eisen Scholarship and Fred Hagan "Passion in Painting" Award from OCAD University and most notably the recent Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant in 2023. He is currently completing his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting at OCAD University. 

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EDUCATION
     2022 - 2026: OCAD University, BFA, Drawing and Painting.

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SOLO EXHIBITION

     2024 - "THE OPERA". 2104 Dundas St. W. Toronto. Canada

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

     2026 - “GradEX 111”. OCAD University

     2024 - “Drawing Exhibition”. OCAD University

     2023 - “First Self Portrait”. OCAD University

              - "A Breathing Room for the Spirit". OCAD University

              - "The Holy Art". London, UK. 

     2022 - EDGE: “Youth Art Show”

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GRANTS and AWARDS

     2026 - Fred Hagan "Passion in Painting" Award, OCAD University

     2023 - Project 31: New Futures Bursary for BIPOC Faculty of Art Students, 

                OCAD University

               - Mary Blair Award for Art, Reed Magazine

               - Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

     2022 - Helen Eisen Scholarship, OCAD University

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PUBLICATIONS

     2023 - Reed Magazine 157

     2022 - Penguin Publishing Group. Mythotopia: A Dragons and Doodles Coloring Book by VEXX. Featured pages. 

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SPECIAL PROJECTS

     2022 - Nifty Gateway. Blame Game by VEXX. Worked as concept design assistant. 

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COLLECTIONS

     BENJII's works are held in private collections in the UK, Hong Kong,

USA and Australia.  

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BENJII wishes to thank The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation for its financial support from 2023-2025. 
 

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