News posts from 2025

I’ll be attending Paris Photo Nov 13-16

A new series of large archival pigment  prints from  Key West, Florida

Two works will be shown at the New England Art Center in July, 2025

 

News posts from 2024

I will be attending Paris Photo Nov 7-10

TranS…Formation

A group show featuring 3 large triptychs on view at New England Art Center at TAG in Boston 9/6-29 2024

 

Dia

A new series of twelve photographs 14 x 24 together with two triptychs 22 x 46 featured in Project Room Dia_Serra_2024

 

New York

A new body of work from New York square format 15″ x 15″ featured in Photographs Mercer 2024

News posts from 2023

Paris Photo 2023

I will be attending Paris Photo Nov 8-12

Dia

A set of 12 photographs in a large size (22 x 34), edition 3, shown in Project Room DIA_Serra 2023

News posts from 2022

Paris Photo 2022

I’ll be attending Paris Photo 2022

Winter Light 2022

A new body of work from Lincoln, Massachusetts is featured in Winter Light 2022

News posts from 2021

Markings

A new series of photographs from New York City appears in Markings 2021 .

Hudson

A new body of work titled “Hudson 2021” features work from a road trip to upstate New York in the summer of 2021.

News posts from 2020

GRAY MATTERS

The new photo book GRAY MATTERS is now available here and by contacting PhotoEye Bookstore

GRAY MATTERS is also available in Paris at Bigaignon.

The price is $55 and shipped anywhere in the US.

Light Years 2020

A new collection of works from a road trip Denver to Las Vegas is featured in Photographs titled Light Years 2020

News posts from 2019

Blue

A new set of images from Paris 2019 is featured in Projects titled Blue 2019

Paris Photo 2019

I’ll be attending Paris Photo 2019

Origins

A new body of unique photographic prints using an “ink on paper” technique.

A set of square-format prints appears in Projects titled Origins 2019

Solea 2019

A new body of work from Miami, Solea 2019, features images available in limited-edition prints.

Dark Matter Atlantic Wharf Gallery

Works from the Gray Matters portfolio will be featured in a group show at the Atlantic Wharf Gallery in Boston, April 7- June 28

AIPAD

I’ll be attending AIPAD in New York, April 4-7

Gray Matters Solo Exhibition

A solo exhibition of new work titled Gray Matters will open Jan 17, 2019 in the Focus Gallery  Rhode Island Photo Arts Center, Providence, RI.

News posts from 2018

Paris Photo 2018

I will be attending Paris Photo 2018

Amsterdam

A new body of work “Amsterdam” includes 30 archival inkjet prints, limited edition, in various sizes.

El Topo 2018

A new body of work titled El Topo 2018 that includes 40 limited-edition, archival ink-on-paper prints, in various sizes.

Paris

A new body of work from Paris, a series of 24 limited-edition prints, in various sizes.

Solo Show at the Leica Gallery in Boston

Works from Berlin, LA and Bilbao, Spain will be featured at my solo show at the Leica Gallery in Boston, from Jan 4 till February 28, 2018. Opening event will take place Jan 18, 2018

News posts from 2017

Attending Paris Photo Nov 9-12, 2017

I’ll be attending Paris Photo 2017 Nov 9-12.

Boston Art Book Fair 2017

I will be attending the first Boston Art Book Fair October 20-22, and showing work at the Leica Gallery booth. I will also be signing books at Leica on October 22, 1-2pm.

Urban Abstract

Urban Abstract is a new portfolio of twelve photographs available as limited-edition prints, gelatin-silver or archival ink-on-paper, in various sizes.

True Grit

A new body of work titled “True Grit” is a collection of 25 photographs, limited-editon prints, available as gelatin-silver or archival ink-on-paper.

GREY Coming April 2017

My latest photo-book “GREY” will be available for purchase in April 2017. The book includes 34 black and white illustrations, taken in New York, between 2015 and 2017, and beautifully printed by Meridian. The book will also be available for purchase at PhotoEye.

2016 New York Prints Available Now

A new series of 24 prints from New York (2016) now available in limited edition

Bilbao Guggenheim Museum Work Featured by Leica Gallery

The body of work Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, Spain will be featured by Leica Gallery, Boston later in 2017 or early 2018. It will include 20 x 24 gelatin silver prints, edition of 5. Exact opening date will be posted.

New Mexico Diptychs Featured at 555Gallery

The “New Mexico Diptychs” will be featured in a group show at 555Gallery in Boston, February 2017. The body of work consists of eight diptychs, 14 x 21, edition of 10. The work was completed following a Road Trip through the Southwest in 2016.

News posts from 2016

“Grey” Limited Edition Prints Now Available

A new series of images (28) from New York titled “Grey” is now available; ink on paper prints, 17 x 22, limited edition of 10

New Mexico Diptychs Now Available

A new body of work (eight prints) “New Mexico Diptychs” is now available, 16 x 20, gelatin-silver prints, edition of 15. Entire series on view in Projects.

Manhattan Project Exhibit at Outpost186

Manhattan Project will be on exhibit at the Outpost186, a multi-media venue for music, art and film in Cambridge, Massachusetts. November and December 2016

“Cape Cod” Prints

A new series of eighteen prints, “Cape Cod”, ink on paper, 17 x 22, limited edition (15).

“Lines in Space” Now Available

A new series of prints titled “Lines in Space” is now available. The series is a set of 7 prints, ink-on-matt paper, 17 x 22, in an edition of 5, plus 2 AP’s. To view the series, see Projects.

“Diptychs” Available in Limited Editions

A new portfolio of images titled “Diptychs”, archival pigment prints, is now available in limited editions, 16 x 20,
and 20 x 24.

“Grey Horizon” Book Project Coming 2017

My next book project, “Grey Horizon”, will be out in 2017, and will include new work from New York

New Work: “Road Trip”

A new body of work titled “Road Trip” includes 40 gelatin-silver prints taken on a journey from Denver, Colorado to Marfa, Texas. Print sizes include 12 x 16, 16 x 20 and 26 x 40, in limited editions.

Manhattan Project Available at Dashwood Books

Manhattan Project, First Edition, now also available at Dashwood Books in New York.

“Black, White and Grey” Now Available

A new series of 10 images titled Black, White and Grey. edition of 10, is now available, 12 x 16, archival ink on paper.

Attending AIPAD 2016 in New York

I look forward to meeting friends and fellow photographers at AIPAD in New York, April 14-17, 2016

First Edition of Manhattan Project Now Available

First Edition, Manhattan Project, now available by contacting Benari Foto and also available on PhotoEye.com. The book contains 60 B/W tritone images in grid format taken over a two-year period in New York. Printed by Meridian.

“Manhattan Project” Selected for Top 20 Featured in Photo LA 2016

The work “Manhattan Project” was selected for the final top 20 to be featured in photo LA 2016, January 21-24.

News posts from 2015

Paris Photo 2015

I attended Paris Photo 2015 which closed early following the tragic events of the terrorist attack. This quote by Albert Camus was plastered along the banks of the Seine.

Paris 2015 Images Featured by Artnet.com

A new series of images from Paris 2015 is featured by Artnet.com by  Donna Leatherman, LLC.  All prints are gelatin silver.

AIPAD 2015

I look forward to meeting friends and fellow photographers at AIPAD, at the Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, New York City, April 16-19, 2015

Signed Copies of “Viva Viva” Now Available

Signed copies of my limited-edition book “Viva Viva,” showing photographs from my 2014 visit to Havana, Cuba, are now available through PhotoEye.

LA Portfolio Available in Summer 2015

A new portfolio simply called LA will include 28 new prints, gelatin silver, scheduled to be available in summer 2015. The print sizes include 12 x 16 inches, and 16 x 20, edition of 25; and 20 x 24, edition of 10.

Alfred Gallery Exhibition Opening February 26th

Alfred Gallery is happy to invite you to two one-person exhibitions of Michael J. Benari and Adam Leef.
Exhibition opening Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at 8 pm.
Closing date: March 27, 2015

Alfred-Cooperative Institution of Art and Culture
Simtat Shlush 5 Tel Aviv-Jaffo

Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 5 – 9 pm
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm
Saturday: 11 am – 3 pm

Manhattan Project Coming in 2015

A new portfolio, “Manhattan Project,” will be presented in 2015. The 40 images comprise a new book by the same title. Archival inkjet prints are 17″ x 22″, edition 10. The work was photographed in New York between 2013-2014.

News posts from 2014

Paris Photo 2014

To my friends and photographers, look forward to meeting at Paris Photo 2014 Nov 13-16.

Viva Viva Coming January 2015

Viva Viva, a new book of photographs from Cuba 2014, will be available in January 2015. The first edition is limited to only 200. Please contact Michael Benari for signed copies or purchase on-line through PhotoEye.

SHOAH Project Exhibition Opening in 2015

The SHOAH project will be featured in a two-person exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, at the Alfred Gallery. The exhibition will open February 26, 2015 and run till March 27, 2015.

Geometry of Capital

Geometry of Capital is a portfolio of 26 silver-gelatin photographs following my visit to Chicago in September 2014.

Bilbao Guggenheim Museum Portfolio

Bilbao Guggenheim Museum is a new portfolio of 10 photographs (silver gelatin), 20 x 24 inches, following my visit to Bilbao, Spain, in July 2014

New Portfolio: Viva Viva

Viva Viva is a new portfolio of 34 photographs (silver gelatin) taken in Havana, Cuba, in March 2014.

News posts from 2013

“SHOAH” Now Available

My new book “SHOAH” is now available in limited edition. The book contains nineteen duotone images of the Berlin holocaust memorial, photographed in 2012, and printed by Meridian. Accompanying large-version prints of each image are offered in editions of ten.

Please contact the artist for book ($40) and print orders. Fifty signed copies of the book will be available.

“SHOAH” is also available through PhotoEye.com.

News posts from 2012

News posts from 2011

Solo Show at Red Filter Gallery

Solo show, Red Filter Gallery, Lambertville, NJ; July 28 – September 6.

BWGallerist, August, Special Feature

BWGallerist, August, Special Feature

News posts from 2010

“The Third Eye” Now Available through PhotoEye

Publication of “The Third Eye,” available through photoeye.com