Lizet Benrey | |
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.jpg) Benrey in 2019 | |
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| Nationality | Mexican-American |
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| Known for | Artwork displayed globally |
| Spouse | Francis Fuller |
| Children | 2 |
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Lizet Benrey is a Mexican-American painter, film director and actress whose artwork has been displayed worldwide at cultural institutions, art galleries and museums. She directed a documentary about Leonora Carrington and designed the Premio Corazon Award for the San Diego Latino Film Festival.
Personal life
Benrey was born in Mexico City, Mexico to Shirley Chernitsky, who taught her how to paint. [1] [2] While attending Ibero-American University, she dated Alejandro González Iñárritu. [3] Benrey went to Boston University, studied printmaking at Palomar College [4] and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in visual arts at University of California San Diego. [3] [5] She married Francis Fuller and they had two children. [5]
Career
Benrey's work has been on display in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia and Europe. [6] She worked with producer Lucy Orozco, [5] [7] narrating a documentary about her own mother and directed a short film called Leonora and Gabriel: An Instant with painter Leonora Carrington, not long before Carrington died. [8] [9] Benrey said her work ethic was inspired by Julian Schnabel, [5] and family friends José Luís Cuevas, Carlos Nakatani and Lucinda Urrusti. [1] The only time Benrey exhibited with her mother was on an exhibition called Women Beyond Borders. [5]
In 2010, Benrey was a member of the selection committee at the San Diego Latino Film Festival [10] and designed their Premio Corazon Award. [6] In 2011, she introduced a screening of Cinco Días sin Nora at CSU San Marcos. [11]
Museum exhibitions
- Artwork was exhibited in 2002 at the International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Florence, Italy [12]
- Paintings on display for Blending Borders in 2003 at Tecate Cultural Center in Tecate, Mexico [13]
- Work exhibition for Art Spirituality in 2003 at Art Institute of California – San Diego in Mission Valley [14]
- Artwork in 2004 at Blue Parrot Bistro in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. [4]
- Tribute to the Earth, a 2007 solo exhibit at Perry L. Meyer Fine Art in Little Italy, San Diego [1] [15]
- El Viaje – celebrating Latin-born Jewish artists in 2007 that moved to San Diego at Gotthelf Art Gallery at Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla [16]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Shirley Chernitsky: El estallido de la imaginación | Herself | Also producer [5] |
| 2009 | Hiram, Life and Rhythm | — | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer [5] |
| 2011 | In Defense of Rodin | Camille Claudel | [5] |
| 2012 | Leonora and Gabriel: An Instant | — | Short film director, screened at San Diego Latino Film Festival, [8] Arlington International Film Festival, [17] Museo Nacional de Arte, Irish Museum of Modern Art |
| 2017 | Carving a Life | Rehab Counselor | [3] |
| Noticed | Renata | by Javier Augusto Nunez [3] | |
| 2018 | The Witching Hour | Mariela Callahan | Also co-writer and producer, featuring Thom Michael Mulligan and Kari Nissena [3] |
| 2019 | Carbon | Kathleen James | |
| 2020 | Between Two Minds | Emerson | [18] |
References
- ^ a b c "Orgullo binacional en la creación de Lizet Benrey". La Prensa San Diego (in Spanish). 2007-06-01. p. 12. ProQuest 390270716. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "San Diego REPertory Theatre Presents A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO, 3/21". BroadwayWorld. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ a b c d e Pollack, Mimi (2018-03-03). "San Diego Artist Lizet Benrey Found Her True Passion in Film". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ a b Martin, Sandy (2004-05-27). "Art exhibits slated throughout are galleries". Hanover Evening Sun. p. 46. Retrieved 2023-06-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Pollack, Mimi (2013-05-30). "Lizet Benrey". Hispanopolis. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ a b "2010 San Diego Latino Film Festival Catalogue by Media Arts Center San Diego". San Diego Latino Film Festival. 2010-02-22. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-01-09 – via Issuu.
- ^ Huerta, César (2010-11-07). "Llevan la vida de Leonora Carrington a la pantalla". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ a b Romani, Rebecca (2012-03-19). "Local Filmmaker's Take On The Surreal - Festival Interview: Lizet Benrey". KPBS Public Media (Interview). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Romani, Rebecca (2012-03-19). "Festival Highlight: Experimental Shorts". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "DVD Review: Seven, Robocop, The Kids Are All Right | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "5 Días sin Nora - Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7 p.m. | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ O'Connor, Kelly (2002-08-03). "Learning from the children | kids help artist experiment with her painting". San Diego Union Tribune (NC-NI ed.). pp. NC-4. ISSN 1063-102X. ProQuest 272038858. Retrieved 2023-06-12 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Blending Borders" (PDF). San Diego Reader. 32 (36): 90. 2003-09-04.
- ^ "Art Spirituality" (PDF). San Diego Reader. 32 (45): 94. 2003-11-06.
- ^ "Tribute to the Earth" (PDF). San Diego Reader. 36 (23): 87. 2007-06-07.
- ^ "El Viaje" (PDF). San Diego Reader. 36 (36): 85. 2007-09-06.
- ^ "News | The Regent Theatre | Artlington, MA". Regent Theatre. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Lizet Benrey - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
External links
- Lizet Benrey at IMDb
- Living people
- 21st-century American artists
- 21st-century American painters
- 21st-century American women painters
- Actresses from Mexico City
- Actresses from San Diego
- American actresses of Mexican descent
- American artists of Mexican descent
- American film directors of Mexican descent
- American people of Mexican descent
- American women film directors
- Artists from San Diego
- Boston University alumni
- Film directors from California
- Film directors from Mexico City
- Mexican women film directors
- Mexican women painters
- Palomar College alumni
- People from Mexico City
- Universidad Iberoamericana alumni
- University of California, San Diego alumni