About the Artist

BF’s Artist Statement – We Art the World

I have created this Art to delight, inspire and share my passion of All Good Things. Especially as of late, I have been focusing on works that personify the light and radiate positivity.

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Benjamin F. Franklin

BF’s Biography – We Art The Light

Benjamin has Lived in the Beautiful Hudson River Valley for many years, but has really begun to Bloom like a White Lotus over the past two. During his time in The Beautiful Valley he has made it his Mission to help as many people as possible with their Homes, Properties and Dreams through his Companies, Empire State Landscaping, Empire State Construction, Phenom Records, TAO 845, BFFsGallery, and most recently BFF GODDESS. He Graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 2007 with Honors and went straight to The Rather Prestigious, SUNY New Paltz, where he studied Extensively in the Fine Arts, with a Triple Major in Graphic Design, Painting and Photography. He takes pleasure working in a vast array of different mediums including, oils, acrylics, exotic hardwoods and metal. He is a Master Painter, Artisan Craftsman, and Master Builder by Trade. He has taught at a multitude of different Schools, Institutions, and Academies including the The Cornell Arts Center of Kingston, Across The Hamptons, Powell House Youth Camp of Chatham, New York, and BFFs Gallery of Kerhonkson. He has Lead Multiple Teams of Honerable Men in a Myriad of different wonderful projects from the 845 all the way to Manhattan. He has worked with KC fabrications The Designers and Builders of the 911 Memorial who are also a Prominent Contributor to the Gagosian. His work is on display throughout the Hudson Valley in a vast array of different mediums. He was named Artist of the Year by the Kingston, SPCA. (Society for the Protection Against Animal Cruelty) MVHCU (Mid Hudson Valley, Federal Credit Union) of Woodstock and Ulster County, New York, where he has had Multiple Solo Shows, and Exhibitions. Last year he led an ongoing International Art Tour, Titled - We Art The World - Where he traveled from New York, to London, to the South of France, displaying his Visionary Artwork. In March he traveled to Puerto Rico where he was accepted into a number of Galleries and is currently in talks with Multiple Museums about displaying his Artwork there. He just returned from the Hamptons where he made a plethora of new friends and Artists whom he is now helping to make their dreams come true. He is greatly looking forward to sharing their and his new work with all of you.