TORONTO, CANADA
Collection: EDEN BENDER
ARTIST STATEMENT
Eden’s sculptures at first glance appear quiet and placid, but upon closer inspection, her narratives and titles reveal a deeper darker side. She explores materials utilizing her knowledge and skills from various sources. Figures appear in most of her work focusing on human relationships, resiliency, her search for purpose, and maintaining balance.
About EDEN BENDER
From clay to story, Eden Bender sculpts lives into form. Raised among farms and junkyards, her early fascination with objects and their histories became a lifelong artistic language. Her expressive figures are informed by human resilience and empathy - echoes of those she met through charitable work. With international exhibitions and numerous accolades, Bender's work is deeply personal yetwidely resonant, honouring not only the material but the profound narratives it can hold.
Eden earned her Fine Arts degree from York University. Her accolades include the Lindsay Morris Memorial Award from Allied Artists of America and the People’s Choice Award in The Brain Project. Her work has been featured invarious publications, such as Beautiful Home Studio Pyramid, Objekt International, 500 Figures in Clay (Lark Books), and The Black and White of Eden Bender (Fusion Magazine).
Her art has been exhibited internationally at the International Juried Biennale in London, England; the International Ceramic Exhibition in Warsaw, Poland; and the Master Class in St. Petersburg, Russia.
EDEN BENDER CV
Solo & Group Shows:
2025 Group Show, J2 Gallery, Gananoque, Canada
2025 Small Expressions, Muse Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2024 Slant: Perspectives on Sculpture, International Sculpture Center, 14C, Jersey City, New York, USA
2024 Artist Project, Vessels and Sticks, Better Living Centre CNE, Toronto, Canada
2024 Art Expo New York, Pier 36 Lower East Side, New York, USA
2024 International Sculpture Center Exhibition, International Sculpture Center, Sculpture Magazine
2024 Design TO Festival, Vessels and Sticks at Ashley Botten Design, Toronto, Canada
2023 Muse Winter Group Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Pop-up Gallery, Vessels and Sticks Group Exhibition at Smyth Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Toronto Gallery Space, Vessels and Sticks at The Lobby, Toronto, Canada
2023 Own the Light Group Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Artist Project, Vessels and Sticks, Toronto, Canada
2022 Figurative Sculptures, International Sculpture Center, Online
2022 Challenging Times, Sculptors Society Gallery, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto, Canada
2022 Yicca International Prize of Contemporary Art, ImagoArs, Venice, Italy
2022 Red Juried Exhibition, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, Online
2022 Open Juried Exhibition, Bold Brush
2021 London Art Biennale Juried International Exhibition, 5th Edition, Chelsea Old Town Hall,
London, England
2021 Gelbsy Art Project, Gelbsy Projects and Magazine, Toronto, Canada
2021 Jun Kaneko/International Sculpture Center, Kaneko Art Center, Omaha, USA
2021 CollexArt Juried International Art Prize, CollexArt, Online
2021 Resurgence, Sculptors Society Of Canada, Toronto, Canada
2021 International Sculpture Day, International Sculpture Center, Online
2021 A New Day, Muse Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2020 Tandem Humans-Corals, International Mail-Art-Competition, Köln, Germany
2020 Red Competition Juried Selection, Beers London, London, UK
2020 Covid Dreams Juried Exhibition, Artavita, Santa Barbara, USA
2020 Muse Gallery Group Exhibit, Muse Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2020 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Light Space Time Gallery, Online
2020 107th Annual Exhibition, Allied Artists Of America, New York, USA
2020 An Examination of Current Trends And Original Practices Juried Exhibition, Circle Foundation
For The Arts, Lyon, France
2020 NYA Competition, New York Arts, Online
2020 International Sculpture Day, International Sculpture Center, Online
2020 Together We Are One Project, Artbox Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Switzerland
2020 Black School Desk Installation, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Canada
2019 Citizens of Craft Fusion Fireworks, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2018 The Brain Project, Union Station, Toronto, Canada
2018 Lost, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada
2018 Collective Show, Muse Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2018 The Artbox Project, The Stricoff Gallery, New York, USA
2017 Small Works, Limner Gallery, Hudson, USA
2017 Art Kudos International Juried Exhibition, Kudos, Online
2017 Fireworks, 2 Year Travelling Exhibition, Canada
2017 The 49th Open International Juried Art Exhibition, Society of Canadian Artists at The Papermill Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2017 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
2017 Fireworks, Fusion at London Museum, London, Canada
2017 Reflections of Us, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto, Canada
2017 The Artbox Project, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2017 Craft Ontario Juried Exhibition, Craft Ontario, Toronto, Canada
2017 Ground Works, Shane Norrie Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2017 Come Undone, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada
Articles Featuring EDEN BENDER
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.