Cavegirl Monologue

The subjects of her recent art are a logical continuation of the larger narrative of Benjamin's body of work: She works to excavate the female human experience as she knows it. Benjamin muses on intimacy, sexuality, self-perception, body dysmorphia, and trauma through her avatars. Her work is diaristic, approaching her subjects through the lens of her own personal experience; each piece can easily feel like a self-portrait. Her women are simultaneously self-assured and crumbled, standing defiantly on their own two hairy legs, yet seeking the shoulder of an empathetic viewer to cry on. Benjamin uses her art to sort through her own trauma and self-analysis, and seeks to give faces, bodies, and narratives to the different facets of her own womanhood.
Cavegirl Monologue is artist Heather Benjamin's most substantial collection to date and displays her art on paper and on canvas, the latter of which is a first for her.
Heather Benjamin has been releasing zines and books of her drawings since 2008. She has been published by Desert Island, A Bolha Editora, and Sacred Bones in addition to a multitude of self-published releases. She has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally, including solo shows at STREAM Gallery and Muddguts in Brooklyn and recent travels to Barcelona, Madrid, and Rio De Janeiro for shows. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design. Benjamin is currently based in New York.
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For years, artist Heather Benjamin has been at the forefront of New York's punk scene; creating zines, books and art that explore a range of social taboos. -Huck Magazine
Honestly, we're not surprised that Heather Benjamin has almost 32K followers on Instagram. Her work, which is fearless in its obsession with the female form, feels like a fever dream you don't want to wake up from. Benjamin's illustrations are equal parts reckless and careful; in fact, her attention to detail is so exquisite I find something new each time my eyes land on the range of bodies (and vaginas) she draws. -Office Mag