September 27, 2022 Image Kim Benson Faculty member Kim Benson is showing LONG SWEET GONE at TOA Presents. References to Renaissance paintings, whether in image or color palette, populate many of Benson's canvases, establishing a historical ground or exploration and excavation. Materially and metaphorically, representations dissolve under a multitude of strategies that include sanding, stenciling, casting, and extruding, as well as more traditional modes of application by brush. The result of this ouroboric process is LONG SWEET GONE, a series of hallucinogenic abstractions that at times feel solid and sculptural like a stucco wall and at others like a gossamer curtain undulating in a soft breeze. LONG SWEET GONEOctober –November 20TOA Presents (Minneapolis, MN)Opening Reception: October 1, 5:00–8:00 p.mLearn MoreTOA PresentsLONG SWEET GONEBenson's Website Explore more about Kimberly Benson