Randall Bennett
United States
Bio: Randall William Bennett
Mr. Bennett is the Owner and Director of Tall Grass Museum Services located in Kansas, USA. Tall Grass is a design and fabrication firm that focuses on art related subjects, such as murals, sculpture, and dioramas.
Originally from Kansas, Randall and his wife Helen, spent many years moving around the USA, gaining experience in a wide range of design and art related activities.
Mr. Bennett earned his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Kansas State University in 1982. He worked in the architectural profession for a few years before returning to art school at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. After several years of intense study in industrial design, illustration, sculpture, he took a job working in the museum exhibit fabrication industry and has stayed with it continuously.
Randall has been involved with about 75 museums that contain something of his artwork: murals, dioramas, sculpture, artifact reproductions, graphics, photography, illustrations, exhibit text writing, artifact mounts and much more. Before starting his own business, Mr. Bennett worked as lead artist and team leader on a number of jobs which brought recognition and awards. He was lead artistic fabricator for the 1998 NAI Best Interpretive Exhibit and lead artist, team leader for the 2006 NAI Best Interior Exhibit at Anza Borrego Desert State Park visitor center.
Besides working on museum related jobs, Randall keeps busy working diligently on his personal artwork in his adjacent studio. He regularly outputs easel paintings that have been regarded as of the highest quality.
Some Recent Art Awards:
3 Meritorious selections into Richeson75 Landscape,
Seascape and Architecture, 2021
Awarded Best of Show, Large Works Show, Cathy Kline Art
Gallery, 2021
Awarded Best of Show, Missouri Valley Impressionist
Society,10th Annual Juried Art Show, 2021
Awarded 2nd Place, Marks Arts Oil Painting National
Exhibition, Wichita, Ks, 2021
Best of Show, Missouri Valley Impressionist Society,8th Annual Juried Art Show
Best Landscape, 2019 International Guild of Realism Winter Salon Online Exhibition
Best Pastel/Drawing, 2019 State of the Senior Arts, Prairie Village Arts Council, Kansas
Finalist,14th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Figurative and Landscape
Richeson 75, Small Works 2020, International Juried competition, Meritorious Award
Finalist, International Artists Magazine, Challenge 116, Landscapes, Publ. Issue #132, April/May 2020
Much more may be found of Mr. Bennett’s work by reviewing his websites:
* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 16th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.
