Ena Swansea attended film school at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and continually introduces elements normally associated with digital art and film to otherwise traditional painting techniques. Swansea's work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally at MoMA PS1; Saatchi Gallery, London; Sammlung Falckenberg; and the Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (MUDAM), Luxembourg. Her work is included in numerous public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Maramotti Collection, Reggio Emilia, Cornell University's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca; Colby College Museum, Waterville, Maine, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton; Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden; Deichtorhallen Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg; and the Olbricht Collection, Berlin.
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Summer Album
Hong Kong Summer Exhibition 2024 27 Jul - 17 Sep 2024 Hong KongBen Brown Fine Arts is pleased to present an extraordinary group exhibition celebrating the sights and spirit of summer. Summer Album brings together notable works by the artists who have...Read more -
Double Take: Contemporary Redefined
1 Dec 2023 - 6 Jan 2024We are thrilled to announce the grand re-opening of our Palm Beach gallery with the exhibition Double Take: Contemporary Redefined on December 1, 2023. Join us for an exclusive presentation featuring new works by gallery artists, alongside a curated selection highlighting influential post-war masters. Double Take invites us to reconsider representation through a fresh lens, sparking a dialogue between tradition and innovation.Read more
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New Frontiers
Movements in Contemporary Art 21 Feb - 16 Apr 2023 LondonBen Brown Fine Arts invites art lovers to explore New Frontiers: Movements in Contemporary Art, a thought-provoking exhibition presented at Claridge's ArtSpace in London, in the heart of Mayfair. This exhibition will be held concurrently with the launch of Claridge’s ArtSpace Café.Read more -
Vision and Virtue
Claridge’s ArtSpace, Brooks Mews, London, W1K 4DZ 8 - 15 Oct 2022 LondonBen Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to announce Vision and Virtue, an exhibition presented at Claridge’s ArtSpace in London, in the heart of Mayfair, to be held concurrently with Frieze...Read more -
Ena Swansea: stuck in neutral
30 Sep - 30 Nov 2022 Hong KongBen Brown Fine Arts is delighted to present stuck in neutral, the second solo exhibition of Ena Swansea to be held at the Hong Kong gallery, taking place between 30...Read more -
ENA SWANSEA
13 May - 31 Aug 2021 London
green lightBen Brown is proud to present our third solo show of American artist Ena Swansea. These recent large scale contemporary paintings explore motifs that recur within Swansea's practice including snow, sea and the urban landscape.Read more -
Artsy Online Exhibition
14 Dec 2020 - 28 Feb 2021
The Four Seasons: WINTERBen Brown Fine Arts is proud to present the fourth of our seasonal online exhibitions with Artsy, The Four Seasons: WINTER. Included in the show are a selection of paintings,...Read more -
Ben Brown Fine Arts:
15 Jun - 31 Aug 2020 Hong Kong
Celebrating 10 years in Hong KongBen Brown Fine Arts is pleased to present an extraordinary group exhibition inaugurating the Hong Kong gallery's new location in Wong Chuk Hang and celebrating our 10 year anniversary in...Read more -
ENA SWANSEA | mental map: Central Park
18 Jan - 16 Mar 2019 Hong KongBen Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to present the first solo exhibition of Ena Swansea in Hong Kong. Ena Swansea: mental map: Central Park brings together a group of recent...Read more -
ENA SWANSEA
2 Feb - 12 Apr 2018Ben Brown Fine Arts is honoured to present the first UK exhibition of American artist Ena Swansea, whose work has been widely exhibited in the United States and abroad. The...Read more
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7 of the Best Artworks of Armory Week 2023
From Arresting Paintings by a 26-Year-Old Instragram Phenom to Elevated Interpretations of Outdoor Recliners September 11, 2023Why You Should Pay Attention: The veteran painter's distinct style often mingles the real and the imagined, figurative and abstract. Swansea is known for her...Read more -
Ena Swansea: Interview of the Month June 2021 for Artlyst
By Paul Carey-Kent June 29, 2021There's an aura of mystery to Ena Swansea. Her big, impressive paintings are now on show at Ben Brown Fine Arts ('green light' to 30...Read more -
BEN BROWN FINE ARTS PRESENTS GREEN LIGHT BY ENA SWANSEA
Adam Peter Hicks for Client Magazine US June 15, 2021American artist Ena Swansea presents her solo exhibition 'Green Light' with Ben Brown Fine Arts. The London location will host the artist's new works consisting...Read more -
In middle of hot art market, Ben Brown Fine Arts opens Worth Avenue gallery
Bill DiPaolo for the Palm Beach Daily News June 13, 2021A grinning, 4-foot-high cast bronze gorilla sitting in the front window has been drawing attention from pedestrians since Ben Brown Fine Arts opened in early...Read more
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Ena Swansea: Urban Romanics
Metal Magazine June 3, 2021Ena Swansea was born in 1966 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and studied film and painting at the University of South Florida. Swansea's work has been...Read more -
green light – Ena Swansea
Trebuchet magazine May 14, 2021'The repeating motifs almost seem to function as frames of a film that cannot be made.' Ena Swansea's new works are a miasma of littoral...Read more