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Ben Grossi is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Denver, Colorado. He is currently seeking his MFA in Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received a BFA from the Drawing Department at The Cleveland Institute of Art in 2017.

Education

(current)    MFA Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice. University of Colorado Boulder.

 2017           BFA, Drawing, Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland. Ohio.



Scholarships & Awards

2017        The First Agnes Gund Traveling Award     The Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland. Ohio.                         

2016        The Francis J. Meyers ‘51 Scholarship for Excellence in Drawing. The Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland. Ohio.

2015        The Woehrman Scholarship for Drawing, Ralph Woehrman ’66. The Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland. Ohio.

2014        The Gund Family Scholarship for Academic Excellence. The Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland. Ohio


Exhibitions

2023        Tech Support: Studio Operations Exhibition, Ann and Norman Roulet Student + Alumni Gallery. The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

2021        Post Industrial Labor, Tinnerman Lofts, Cleveland, Ohio

2020        Conundrum Coop Live Stream Performance Series, Youtube Livestream Series. https://www.youtube.com/@conundrumco-op2403

2018        UNLIMITED, Solo Exhibition. Big Toe Gallery. http://www.bigtoegallery.com/

2017        Summer Show, Reinberger Gallery, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
                  
                 I Want My CCTV, H-Space, Cleveland, Ohio

                 Anything Goes: The 71st Student Independent Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

2016        Bloc Party, Toby’s Plaza @ Uptown, Cleveland, Ohio

                 SPACES Intern Exhibition, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

                NEO Student Exhibition, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

                HEAVEN, The Student and Alumni Gallery, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

                The 70th Student Independent Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio


2015        1-800-INANIMATE-SENSATION, The Student and Alumni Gallery, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

                 for we are making mountains, Waterloo Native Annex, Cleveland, Ohio

                 Stomach Acid, Waterloo Native Annex, Cleveland, Ohio                 

                 A Single Sad Tear, Forum Artspace, Cleveland, Ohio

                 Wired and Ready to Hang, HEDGE Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

                 Melangé, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, Ohio

                 The 69th Student Independent Exhibition, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio


Grants

2016        Creativity Works, The Fenn Foundation, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio


Public Projects

2016        ST∆CK, Toby’s Plaza @ Uptown, Cleveland, Ohio


Interviews

2018        Interview with Ben Grossi, Big Toe Gallery. http://www.bigtoegallery.com/interviews


Public Talks

2016        Creativity Works Presentation and Panel Discussion, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio