Audrey Benjaminsen
About
Audrey Benjaminsen is a contemporary illustrator, designer, and multimedia artist known for her fantasy art that blends traditional and digital techniques, often featuring whimsical creatures, intricate details, and emotive storytelling inspired by nature, history, dreams, stories, and the beautiful alongside the beastly. Based primarily in Michigan, she has worked with prominent clients in publishing, gaming, and entertainment, including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, The Folio Society, Wizards of the Coast, Tor.com, Fantasy Flight Games, Night Shade Books, Passion Pictures, Lateral Branding, and Hasbro. Her career highlights include creating cover art, book illustrations such as for Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, and earning gold and silver medals at Spectrum for her visual storytelling.
Eclectic fantasy art blending surreal, whimsical, historical, and eldritch elements with meticulous detail and emotive narrative.
Selected Exhibitions
- Beinart Gallery
- Visual Arts Passage Guest Artist (Summer 2024)
Awards
- Spectrum Gold Medal
- Spectrum Silver Medal