Benjamin Gardner received his MFA from Illinois State University and BFA from Millikin University. Gardner has had recent solo exhibitions at Box 13 Artspace in Houston, Texas; FLUXX gallery in Des Moines, Iowa; and Heavy Brow Gallery in Bloomington, Illinois. Additionally, his work has been included in exhibitions at Gallery Molly Krom in New York, Wright State University, Young Painters 2014 at Miami University of Ohio, the Contemporary Art Center in Las Vegas, and the Des Moines Art Center. He is affiliated with ABryant Gallery in Chicago, Illinois and DUSK editions in Brooklyn, NY. Gardner is an Associate Professor of Art and Design at Drake University, and lives and works in Des Moines, Iowa