Tom Benner | |
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| Born | Thomas Earl Benner January 5, 1950 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 21, 2022 (aged 72) London, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Special arts diploma from the Beal art program at H. B. Beal Secondary School, London, Ontario in 1969. Studied with Herb Ariss, Tom Coulter and Liz Biesiot |
| Known for | Large-scale sculptor, painter, installation artist |
| Spouse |
Pauline McHenry (m. 1992) |
Thomas Earl Benner (January 5, 1950 – September 21, 2022) was a Canadian sculptor of large sculptures, a painter and an installation artist who explored such themes as the environment, history and nature.[1] His work was widely exhibited in Canada and the United States in public galleries and even in unconventional places, such as Union Station in Toronto.[2] He is associated with a movement in Canadian art known as London Regionalism, which took place in the city of London, Ontario, where he was born and lived.
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