Welcome to my website! “The first time I pulled a squeegee across a screen was an ‘Aha!’ moment for me and
​ I have been printing ever since.”

Vidabeth Bensen was selected as the Retired Art Educator of the Year, 2019/20 by the NC Art Education Association. This is the second time Vidabeth has received this honor! The first time was in 2013/14. The North Carolina Art Education Association (NCAEA) is the state's largest advocacy group dedicated to supporting visual arts education. Congratulations Vidabeth!

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"I've made hundreds of sketches during my years of living, traveling, and teaching in Europe and Asia and often return to those sketches for inspiration. I also find subject matter in the changing seasons in North Carolina.
Each print is made from a stencil inspired by an original drawing
​and is hand cut or painted by hand on the screen."

Vidabeth Bensen holds a BA in Art Education from Brooklyn College and an MA in Gifted Education from the University of Connecticut. She is a former High School Art Teacher and an Elementary School Gifted Education Specialist, having worked for the Department of Defense Overseas School System in Japan and Korea. She also worked as a graphic artist for U.S.I.S. at the American Embassy in Rabat, Morocco and as an illustrator for the U.S. Army in Germany.

​Ms. Bensen's prints have been exhibited in solo and group shows in Okinawa, Germany, Morocco, Japan, Korea and in the United States. Much of her work reflects impressions of Asia and other areas of the world in which she has lived and traveled. Ms. Bensen calls Pittsboro, NC home after having lived overseas for 27 years. 

Chatham Artists Guild honors Vidabeth at the Studio Tour 25th Year Celebration. 

To learn more click here to go to an interview with Vidabeth
​by Bett Wilson Foley of the Chatham Arts Council.