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.
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| Nationality | Mexican-American |
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| Known for | Artwork displayed globally |
| Spouse | Francis Fuller |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Shirley Chernitsky |
| Website | lizetbenrey |
Personal life
editBenrey 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
editBenrey'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
edit- 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
edit| 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 |
| Tea in a Thunder Cup | Victim's Aunt | ||
| 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- Lizet Benrey at IMDb