Benjamin Parker
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden, North Salem, NY (in collaboration with Tom Crain)
With and Against the Grain, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT (in collaboration with Tom Crain)
2021
Lloyd and Ida’s, Essex, CT
2019
Geometric Origami, Ignite Fitness, West Hartford, CT
Geometric Origami, Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington, NY
2018
Depth and Breadth, Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket, RI
Bends and Shadows, Pegasus Gallery, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT Ben Parker Studio Opening, Ben Parker Studio, Essex, CT
Waves, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2017
Shadow Castings: A Study of Geometry in Paper and Light (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Artwalk, Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT
Pleats, Stockman Gallery, New Britain, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Underground Gallery, Canton, CT
2016
Shadow Castings: A Study of Geometry in Paper and Light (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Norman Stevens Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2D3D, MCC on Main, Manchester, CT
Disruption, EBK Gallery, Hartford, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Homage Fine Arts, Chester, CT
2015
Shadow Tessellations (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta) Aetna Gallery, Corporate Headquarters, Hartford, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Ethel Walker High School, Simsbury, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby, CT;
Breaking the Pattern, Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Mac650, Middletown, CT
2014
Shadow Tessellations (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Sabor 44, Stafford Springs, CT
Shadow Tessellations (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Gallery 136 ½ at Photosynthesis, Manchester, CT
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Hygienic XLIII – Salon Des Independants, Hygienic Art Center, New London, CT
[Un]Art, Artspace Hartford, Hartford, CT
The Art of Recovery, WORK_Space Gallery, Manchester, CT
2021
River Valley Art Tour, Ben Parker Studio, Essex, CT
Festival of Trees, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
2019
Paper Possibilities 2019, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT
Math Unfolded: An Exhibit of Mathematical Origami Art, National Museum of Mathematics, New York City, NY
2018
Gesture and Geometry, Whitney Center, Hamden, CT
Paper, Rock, Scissors, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Paper Possibilities 2018, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT
Mending Art Group Show, Artspace Hartford, Hartford, CT
2017
Behind the Lilac Bush, Artspace Hartford, Hartford, CT
Japan Information & Culture Center's (JICC) Origami Exhibition, Japanese Embassy, Washington, D.C. Into the Fold: The Art and Science of Origami, Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK Open Studios Hartford, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
2016
Origami Universe, Chi Mei Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Northwestern Connecticut Community College 50th Anniversary Exhibition (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2015
100@100 Off the Wall, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
Off the Grid, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH
What’s Old Is New Again: Alternative Photographic Processes (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Gallery 136 ½ at Photosynthesis, Manchester, CT
Of and On Paper, Arts Center East, Vernon, CT
Meeting Past, Gallery at the Akin, Pawling, NY
25th Annual Open Studio Hartford, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
2014
26th Annual Open Studio Hartford, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
Surface to Structure (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), 41 Cooper Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2013
Photosynthesis Members’ Show, Gallery 136 ½, Manchester, CT
Web Versions, Gallery at the Whitney Center, New Haven, CT
2012
23rd Annual Open Studio Hartford, Art Space, Hartford, CT
CRT National Regional Arts Festival, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT
Hygienic Arts Festival, Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
Art in the Underbelly, The Rumsey Wells, Norwich, Norfolk, England
2011
22nd Open Studio Hartford, Art Space, Hartford, CT
Paint the Ta-Ta’s: A Celebration of Life, Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester, CT Hammered & Nailed, Art Space, Hartford, CT
[Un] Art 4, Art Space, Hartford, CT
4th FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH
Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
Folding Festival, Nelsonville, OH
2010
Still Folding, 3rd FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH; Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH
21st Open Studio Hartford, Art Space, Hartford, CT
2009
2nd FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH Origami: El Arte del Plegado, Exposicion Origami Zaragozana, Zaragoza, Spain 2008
1st FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH
AWARDS & HONORS
2022
Invited Guest, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
2017
Invited Guest, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
2015
Best in Show, Open Studio Hartford Group Exhibition, Art Space Hartford, Hartford, CT 2010
First Thursday Exhibition Award, Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT
COLLECTIONS
2015
Escuela-Museo Origami de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
2016
Dragon Installation, Lan Chi’s Restaurant, Middletown, CT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014
Susan Dunne, “A Unique View of Origami: Shadow Tessellations Lets Paper Take a Picture of Itself,” The Hartford Courant, April 10, 2014, D1.
2013
Steve Smith, “Art Show Mixes High And Low Tech,” Reminder, Vernon, CT, April 2013, pg. 8, pg. 28 Bert Meisel, “Whitney Center Gallery”, Whitney Center Observer, April, 2013, pg. 4, pg. 8.
2009
Andrew Hudson, “Polygon Symmetry Systems”, Origami 5: Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science, Mathematics, and Education, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL
PUBLICATIONS
2020
Six Simple Twists Second Edition: The Pleat Pattern Method of Origami Tessellation Design, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2019
2018
The Reflection Approach to Corrugation Design, Origami^7, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 2018 2015
Six Simple Twists: The Pleat Pattern Method of Origami Tessellation Design, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2015
LECTURES / WORKSHOPS
2017
Guest teacher for Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra (6.849 in Spring 2017), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
2015
Basics of Geometric Origami, YOUmedia Labs, Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT Basics of Geometric Origami, Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT
Various Classes, Origami USA Convention, Manhattan College, New York City, NY 2014
Corrugation Lectures, Amherst High School, Amherst, MA
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY Gallery Talk, Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT 2013
Guest Artist, East Hampton Art Association, East Hampton, CT
Origami Bookmarks, Ellington Library, Ellington, CT
2012
Origami Lily, Benchmark Assisted Living Home, Rocky Hill, CT
2011
Guest Speaker, Manchester Art Association, Manchester, CT
Various Classes, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
Research Assistant, Origami Math Grant Team, Ann Arbor, MI
2010
Various Lectures, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
2009
Various Lectures, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY 2008
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY 2007
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2018
Paper Possibilities 2018: Order and Chaos, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT 2017
Paper Possibilities 2017: Exploring a Modest Medium, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT 2012
Paper to Pixel, Vernon Community Art Center, Vernon, CT
2022
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden, North Salem, NY (in collaboration with Tom Crain)
With and Against the Grain, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT (in collaboration with Tom Crain)
2021
Lloyd and Ida’s, Essex, CT
2019
Geometric Origami, Ignite Fitness, West Hartford, CT
Geometric Origami, Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington, NY
2018
Depth and Breadth, Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket, RI
Bends and Shadows, Pegasus Gallery, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT Ben Parker Studio Opening, Ben Parker Studio, Essex, CT
Waves, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2017
Shadow Castings: A Study of Geometry in Paper and Light (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Artwalk, Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT
Pleats, Stockman Gallery, New Britain, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Underground Gallery, Canton, CT
2016
Shadow Castings: A Study of Geometry in Paper and Light (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Norman Stevens Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2D3D, MCC on Main, Manchester, CT
Disruption, EBK Gallery, Hartford, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Homage Fine Arts, Chester, CT
2015
Shadow Tessellations (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta) Aetna Gallery, Corporate Headquarters, Hartford, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Ethel Walker High School, Simsbury, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby, CT;
Breaking the Pattern, Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Mac650, Middletown, CT
2014
Shadow Tessellations (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT
Breaking the Pattern, Sabor 44, Stafford Springs, CT
Shadow Tessellations (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Gallery 136 ½ at Photosynthesis, Manchester, CT
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Hygienic XLIII – Salon Des Independants, Hygienic Art Center, New London, CT
[Un]Art, Artspace Hartford, Hartford, CT
The Art of Recovery, WORK_Space Gallery, Manchester, CT
2021
River Valley Art Tour, Ben Parker Studio, Essex, CT
Festival of Trees, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
2019
Paper Possibilities 2019, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT
Math Unfolded: An Exhibit of Mathematical Origami Art, National Museum of Mathematics, New York City, NY
2018
Gesture and Geometry, Whitney Center, Hamden, CT
Paper, Rock, Scissors, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Paper Possibilities 2018, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT
Mending Art Group Show, Artspace Hartford, Hartford, CT
2017
Behind the Lilac Bush, Artspace Hartford, Hartford, CT
Japan Information & Culture Center's (JICC) Origami Exhibition, Japanese Embassy, Washington, D.C. Into the Fold: The Art and Science of Origami, Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK Open Studios Hartford, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
2016
Origami Universe, Chi Mei Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Northwestern Connecticut Community College 50th Anniversary Exhibition (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2015
100@100 Off the Wall, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
Off the Grid, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH
What’s Old Is New Again: Alternative Photographic Processes (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), Gallery 136 ½ at Photosynthesis, Manchester, CT
Of and On Paper, Arts Center East, Vernon, CT
Meeting Past, Gallery at the Akin, Pawling, NY
25th Annual Open Studio Hartford, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
2014
26th Annual Open Studio Hartford, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
Surface to Structure (in collaboration with Christine Dalenta), 41 Cooper Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2013
Photosynthesis Members’ Show, Gallery 136 ½, Manchester, CT
Web Versions, Gallery at the Whitney Center, New Haven, CT
2012
23rd Annual Open Studio Hartford, Art Space, Hartford, CT
CRT National Regional Arts Festival, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT
Hygienic Arts Festival, Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
Art in the Underbelly, The Rumsey Wells, Norwich, Norfolk, England
2011
22nd Open Studio Hartford, Art Space, Hartford, CT
Paint the Ta-Ta’s: A Celebration of Life, Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester, CT Hammered & Nailed, Art Space, Hartford, CT
[Un] Art 4, Art Space, Hartford, CT
4th FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH
Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
Folding Festival, Nelsonville, OH
2010
Still Folding, 3rd FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH; Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH
21st Open Studio Hartford, Art Space, Hartford, CT
2009
2nd FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH Origami: El Arte del Plegado, Exposicion Origami Zaragozana, Zaragoza, Spain 2008
1st FAVA Folding Festival, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH
AWARDS & HONORS
2022
Invited Guest, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
2017
Invited Guest, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
2015
Best in Show, Open Studio Hartford Group Exhibition, Art Space Hartford, Hartford, CT 2010
First Thursday Exhibition Award, Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT
COLLECTIONS
2015
Escuela-Museo Origami de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
2016
Dragon Installation, Lan Chi’s Restaurant, Middletown, CT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014
Susan Dunne, “A Unique View of Origami: Shadow Tessellations Lets Paper Take a Picture of Itself,” The Hartford Courant, April 10, 2014, D1.
2013
Steve Smith, “Art Show Mixes High And Low Tech,” Reminder, Vernon, CT, April 2013, pg. 8, pg. 28 Bert Meisel, “Whitney Center Gallery”, Whitney Center Observer, April, 2013, pg. 4, pg. 8.
2009
Andrew Hudson, “Polygon Symmetry Systems”, Origami 5: Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science, Mathematics, and Education, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL
PUBLICATIONS
2020
Six Simple Twists Second Edition: The Pleat Pattern Method of Origami Tessellation Design, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2019
2018
The Reflection Approach to Corrugation Design, Origami^7, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 2018 2015
Six Simple Twists: The Pleat Pattern Method of Origami Tessellation Design, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2015
LECTURES / WORKSHOPS
2017
Guest teacher for Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra (6.849 in Spring 2017), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
2015
Basics of Geometric Origami, YOUmedia Labs, Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT Basics of Geometric Origami, Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT
Various Classes, Origami USA Convention, Manhattan College, New York City, NY 2014
Corrugation Lectures, Amherst High School, Amherst, MA
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY Gallery Talk, Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT 2013
Guest Artist, East Hampton Art Association, East Hampton, CT
Origami Bookmarks, Ellington Library, Ellington, CT
2012
Origami Lily, Benchmark Assisted Living Home, Rocky Hill, CT
2011
Guest Speaker, Manchester Art Association, Manchester, CT
Various Classes, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
Research Assistant, Origami Math Grant Team, Ann Arbor, MI
2010
Various Lectures, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
2009
Various Lectures, Centerfold Origami Convention, Columbus, OH
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY 2008
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY 2007
Various Lectures, Origami USA Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2018
Paper Possibilities 2018: Order and Chaos, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT 2017
Paper Possibilities 2017: Exploring a Modest Medium, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT 2012
Paper to Pixel, Vernon Community Art Center, Vernon, CT