Barbara Benish

2010	Sky Diaries+Black Box, fabs gallery, Warsaw, Poland, curator: Goska Sidor Virgin Mother, fabs gallery, Lodz, Poland. Spring.
2009	O Belgrade!, installation at the U. S. Ambasador's Residence, Belgrade, Serbia. Curator: Marilyn Wyatt. April-August. Sky Diaries, University Gallery, Plzen, CZ. 6-30 May. Misc.: Out of the Attic, POST Gallery, Los Angeles. Organized by HK Zamani. 6 September. The Giving Tree, Senson Gallery, UC Santa Cruz, CA. Curated by Shelby Graham. 2-12 December.
2008	Can’t See the Forest for the Tree, The Shed, Newport Beach, Calif. Picasso is Female!, Galerie Navratil, Praha, Czech Republic, June 26 – August 8, 2008
2006	Bread and a Millstone, Academy of Applied Art, Architecture and Design, Praha, CZ.
	The Miller’s Wife, fabs Gallery, Lodz, Poland. Curator: Goska Sidor (catalogue essays: G. Sidor and Piotr Szymor)
	"Footsteps", the Shed, Newport Beach, California
2005	The Miller’s Wife, Muzeum Horazd’ovice, CZ.
2004	"Dialogue" Barbara Benish and Vladimir Kokolia", S.C.A.P.E., Corona del Mar, California. Curator: Jeannie den Holm.
2002	“Stone Sky”, installation. Stelle Cadenti, Bassano in Teverino, Italy. Curator: Mirella Benitivoglio.
	“New Works” The Shed Gallery, Newport Beach, California. Curator: Jeannie denHolm.
2000	"Barbara Benish: Hybrid Histories". Pomona College Art Museum, Claremont University, California. Curator: Rebecca McGrew. (catalogue essay: R. McGrew)
1999	"Sand Castles”, installation, Huntington Beach Art Center, California. Curator: Maggie Owens. (catalogue essays: Eleanor Heartney, M.Owens)
1997	"Snake Dance", installation, Liben Synagogue, Prague. Curator: Martina Pachmanová. (catalogue)
	“1-12-3-8-9-13-9-1” (B.Benish & M.Titlova ). Plecník Gallery, Prague Castle. Curator: Jana Ticha. (catalogue essay: J. Ticha)
1996	"Barbara Benish: Works". Kulturbrücke Fratres-Slavonice, CZ/Austria. Curator: Dr. Uli Reinert.
1995	"Water Enough for One Root". Mánes Gallery, Prague, CZ. Curator: Vlasta Ciháková-Noshiro. Music: Philip Noshiro. (catalogue essays: Vlasta Čiháková-Noshiro, Martina Pachmanová)
	The Book of Revelation, (printer/publ. Robin Price) Artworks, Los Angeles
1994	Apocalypse, Paintings & Installations, Klenová Zámek/Castle,Galerie u Bileho Jednorozce,Klatovy, Czech Republic, Curator: Helena Hrdlicková. (catalogue essay: C. Patterson)
1992	"furor melancholicus", Stadtgeschichtliche Museen Nurnberg, (Durer Haus), Germany, Curator: Dr. Matthias Mende. (catalogue essay: Donald Kuspit)
	"Encuentro", Sculptural Installations, Prasna Brána, City of Prague Gallery, CZ. Curator: Zdenka Gabalová. (catalogue essays: Anne Ayers, Gabalová)
	"Nude Devices/Divested Encounters", Otis/Parsons Gallery, Los Angeles. Curator: Anne Ayers. ("Encuentro" catalogue)
1989	"Bohemian Elegy". Saxon-Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1984	"Barbara Benish: Olja-Akvarell", Galleri DocentDuk, Stockholm, Sweden
1982	"5 Textiles/5 Paintings", Commons Gallery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu

2010	Body Burden, Bohemian National Hall, New York City. curator: Mark Cervenka, sponsored by the United Nations Cielo/Sky, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; University of California, Santa Cruz, Porter College Faculty Gallery. curators: Shelby Graham, Miriam Durango
2009	Language Arts: Images, Words, and Stories Selected From the Permanent Collection.” Sweet Briar College, Virginia,USA Na zdraví / Nádraží, NYU/ArtMill at Richtruv Dum, Prague, CZ. 27 June-18 July. "Last Summer in Prague", NYU/ArtMill at New York University, NYC.
2008	The Art of Thought, City of Brea Art Gallery, in collaboration with artist Kim Abeles, August 10 – September 12 Escape, Galerie Califia, zamek Horazdovice, CZ August 8 – September 14, 2008
2007	“It Depends on Bigness“ Moving Station, Nádraží Plzen Jižní předměstí, Plzen, CZ. Curators: Hana Kršňáková a Štěpánka Bláhovcová.
	“X + X”. Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf-Fronberg, Germany. Curators: Václav Malina and Heiner Riepl (catalogue)
	“Here You Only Lie Once“, fabs, Warsaw, Poland. curator: Goska Sidor
2006	"Horizons". Communication Space Skolská; Galerie Nová Sín, Prague; Academy of Visual Art and Architecture Gallery, Brno. CZ. (catalogue), NOVA ART FAIR, (New Context Gallery) Chicago, USA
	"Shifted Focus". the Czech Center, New York City, NY.; the Czech Embassy,Wash.D.C.
2005	S.C.O.P.E. Art Fair, New York City
	"the Holiday Show", New Context Gallery, Chicago
	"psychonauti", Skolska Gallery, Prague
2004	"Certain Traces, Dialogue: Los Angeles/Prague, 2004" Barnsdall Munincipal Art Gallery, L.A.; POST Gallery, L.A.; Pomona College Museum of Art at the Claremont Colleges; Crossroads Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. and S.C.A.P.E., Corona del Mar, CA.; traveled to Museum Kampa and Kotlarna, Karlin-Prague, CZ. (catalogue)
2003	“Wandering Library”, International Artists’ Museum. Jewish Museum, Venice, Italy (traveled to Israel and Lodz, Poland) (catalogue)
	“On This Side of the Sky: UNESCO Salutes Women in Art”, U.N.E.S.C.O. Hdqts., Paris (catalogue)
	“The 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition”, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii (catalogue)
2002	“Markers II”, EAM Bldg. Kassel, Germany (catalogue)
	“Irrational Propositions”, POST Gallery, Los Angeles
2001	49th VENICE BIENNALE, “Markers” exhibition, Venice, Italy. (traveled to Tel Aviv; Berlin) (catalogue)
	“Night of the Falling Stars”, Bassano in Teverino, Italy
2000	"Konec Svet" (“End of the World”), National Museum, Kinsky Palace, Prague (catalogue)
1999	“Globalization”, installation: “List-o-pad”, Mánes Galerie, Prague (publication)
1998	“Signed Contract”, installation: “Faust’s Hole”, The Faust House, Prague
1997	“Public Art”, Center for Modern & Contemporary Art, Veletrzní palác/National Gallery, Prague (catalogue)
	“Dawn of the Magicians/Jitro kouzelníku?”, Center for Modern & Contemporary Art, Veletrzní palác, Prague
1995	“Felicities”, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles
	“Printer & Artist”, (Book of Revelations, Robin Price printer/Publ.) Rocket Contemporary Art, London
1994	“Site-ations”, The Artists’ Museum, Cardiff, Great Britain
	“Ventilation” Project Ateliér Toit-du-Monde, Vevey, Switzerland (publication)
1993	“Sleepless Nights”, P.S. 1 Museum, New York, Curator: Zdenka Gabalová
	“Construction in Process”, Artist’s Museum, Lodz, Poland
	“Objects: 16 Los Angeles Sculptors”,Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California (catalogue)
1992	“Breaking Barriers”, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA.
1991	“World News”, Beyond Baroque, Venice; Muckenthaler Gallery Fullerton; Onyx Cafe, Los Angeles, California (publication by Kim Abeles)
1990	“Lunada Bay” installation, Angel’s Gate Gallery, San Pedro, California
	“Dialogue:Prague/LosAngeles”, Arroyo Arts Collective, Highland Park, CA.
1989	“Dialogue:Prague/Los Angeles”, Lidovy Dum Galerie; Galerie Mladych; Prague (catalogue)
1987	“V.E.X.”, White Room, University of California, Los Angeles
1984	“Checkpoint Charlie” , wearable art performance, Club Lingerie, Hollywood, CA.
1983	"Flying Venus", the Royal Academy of Art, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden

2004	Exhibition Grant, U.S. Embassy, Prague
2003	Publication Grant, U.S. Embassy, Prague
2000	Artist Grant, Center for Contemporary Art, Prague
1995–97	Research Support Grant, Central European University, Prague
1994	Travel Grant, Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Prague
1993	Fulbright Scholarship, Prague, Czech Republic. (Professor.)
1992	Artist Grant, Cultural Affairs Dept., City of Los Angeles
1991	Mural Commission, Social Public Arts Resource Center, Venice, CA.
1990	Artist Grant, Cultural Affairs Dept., City of Los Angeles
	Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles
1988	Artist Liason, Honorable Mention, Chicago, Illinois
1987	Research Grant, Council of Graduate Students, Claremont Colleges, CA.
	Graduate Fellowship, Claremont Colleges, CA.
1983–84	Rotary Club International Scholarship, Graduate Division: Stockholm
1975–76	Student Scholarship, Life Drawing, Chouinard Institute of Art, Los Angeles

2009	On Drawing, lecture and demonstration, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. Artist lecture, Academy of Art, Belgrade, Serbia. On installation, Academy of Applied Arts, University of Arts; Art Workshop at U.S. Ambassador's Residence, Serbia.
2007	“on non-hierarchal exhibition practices”, U.C.Santa Cruz, California
	Artist Lecture, Cal State Long Beach University, California
	“Graphic Work”, Scripps College, Claremont Colleges, California
2006	Symposium on Czech and U.S. Art Education, Skolska Gallery, Prague
2005	"Creating Dialogue", Museum Kampa, Prague; CIEE University, Prague
2004	"Dialogue Praha/Los Angeles, 15 Years Later", Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague (VSUP)
	"Creating Dialogue", Consulate of the Czech Republic, Los Angeles; Cal. State University, Northridge, California
2001	“Bearing Witness”, at “ready to...”International Symposium on Network/art/Society. NationalGallery, Prague. Organized by the Internationales KunstlerGremium, Koln.
2000	"Gallery Talk", Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont U, California
1999	"Artist Lecture", Cal State University Northridge, Northridge, California
1998	“Czech Art During the Transition”, University of California, Berkeley
	“Working Processes”, University of California, Riverside
	“Artist Lecture”, Center for the Arts/Art, Claremont University, California
1995	"Artist Lecture", Otis School of Art, Los Angeles; Graduate Seminar, Art Center of Design, Pasadena; Art Department, University of California at Riverside
	“Californian Art”, American Center for Culture, The Academy of Applied Arts/ Prague
1994	“Art from the American West Coast” North Bohemian Museum, Liberec, Czech Republic
	Artist Lecture UMPRUM, (Academy of Applied Arts), Prague
1993	Artist Lecture , 16 L.A. Sculptors, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA.
	“Transformational Powers of Graffiti Art” panel, Occidental College, Highland Park, CA.
1992	A Furious Melancholy: the Engravings of Albrecht Durer”, L. A. County Museum of Art
1991	Artist lecture, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA.
1990	Dialogue: Prague/Los Angeles”, University of Southern California; Barnsdall Art; Park Theatre; Art Center; University of Santa Barbara, CA.;
	“Dialogue Symposium”, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA.
1989	Dialogue:Prague/Los Angeles” Symposium. Gong Gallery, Prague
1988	Artist Lecture , Mt. San Antonio College, CA.
	Artist Lecture, U.S. Embassy, Prague
	Artist Lecture, Idyllwild School for Music and the Arts, Idyllwild, CA.
1987	“Images of Women in the Work of Edvard Munch”, Institute of Antiquities and Christianity, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA.
1984	Artist Lectures, Rotary Club International, Stockholm, Sweden

2010—2015	S. S. Palo Alto Art Park, State Park Project on sunken ship off the coast of Santa Cruz, California
2005	"Egg" (1995), permanent sculpture installation at Chapman College, Orange, California
2000	“Flower Power “ outdoor billboards on embankment of Prague’s Vltava River/"ArtWall"
1992–95	“Vitr se Zveda” (The Wind Rises), Dacice Castle, Czech Republic
1992	“The Tree of the Middle Place”, Boathouse mural, Echo Park, Los Angeles (S.P.A.R.C.)
1982	“Ahupua’a”, mural assistant, University of Hawaii Campus Center, Honolulu Selected Bibliography

2007	Frye, Barbara. “A Home in the Czech Mountains”, New York Times, 21 March
	“ARTLIST, encyklopedii ceskych vytvarnych umelcu” (Encyclopedia of Czech Visual Artists), Centrum pro Soucasne Umeni, Praha. www.fcca.cz
2006	Kiwilszo, Joanna. “Mlynarzowa”, nowa gazeta praska, Warsaw, Poland. page 5, may
	Ozuna, Tony . “Back to her Roots”, Prague Post. Sept. 20
	Prague Post. (photo). “Barbara Benish:Mari”. Aug 30-Sept.5. B18, Galleries
2005	Bulkacz, Vanessa. “Art looms large in a small town in sumava ”. Czech Business Weekly, 18.7.
	Chattopadhyay, Collette. SCULPTURE. April, (Vol. 24, #3) pgs. 69-70
	Ozuna, Tony. "West Goes East. Barbara Benish Completes the Circle" UMELEC/ARTIST. Pgs. 57-59. Volume 9. 1/2005
2004	"Jiste Stopy, Dialog: Los Angeles/Praha, 2004", ATELIéR magazine, Prague. 12.05
	"Certain Traces, New Dialogue Los Angeles/Prague" Interactive Media Division weblog, USC, Los Angeles.
	Barath, Deepa. "Art Makes its Mark in Area Gallery", Daily Pilot, Newport Beach, CA. front page. August 17
	Pachmanova, Martina. review: REFLEX magazine. 49/04
	Rogers, Mimi."Finding the Future in the Past, An international show reopens an historic dialogue", Prague Post. 26 August.
	"Up from the Underground", Prague Post, 8-14 December.
2003	Kosová, Petra. "Tri vystavy se delí o místo v galerii", Mlada Fronta Dnes, C.R., October 17
	Soudek, Jan. "Nevšední vystavy podněcují fantazii". Klatovsky Deník, C.R., November 11
2002	“Toit du Monde: 10 years”, by Sigusmund de Vajay, curator. Lars Mueller Birkhauser verlag. Switzerland. 368 pgs. color (F,D, English, Es)
	“Who’s Who in America” (since 1997), publ.Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey
2000	Ateliér magazine, Prague. “Melancholia” at Morovska Gallery, Brno.
	Cermakáková, Monika. "Zivot je tady lidstejsí...", Mlada Front Dnes, June
	Rogers, Mimi. "Growing Up in Public", Prague Post, July 19, B8
	"Flower Power: Barbara Benish’s Art in Blossom", Prague Post, 14 June, C20
	Ticha, Jana. "Barbara Benish: Hybrid Histories", Ateliér magazine, Prague, #8, pg.9
	"Public Space as a Private Thing", Umelec magazine, Prague, #3, Vol.4pg.20
	Roth, Charlene. "Barbara Benish at Montgomery Gallery", ArtWeek, California. May
1999	"Barbara Benish: Hybrid Histories". Art Scene. November
	Chattopadhyay, Collette. "Barbara Benish at Huntington Beach Art Center", Sculpture magazine, June. pg. 64
	"In the Sphere of Ana Mendieta", Sculpture magazine, June.
	Curtis, Cathy. "Looking Ahead for a Historical Perspective". Los Angeles Times, 2 January, F2
	"Velvet Underground..." Los Angeles Times, 20 February, F2. Huntington Beach Art Center, California
	Pachmanova, Martina. "The Politicization of the Private, or the Privatization of Politics? A view of recent Czech art by women". ArtMargins, www.artmargins.com
	Walsh, Daniella, "Abhorring a Vacuum, Adoring a Beach". Orange County Register, California. 14 March, pg. 26
1998	Cermáková, Monika. “V´ytvarnice se nehaly inspirovat tajemnou historií Faustova domu” Mlada Fronta Dnes. Kultura p.5. 10 June
	Zadrazil, Pavel. “Objekty ve Faustove dome vycházejí z dávn´ych legend”Lidovy Noviny, Kultura. p. 12. 19 June
1997	Cihaková, Vlasta. “Zaharada vecnosti”,Ateliér magazine/12. June12 p.4
	Horová, Andela. “Umelecké dílo ve verejném prostoru”, Ateliér 10, 1997, c. 24, s. 8
	Jarousová, Vera. “Jitro Kouzelniku?” Lidovy Noviny. April
	Micorovsky, Jiri. “Hadí Tanec”(“Snake Dance”) (photo), Ateliér, 6 Dec., Prague
	Pachmanová, Martina. “interview with B. Benish”(photos), Labyrint , November
	Rogers, Mimi, “Barbara Benish at Liben”,(photo)Prague Post, 13 Nov. ArtBeat
	Ticha, Jana. “Artist Profile”, Elle magazine, Dec.
1996	Adamec, J. “Dva americtí umelci vystavují...”, Mlada Fronta Dnes, Dec. 5
	Brown, Betty Ann. “L.A. Review: ‘Felicity’...”,Coagula 17, (New York) May. p.44
	Cutujar, Mario. Artscene. Los Angeles, May
1995	Cihaková, Vlasta. “Water Enough for One Root” catalogue essay, Mánes Gallery, Prague
	Lindaurova, Lenka. “Dost Vody pro Jeden Koren”(Water Enough for One Root). Lidovy Noviny. 23/3
	Pachmanova, Martina/ Zadrazil, P. “O imaginaci bolesti’ (the Imagination of Pain). Ateliér magazine, Prague #23/16.11, p.4
	Ticha, Jana. Interview;” Dost vody pro jeden koren”. Interview. Ateliér magazine. 11/25.5 Prague
	Zajícová, Gabriela. “Synagoga zase ozila” Blesk. Sept. 6, p.8
1994	Hlavácek, Josef. “Barbara Benish and Adéla Matasová”, Ateliér magazine, Prague, #11, June 6. front page
	Kapitanoff, Nancy. “Points of View”. The Los Angeles Times. Sept. 30 p.5 (Art Section)
	Korpaczewski, Igor. “What’s up...next door?” Ateliér magazine, Prague
	Krízová, Jana. “next door...” Pro magazine. Prague. 3/17 (foto)
	Lindaurová, Lenka. “Foreigners tvorici in Prague” Lidové Noviny, Prague3/2, Kultura p.9
	Sunday Flores, Lisa. “Tearing Down Art’s ‘Thin Wall’”, Prague Post, 2-8 March
	Svamberk, Alex. “Umení z sedé zóny cizincu”, Mlada Fronta, 3 March (foto)
1993	Dunitz, Robin J. “Street Gallery: guide to 1000 L.A. Murals”, RJ.D. Enterprises, Los Angeles, c.1993
	Snow, Shauna.”Parks Dept. Seeks Funds for Murals” Los Angeles Times, Calendar, 6 Jan.
	Wilson, William. “Lesser Known Talents Find Themselves in ‘Objects’, Los Angeles Times, F30, 12 November.
	Allman, Kevin. “A Valentine for LACMA Council” L.A.Times, 17 February.
1992	Barrie, Lita. “Falling in Place: Liz Young and Barbara Benish at Otis/Parsons Gallery”,Artweek, 12 March
	Barrie, Lita. “On the Scene:Los Angeles” Artscene Magazine, May/June
	Cihakova-Noshiro, Vlasta. “Snazim se Pracovat s Krasou – Barbara Benish”, Atelier (Prague), 5 June
	Curtis, Cathy. “Other Side of Gulf War Spotlighted” L.A.Times, Calendar, Orange County edition. 4 May
	Dubin, Zan. “‘World News‘Tells Other Story” L.A.Times, Calendar, Orange County edition. 24 April
	Frank, Peter. “Pick of the Week: Liz Young and Barbara Benish”, L.A.Weekly, 6-12 March, Vol.14,No.14
	Hough, Jessica. “Artists Bring Hell to Occidental”, The Occidental, Pasadena
	Kosenko, Peter. “Mortification as Installation”, Visions Quarterly, Fall. p 39
	Klienmann, Thomas. “Melancholie in Holz”, Nurnberger Zeiting, Nurnberg, 25 April
	“Nurnberg” Durer’s Stiche im Materialmix”, Alendzeitiung, Nurnberg, 29 April
	“Variationen uber Durer”, Nurnberger Nachrichten, 23 April
	Kosenko, Peter. “Mortifiction as Installation:Liz Young and Barbara Benish” Visions Art Quarterly Fall edition, L. A.
	Lidova Noviny, “Prasna Brana”, 12 April
	Sinnock, Bonnie. “Cultures Meet at the Wall” L.A..Independent, Vol.59, Jan.
	Snow, Shauna. “Quirk Ethic in “Out-of-the-Blue”, L.A.Times, Calendar. 6 December.
1991	Lilligren, Ingrid. “Abeles, Lawrence, and Benish. Actively Artists” So.California
	Women’s Caucus for he Arts , Spring
	Nilson, Lisbet. “New Eyes on News of the World” L.A. Times, 17 February
	Skibell, Mark. “Art Goes to War” The Argonaut, (Venice, CA.) 26 February
	Webster, Dan. “Freedom of Expression” The Spokesman Review and Spokane Chronicle. 8 February 1990
1990	Agalides, Sandra. “Esthetic Refinements”, Artweek, 2 August
	Frank, Peter. “Pick of the Week”, L.A. Weekly, 20-26 July
	Gabalova, Zdenka. “Dialog Praha/Los Angeles:podracovani” Atelier magazine (Prague), 14/4
	Schipper, Merle. “Dialogue:Prague/L.A.” Visions, (L.A.) winter
	Snow, Shauna. “Czech Art in L.A....Free at Last” L.A. Times, 6 May
1989	Adamec, Jaromir. “Jeden Jediny svet” Atelier magazine (Prague) 19 September
	Andreoli-Woods, Lynn. “L.A. Artist Who Put on Prague Show”The READER, (L.A.) 22 Dec.
	Curtis, Cathy. “The Galleries”, L.A.Times, 17 March
	Levin, Kim. “Blank Czech”, The Vllage Voice (New York), 19 September
	Mateju, Pavla. “Proc Ustrnuly?” mf (Prague), 20, volume 89
	Muchnic, Suzanne. “Otis/Parsons to Hosst Show of Contemporary Art, L.A.Times, 14/12
	Rude Pravo (Prague), “Dialog:Praha/Los Angeles”, 7 August
	Sax, Petr. “Posoruhocne Dialogy” mf (Prague), 4 August
	Trestik, Michael. “Dialog (Praha-Los Angeles) a monolog (divaka) tvorba (Prague) #34, 7
	Vilhelm, Petr. “uzitecna vytvarna konfrontace” Rude Pravo. 22 August
1985	Rourke, Mary. Los Angeles Times. (View), 6 December
	Johnson, Carole and Kenna Love. “The L.A. Art Scene”, Nissan Magazine, June
1984	Johansson, Stig. “Mannison in pa Livet”. Svenska Dagbladet, (Stockholm) 5 May
	Olsson, Ewe. “Sokare med uttrycksaptit”, Ostgota Correspondenten, Sweden, 30/5
	Tukahama, Valerie. Long Beach Press Telegram, CA. July
	Sajbel, Maureen O. Women’s Wear Daily, (Los Angeles), 16 July

2009	Česky rozhlas (radio), interview on "Sky Diaries", exhibition at University Gallery, Plzen, CZ. April. Česky rozhlas (radio), interview on Galerie Califia exhibitions: "Hand-Werk", "From East to West..", March, July.
2007	Český rozhlas. (radio)interview on Plzen Nadrazi exhibition
2006	Radio Vltava, interview on "Bread and a Millstone" exhibit in Prague
	Channel 2, Czech TV, jizny czech. "mari" exhibition at Jindrichuv Hradec
2004	Český rozhlas, radio interview with Jana Klusaková. 12 December
	Czech Television, CT2, on "Jisté Stopy-Certain Traces" exhibition. By Tobiás Jirous. 13.-15. December
	KUSC radio, Los Angeles. 20-24 September.
2003	Cesky Roshlas , interview on “The Bride in the Enclosed Garden”, Plzen, C.R. (Nov.)
2000	Czech Radio, "Flower Power" interview on Vltava riverboat, June
1997	Czech Radio,1 “Hádi Tanec”/Snake Dance, interview at Liben Synagoge/Praha
1996	Czech Television, “American Artists in Prague”, channel 2, November
1995	Czech Television “Kulturny Dneska”, "Imagination of Pain" exhibition & Festival of the Old Testament
1994	BBC, Site-ations exhibition, Program for the Arts, Cardiff, Wales. October
	Swiss Television, Ventilation exhibition, Toit-du-Monde Gallery, Vevey, Switzerland. Monday, Aug. 1
	Radio PRAGUE, "Apocalypsa Exhibition: Barbara Benish & Adela Matasova" Galerie Klenova, 2 May
	Czech Television News, “Galerie Mladych: Next Door Exhibition” interviews with the artists, 1 and 3 March
1992	National Public Radio “Morning Edition”, Interviews with 3 American artists
1991	Century Cable Television “Westside Report” by Leslie Conner. Interview with Kim Abeles and B. Benish on the World News exhibition. 6,7, & 8 March
1990	Radio interview recorded in Prague on Dialogue: Prague/Los Angeles
	Cal Net News, L.A, “Appreciating Art”, Interview on Dialogue:Monoprints exhibition
	Financial NewsNetwork, CNN. December
	Interview , National Public Radio
1989	Radio PRAGUE, Interview on Dialogue: Prague/L.A., August.
	KCRW, Los Angeles Public Radio: Interview by Larry Stein. November.

2009	Visiting Artist, University of California at Santa Cruz, California.
2006—current	Established Galerie Califia, Horaždovice, Czech Republic
2005	Present Founding Director, ArtMill: summer school for youth: http:/www.artmill.eu/
2003–04	Organizer: “Certain Traces, Dialogue:Los Angeles/Prague, 2004". co-curated with Sarah Brock (Prague) and advisory curator Rebecca McGrew. (Pomona College Museum of Art, CA.)
2002	Present Volunteer art teacher at local kindergarten & grade school, Nalzovsky Hory, CZ.
1998_99	Experimental Graphics Ateliér, (w/Margita Titlova) Academy of Art, Brno, CZ
1996	Visiting Artist, Academy of Applied Arts, (UMPRUM) Prague. Atelier: Gebauer
1993	Curator: Address and Undress, Lauren Lesko and Leland Means., Pasadena City College Art Gallery (catalogue essays by Lita Barry & B. Benish)
	Organizor: The Echo Park Project – outreach and exchange with graffiti artists and museums in L.A. (catalogue essay/interview with W. Gomez, graffiti artist)
1992	Co-curator w/ M.Artino/ J. O’Brien: Out-of-the-Blue, 9 Installation Artists ,Vignes Bldg, L.A.
1991–92	Co-curator with K. Abeles/ D. Lawrence:World News, Artists Respond to the Persian Gulf War, Beyond Baroque, Venice; Onyx Cafe, L. A., Muckenthaler Gallery, Fullerton, CA. (catalogue by Kim Abeles)
1990	Visiting Artist, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA.
1989–90	Co-curator with Zdenka Gabalova: Dialogue:Prague/Los Angeles. International Exchange: two symposiums; six separate exhibit spaces in L.A. and Prague (two catalogues-essays by B. Benish, Stephen Eisenman, Peter Frank, Z. Gabalová, Kim Levin)
1989–91	Life Drawing Instructor, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA.
	Drawing Instructor, Valley College, Van Nuys, CA.
1988	Teaching Assistant, Scripps College, Claremont, CA.
1987	Teaching Assistant, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA.

2003	“mari”, 12 page artist book. hand silk-screened/painted images. edition of 50
2002	“Slurring at bottom: a printer’s book of errors”, hand made group-artist book by Robin Price, Printer & Publisher. Connecticut. edition of 50
1995	“The Book of Revelations”, Limited edition (50) of hand made books: 12 linoleum block prints w/text. Robin Price, Printer & Publisher, Los Angeles

2008	Galerie Califia review of Color Fields exhibition. Atelier magazine, Prague. April.
2004	Making Population Geography, by Adrian Bailey. Cover. Published by Hodder Arnold, England.
2003	Back to Go, by Frances Balcomb. Book Cover Illustration.
1999	Machinations catalogue essay for Leland Means, artist works: 1996-97.
1997	Strange Attractors CD cover/design. Patricia Goodson, comtemporary american piano music.
1996	Svelik, Dunaj, CD cover/design. Rachot records, Prague.
1995	Co-Editor / Contributor with Mindy Williams for Milena Slavická, Editor. Vytvarni Umeni Magazine, Prague, Winter edition, “Contemporary American Art”.
	Vytvarni Umeni Magazine, Prague, Winter edition, Benish interview with Donald Kuspit.
1994	Telex Reports: Prague. review. Vernacular magazine, Winter
	Art reviews, The Prague Post,: “Petr Nikl” review, 15 May; “Momento:Berlin Art in Prague”, June 1, “Galerie Behemot”, 15 June; “E Band”, 22 June.
1979–89	BABA Designs, hand-painted and silkscreen clothing design company. Honolulu/L.A.

Stadtgeschichtliche Museen/DurerHaus, Nurnberg, Germany
Pomona College Museum of Art at Claremont University, California
Center for Contemporary Art, Prague (SCCA)
And private collections in the U.S. and Europe
“The Book of Revelations”with Printer /Publisher, Robin Price (selected collections:)
Athenium Library, La Jolla, California
The Getty Center, Los Angeles
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
New York Public Library Book Collection
Davidson Art Center, Wesleyan University
San Francisco Public Library
Smith College Library
South Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Sweet Briar College, Alabama
Yale University Book Collection
Honnold Library, Claremont, California
Boston Public Library
Stadtgeschichtliche Museen/DurerHaus, Nurnberg, Germany

CURRICULUM VITAE

→ Solo/Two-Person Exhibitions & Installations (selected from over 30)

→ Group Exhibitions (selected from over 80)

→ Awards and Grants

→ Lectures

→ Public Art

→ Press

→ Radio and Television

→ Professional Activities

→ Publications

→ Illustrations, Reviews, Essays, Interviews etc.

→ Collections