Education: MFA - School of Art and Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA BA (Art) - Towson University, Baltimore, MD BA (English) - Chaminade College of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI Professional: Assistant Professor of Fine Art, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, 1981-2002 Director/Curator of Loyola College Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1985-2002 Artist: Studio located on Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, Phone: 410-377-0030 Email: mjbenner@mercyart.com Personal Life: Member of the Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Baltimore Statement: "Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty, that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know". "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats. Art is the creative manifestation of Beauty and Truth. It is making the ordinary extraordinary, whether it be a sound, a sight, an experience or a feeling. As an artist and educator I try to concern myself with these things and make my art the vehicle through which these ideas are felt and viewed. RETURN TO HOME