Selected Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions / Group Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker
American University Museum
Washington, DC
The exhibition features a grouping of 52, one of a kind, colorful and funky chairs created by Garry Knox Bennett, one of the foremost studio furniture makers in America. The inspiration for some of his chairs came from well-known furniture designers and architects.
Jun 9 2009
- Aug 30 2009
Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker
Fuller Craft Museum
Brockton, MA
The exhibition features a grouping of 52, one of a kind, colorful and funky chairs created by Garry Knox Bennett, one of the foremost studio furniture makers in America. The inspiration for some of his chairs came from well-known furniture designers and architects.
Oct 4 2008
- Feb 8 2009
One Of Each
Gallery NAGA
Boston, MA
Small survey of work from '70s through 2008 representing the range of objects characteristic of this premiere studio furniture maker, including works never offered before from the collection of Garry and Sylvia Bennett.
Oct 3 2008
- Nov 3 2008
Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker
Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, Delaware
The exhibition features a grouping of 52, one of a kind, colorful and funky chairs created by Garry Knox Bennett, one of the foremost studio furniture makers in America. The inspiration for some of his chairs came from well-known furniture designers and architects.
Jun 27 2008
- Sep 21 2008
Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker
Bellevue Arts Museum
Bellevue WA
Jul 6 2006
- Nov 26 2006
Garry Knox Bennett: Preoccupations of a Serial Chairmaker
Oakland Museum of California, Gallery 555 and Sculpture Court
City Center, Oakland, CA
Jan 20 2005
- Mar 25 2005
Garry Knox Bennett
Leo Kaplan Modern
New York
Dec 4 2004
- Jan 17 2004
Garry Knox Bennett "Reconstructed Twirlings,"
Leo Kaplan Modern,
New York
Oct 17 2002
- Nov 9 2002
What's In a Name? New Jewelry by Garry Knox Bennett a.k.a. Gerraldo Bennucci
Julie: Artisans' Gallery
New York
Jan 17 2002
- Feb 8 2002
Garry Knox Bennett
Leo Kaplan Modern
New York
Jan 20 2001
- Feb 24 2001
Made in Oakland: The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett, 30 year Retrospective
the American Craft Museum; traveled to the Oakland Museum
NY, Oakland CA
Jan 1 2001
- Jan 1 2001
Garry Knox Bennett
Tercerra Gallery
Francisco CA
Jan 1 2001
- Jan 1 2001
Garry Knox Bennett
Leo Kaplan Modern
New York
May 7 1999
Garry Knox Bennett, 100 Lamps
Peter Joseph Gallery
New York
Dec 4 1996
- Jan 18 1997
Garry Knox Bennett
Peter Joseph Gallery
New York
Sep 22 1994
- Oct 22 1994
Furniture: West Coast Survey of Large and Small Works by Garry Knox Bennett
North Light Gallery (now Stewart-Kummer Gallery)
Gualala, California
Sep 5 1992
- Oct 15 1992
Garry Knox Bennett, Furniture as Sculpture
The Hand and the Spirit Gallery
Scottsdale, Arizona
Jan 2 1990
Garry Knox Bennett: New Furniture
Snyderman Gallery
Philadelphia
May 7 1989
- Jun 30 1989
Garry Knox Bennett, New Works in Bronze
Brendan Walter Gallery
Santa Monica, California
Jan 12 1989
- Feb 18 1989
Wendell Castle, Garry Knox Bennett, Fred Baier
Alexander F. Milliken Gallery
New York
Sep 12 1987
- Oct 14 1987
Garry Knox Bennett: Furniture Maker
Snyderman Gallery
Philadelphia
May 3 1987
- Jun 21 1987
Garry Knox Bennett
Elaine Potter Gallery
San Francisco
Jan 21 1986
- Feb 22 1986
Garry Knox Bennett: Furniture Maker
Snyderman Gallery
Philadelphia
May 6 1984
- Jul 1 1984
Garry Bennett: Sculptural Furniture
Foster Goldstrom Fine Arts
San Francisco
Sep 15 1983
- Oct 22 1983
Garry Bennett: Benches and Other Fantasy Furniture
The Hand and the Spirit Gallery
Scottsdale, Arizona
Jan 13 1983
- Feb 7 1983
Works by Garry Knox Bennett
Workbench Gallery
New York
Sep 10 1980
- Oct 19 1980
Garry Bennett: Clocks
Julie: Artisans' Gallery
New York
Feb 1 1977
- Feb 1 1977
Garry Bennett: Clocks, Lights, Jewelry, The Egg and the Eye
subsequently The Craft and Folk Art Museum
Los Angeles
Jul 24 1973
- Aug 21 1973
Group Exhibitions
Under Cover: Upholstery in Contemporary Furniture
Gallery NAGA
Boston, MA
Nov 11 2005
- Dec 17 2005
Turning Around the World
Wood Turning Center
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 4 2005
- Jan 7 2005
Scents of Purpose: Artists Interpret the Spice Box
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
San Francisco, CA
May 4 2005
- Sep 5 2005
California Design 2004
Baulines Guild
San Francisco, CA
Jan 1 2004
- Jan 1 2004
Dovetailing Art and Life: The Bennett Collection
San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design
San Francisco
Jan 1 2004
- Jan 1 2004
The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture 1940-1990
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, MA
Nov 12 2003
- Feb 8 2004
The Right Stuff: A Juried exhibition of Upholstered Furniture
Humanities Gallery; Gallery of Art and Design; Fuller Museum; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
University of Wisconsin-Madison; North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Brockton, MA; Houston, TX
May 31 2003
- Jun 14 2003
20th Anniversary Exhibition: A Celebration of Work by Artists Exhibited Over the Last 20 Years
Snyderman Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
May 2 2003
- Jun 28 2003
Turned Multiples III
Wood Turning Center
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 7 2003
- Apr 26 2003
Corporal Identity - Body Language, 9th Triennial
Museum of Arts & Design, the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, the Klingspor-Museum
New York; Frankfurt, Germany; Offenbach, Germany
Jan 1 2003
- Jan 1 2003
Materials & Contemporary Illusions: Innovations in Lathe Turning
The Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery
Brookfield, CT
Aug 25 2002
- Oct 13 2002
25 Years of Fine Craftsmanship: Brookfield Craft Center Faculty 1976-2000
The Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery & The Silo Gallery
Brookfield, CT
Jun 10 2001
- Jul 29 2001
Material Witness: Masters from California Crafts
Crocker Museum
Sacramento, California
Oct 29 1999
- Jan 2 2000
The Art of Craft: Works from the Saxe Collection
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
San Francisco
Jun 26 1999
- Oct 17 1999
Hello Again!: A New Wave of Recycled Art and Design
Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Feb 15 1997
- Jul 27 1997
Hot Rods and Customs: The Men and Machines of "California's Car Culture"
Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Aug 12 1996
- Oct 19 1996
Museum for a New Century
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Los Angeles
May 13 1995
- Dec 31 1995
Masterworks II
Peter Joseph Gallery
New York
Jan 20 1994
- Feb 26 1994
American Crafts: The Nation's Collection
The Renwick Gallery
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Apr 1 1991
- Apr 1 1991
A California Complement: Recent Studio Furniture from the Bay Area
The Oakland Museum (in conjunction with New American Furniture: The Second Generation of Studio Furniture makers)
Oakland, California
Feb 9 1991
- Apr 21 1991
Explorations ll: The New Furniture
The American Craft Museum
New York, 05 9 - 08 4
Jan 1 1991
- Jan 1 1991
Art for Everyday
Snyderman Gallery
Philadelphia
Sep 2 1990
- Oct 7 1990
Oakland Artists '90
The Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Mar 24 1990
- Jul 1 1990
Traveling Exhibition: New American Furniture: The Second Generation of Studio Furniture makers
Museum of Fine Arts; Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; The Contemporary Arts Center; The Oakland Museum
Boston; Washington, D.C.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Oakland, California
Dec 8 1989
- Apr 21 1991
Contemporary Furniture: 13 Major Figures
Gallery NAGA
Boston
Dec 7 1989
Innovations in Wood
The Society for Art in Crafts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 16 1989
- Jan 7 1990
Contemporary Furniture from San Francisco and Boston
Gallery NAGA
Boston
Mar 30 1989
- Apr 29 1989
Traveling Exhibition: Craft Today USA
The American Craft Museum; Musée des Arts Décoratifs; Museum of Applied Art; Museum fuer Kunsthandwerk; Zacheta Gallery; Musée des Arts Décoratifs; Museum of Decorative Applied & FolkArt; State Painting & Sculpture Muse
New York; Paris; Helsinki; Frankfurt; Warsaw; Lausanne; Moscow; Ankara; Oslo; Ghent; Berlin; Athens; Bratislava; Leipzig; Barcelona; Lisbon
Jan 1 1989
- Jan 1 1993
California Furnishings: A Statewide Survey of Progressive Design
Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art
Monterey, California
Dec 12 1988
- Feb 28 1988
Traveling Exhibition: Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical
American Craft Museum; Denver Art Museum; Laguna Art Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum; J. B. Speed Museum; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
New York; Denver; Laguna Beach,California; Milwaukee; Louisville, Kentucky; Richmond, Virginia
Oct 26 1986
- Mar 22 1987
Fine Wood
Euphrat Gallery
De Anza College, Cupertino, California
Mar 25 1986
- May 8 1986
Contemporary American Woodworkers
Snyderman Gallery
Philadelphia
Dec 8 1985
- Jan 19 1986
Traveling Exhibition: Material Evidence: New Color Techniques in Handmade Furniture
Workbench Gallery; The Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
New York; Washington, D.C.
Apr 11 1984
- Sep 22 1985
Alumni Show
California College of Arts and Crafts
Oakland, California
Jan 1 1981
- Jan 1 1981
Craft and Folk Art Museum, (was the Egg and the Eye)
Los Angeles
Jan 1 1981
- Jan 1 1981
Elements Gallery
New York
Jan 1 1981
- Jan 1 1981
California Woodworking
The Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Dec 16 1980
- Feb 15 1981
Traveling Exhibition: New Handmade Furniture: American Furniture Makers Working in Hard Wood
Museum of Contemporary Crafts (now The American Craft Museum); Ontario Science Center; Parkersburg Art Center; Loch Haven Art Center; Norton Gallery and School of Art; Southern Highland Handicraft Guild; Brooks Memorial Art Gallery; Arkansas Art Center; M
New York; Toronto, Canada; WV; Orlando, FL; West Palm Beach, FL; Asheville, NC; Memphis, TN; Little Rock, AK; Jackson; OH; Nashville TN
May 5 1979
- Jul 15 1981
Bay Area Artists Exhibition, Invitational
Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Jun 11 1977
Bay Area Artists Exhibition, Invitational
Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Aug 22 1975
Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College
Cupertino, California
Jan 1 1974
- Jan 1 1974
Metal Experience
The Oakland Museum
Jun 5 1971
- Jul 4 1971
Sculpture Annual
San Francisco Museum of Art
San Francisco
Jan 1 1961
- Jan 1 1961
79th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association
San Francisco Museum of Art
San Francisco
Mar 24 1960
- Apr 24 1960
Inspired by China
Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, MA
Contemporary Furniture Makers Explore Chinese Traditions
Nov 1 2006
- Mar 4 2007