2012
Mario Benjamin, Maison Revue Noire, Paris, France
2011
Monnin Gallery, Petion-Ville, Haiti
2010
Botanique Museum, Brussels, Belgium
2008
Etra Gallery, Miami, USA
Monnin Gallery, Pétion-Ville, Haïti
2007
Mario Benjamin, Afronova, Johannesburg, South Africa
Les fleurs cannibales, Monnin Gallery, Pétion-Ville, Haïti
2006
French Institute of Haïti, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
2003
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, USA
2001
Halle Saint-Pierre, Paris, France
2000
Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States, Washington, DC, USA
Institute of Visual Arts, Fort-de-France, Martinique.
1998
Bourbon Lally Gallery, Pétion-Ville, Haïti
1997
Haïtian art museum, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
1996
Eden Rock, Miami, USA
1993
French Institute for Latin America, Mexico City, Mexico
1984
first solo show, Festival Art Gallery, Port au Prince, Haïti
GROUP SHOWS
2014 – 2015
Haiti, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2012
In Extremis : Death and Life in 21st Century Haitian Art, Fowler Museum, UCLA University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Caribbean Crossroads of The World, Queens Museum, New York, USA
Who More Scifi Than Us ? Contemporary Art From the Caribbean, Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
2011
Haïti Kingdom of this World, galerie Agnes b, Paris, France
Memory, installation, Digicel Headquaters, Port-au-Prince
Fondation Blachere, Apt, France
2010
Rue Princesse, installation, Danse L’Afrique Danse! 8th edition Bamako, Mali
Mario Benjamin – Marc Lambrechts, Nomad Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2009
Kreyol Factory, Parc de la Villette, Paris, France
the National Black Fine Art Show (NBFAS), Bourbon Lally Gallery, New York, USA
2008
the National Black Fine Art Show (NBFAS), Bourbon Lally Gallery, New York, USA
Lattitude 2008, Hotel de Ville Paris, France
2007
Monnin Gallery, Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
the National Black Fine Art Show (NBFAS), Bourbon Lally Gallery, New York, USA
2006
the National Black Fine Art Show (NBFAS), Bourbon Lally Gallery, New York, USA
Carnival project, in collaboration with Andre Eugene, Celeur, and Guyodo, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
2005
50th Salon d’art Contemporain de Mont Rouge, Montrouge, France
2004
Latitudes, Terres de l’Atlantique, Hôtel de Ville Paris, Paris, France.
Lespri Endepandan, Discovering Haitian Sculpture, Frost Art Museum, Miami Florida, USA
Etter Colombus.com, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2003
Art Miami, Bourbon Lally Gallery, Miami, USA
2002
Splash, Bourbon Lally Gallery, Miami, USA
2001
the National Black Fine Art Show (NBFAS), Bourbon Lally Gallery, New York, USA
2000
Haïti: angels and demons, Halle Saint-Pierre, Paris, France
Generation 2000, Bourbon Lally Gallery, Montreal, Canada
1999
Mastering the Millennium, Art Museum of the Americas, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
1998
Bourbon Lally Gallery, Pétion-Ville, Haïti
Caribe Insular, Museo Extremeno e Iberoamericaneo de Arte
Contemporáneo, Badajoz, Spain
L’art dans le monde, Beaux Arts magazine, Passage Retz, Paris, France
La route de l’art sur la route de l’esclave, Museo de arte Moderna, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, L’Artchipel, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Camp de la Transportation, Saint-Laurent du Maroni, Guyana
ARCO, Bourbon Lally Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1996
The Other Journey, Kreims, Austria
1995
Otro pais, Palau de Vereina, Barcelona, Spain
1994
Otro pais, Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderna, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
BIENNALES
2011
56th Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy
2010
Dak’art, Dakar, Senegal
2009
Havana Biennial, Havana , Cuba
2008
Gwangju Biennial, Gwangju, South Korea
2007
52nd Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy
2001
4th Caribbean Biennial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
49th Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy
1998
24th Biennial of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1997
7th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
2nd Johannesburg Biennial, Johannesburg, South Africa
Haïti (4/5) : Portrait d’artiste : Mario Benjamin, France Culture, French radio programme, November 2014 (French)
Discussion between Dany Laferrière and Mario Benjamin, Grand Palais, November 2014, Paris France
Haïti / Interview de Mario Benjamin, Grand Palais, November 2014, Paris France
Haiti’s healing continues through art, Washington Post, December 2012
Born in 1964 in Port-au-Prince, He lives and works in Haiti.
Mario is one of Haiti’ s leading contemporary artist. Using video and multi-media, painting, installation and other mixed media he addresses issues of identity, ethnicity and race. As an artist, he aims to challenge preconceived notions of the driving influences and interests of Haitian artists. Benjamin self taught but frequented museums in New York, Washington, D.C. and abroad exposing him to international contemporary tends in art. In 1984 he participated in Festival Arts d’ Haiti and since then has represented Haiti in numerous prestigious biennials including, Johannesburg, Havana, São Paulo and Venice in 2001.