Richard Benoit, from Bradley, Illinois, is a self-taught artist with a degree in photography. He works in a full compliment of subjects using pastel, charcoal and acrylic paint. He has been pursuing a career in art as a means of self-expression.



Richard has been exhibiting his artwork, including his photography, for many years. Originally he got into photography when using it to take visual notes for his paintings and drawings. His work has been described as wonderfully intense, powerful and original and is included in the Governor’s State University’s permanent collection, the Bourbonnais and Bradley Public Libraries, Aventis Pharmaceutical, Riverside Medical Center and many private and business collections. Richard is a member of the Chicago Artist’s Coalition and is an artist member of the Tall Grass Art Center in Park Forest, Illinois.