Gallery in 1984[12] where he created immense monochromatic painting depicting mysterious dream imagery with surfaces built up of layers feather twigs, dirt and gel.
[13] Benney's East village contemporaries while living in New York included Kiki Smith, David Wojnarowicz, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ross Bleckner, Richard Hambleton, Adam Fuss and Craig Coleman.
[1] Benney's portrait subjects have included HM Queen Elizabeth II,[18] Sir Mick Jagger,[citation needed] John Paul Getty III, Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, Lord Weidenfeld,[19] Baroness Amos,[20] The State Portrait for Israel, Lord Rothschild, Ben Barnes (for the portrait in the feature film Dorian Gray in 2009)[21][better source needed] Fergus Henderson, Adam Fuss, Justice Stephen Breyer, Sarah Lucas, The Duchess of Bedford, Jerry Hall, Nitin Sawhney,[22] The Viscountess of Weymouth, Sir Paul Hamlyn, and Lord Sainsbury.
During his five year residency he held the show ‘Night Paintings’ in 2012 which explored themes that deal more with the subconscious and metaphysical world and drew over 15,000 visitors.
His father, Gerald Benney [1930 – 2008], was a notable silversmith who created gold and silver flatware and jewelry for private and public collections around the world including for the British Royal family.