ROBBY BENNETT
b. 1987Robby Bennett holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours First Class) from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney (2016), and a Bachelor of Fine Art from the National Art School (2015). Following solo exhibitions including The Music They Played Was Flowers at Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane (2025) and Beyond Darkness at CASSANDRA BIRD, Sydney (2024), Bennett has emerged as a very exciting contemporary painter. In 2025, he was awarded both The Vincent Prize and the Georges River Art Prize, and was a finalist in the MAC Yapang Art Prize and Gosford Art Prize. His work is held in numerous public and private collections nationally and internationally.
Works at Cassandra Bird
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