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Ben Tollefson is an artist and curator living in Savannah, Georgia, USA. In both his curatorial and studio practices, he examines corporeality, identity and subjectivities, with an emphasis on figurative painting and its relevance and continued revision within an expansive field of art making.

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👁‍🗨💧oil on canvas, 12 x 10 in. #painting
Only two days left to catch “Beast in Show” at @scadmoa! I’ll miss these friendly little beasts by the brilliant Haas Brothers @thehaasbrothers 💛 We loved having them at the SCAD Museum of Art. 💛@marianneboeskygallery #art #exhibi
2021, oil on canvas, 12 x 10 in. #painting
2021, oil on canvas, 18 x 14 in. #painting
Love you mom! 💜💜💜@deborahtollefson happy Mother’s Day
Marcel Dzama, “An End to The End Times,” at the SCAD Museum of Art @scadmoa. It was an honor to curate this 20 year survey of the work of @marceldzama. The exhibition includes painting, sculpture, diorama and film works, and offers insigh
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Ya ever go through your old files and stumble across a painting you made of Joan Rivers as a body pillow?? LOL. I have no idea where this painting from 2013 is, which makes me sad because I really want to hang it in my bedroom. #joanrivers
I had the honor to curate a twenty year survey exhibition of the work of Marcel Dzama, a site-responsive video installation by Kate Cooper, and a selection of recent beast sculptures by the Haas Brothers this #defineart season at the SCAD Museum of A