https://www.ozbender.com/about daily 0.75 2022-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/6370fa87-19a3-4225-9195-f85918412773/ozbender_headshot.jpg About - Oz Bender (he/they) is a maker and researcher of metal, wood and fiber decorative arts. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Craft/Material studies and a minor in Art History. He is interested in how techniques and styles are historically situated and why some methods are preserved while others are lost to time. Oz was a metals artist in residence from 21-22 at the Brockway Center for Art and Technology in Brockway, PA. He was awarded a Craft Apprenticeship Grant from VCU in 2022. They have had solo shows in Richmond, VA and Brockway, PA. He has also participated in curated shows including: Academics in Pandemics, Ethical Metalsmith, digital; Slippery and Subversive, Wellington B Gray Gallery, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC; To Keep You Warm, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA; Shades of Lavender, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA; Queer Dada, DC Dada Art Collective, Rhizome Gallery, Washington, DC. https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects daily 1.0 2020-11-25 https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/queer-as-in-fuck-you monthly 0.5 2020-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606105858714-SVBAFGCWGI2UQ1IB8YHV/quilt.jpg Selected Projects - Queer (as in, Fuck You) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606108169187-2X59W637H9R0DZNCZKJ9/queer+as+in+fuck+you+in+situ.jpg Selected Projects - Queer (as in, Fuck You) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606108169159-LBIPTOHCBFG7NG3WLOEI/quilt+detail.jpg Selected Projects - Queer (as in, Fuck You) https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/deconstructive-surgery monthly 0.5 2020-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606100715897-861LY8Y3FOP3TEZB835O/deconstructive+surgery.jpg Selected Projects - Deconstructive Surgery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606100737511-FX3JISZ7FP2N6GB2QWEX/deconstructive+surgery+installation+copy.jpg Selected Projects - Deconstructive Surgery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606108286410-LF6IY4EQ9OB2WPG4WS4V/deconstructive+surgery+in+situ.jpg Selected Projects - Deconstructive Surgery https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/medical-body-mod monthly 0.5 2020-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606098462810-C6G1ZUCNWEJNRH55RQ7W/syringe.JPG Selected Projects - MEDICAL BODY MODIFICATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606098462465-PWKYERFQPCJ5A9HC5JNX/bender_3.JPG Selected Projects - MEDICAL BODY MODIFICATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606098463928-XV6KVLZ4CQEDWE41ASSB/pendant.JPG Selected Projects - MEDICAL BODY MODIFICATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606098453269-ZEH5GWBPZN82A45BNHL9/pill.JPG Selected Projects - MEDICAL BODY MODIFICATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606098462395-ZAZMSW08CC96QUE0HJAB/syringe+detail.JPG Selected Projects - MEDICAL BODY MODIFICATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606098463474-HD09TREUO8261H4LABS6/ring+detail1.JPG Selected Projects - MEDICAL BODY MODIFICATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606098462058-Z66IW5OVJHTGDS4E18NH/bender_4detail1.JPG Selected Projects - MEDICAL BODY MODIFICATION https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/pandemic-and-social-distance monthly 0.5 2020-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606099410601-Q24UCWQKFXE6CCIJDEID/Oz-Bender-handholder2.jpg Selected Projects - Pandemic and Social Distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606099410514-CQ673G1BH48P92B0NHN1/Oz-Bender-Patron-Saint.jpg Selected Projects - Pandemic and Social Distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606099462021-VK297W1HECZW0RKIBUBA/Oz-Bender-handholder1.jpg Selected Projects - Pandemic and Social Distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606099570311-8ZA7HAZRZNNSA1PVA7LL/Oz-Bender-The-Bender-Projection.jpg Selected Projects - Pandemic and Social Distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606099594938-4H5KJ2VPR1QR9DTYUMTK/Oz-Bender-The-Bender-Projection.jpg Selected Projects - Pandemic and Social Distance https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/removed-from-context monthly 0.5 2020-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606100415587-BDSLT4N3ZJP5B7YA3MC9/IMG_7333.JPG Selected Projects - 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Untitled Act of Creation https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/rising-and-falling-tensions monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606083949985-4NMKTPG33WU2YW77F68M/rising+tension.jpg Selected Projects - Rising (and Falling) Tensions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606083972636-8KATAJ9V49JGWQLZUCT3/IMG_7530.jpg Selected Projects - Rising (and Falling) Tensions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606083948208-NXOKRA9ZA8PH7Q5PAL59/just+chair.jpg Selected Projects - Rising (and Falling) Tensions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1606083948741-JFE342RTRU8Q2WV7FGWC/IMG_7525.jpg Selected Projects - Rising (and Falling) Tensions https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/meditation-on-whats-inbetween monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/fd216702-7b04-4255-84ef-e5b820ef7aa9/wallpaper.jpg Selected Projects - A Meditation on What's In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/931b4548-6b45-422e-85ba-26e617e5c1c4/3%3A4+view.jpg Selected Projects - A Meditation on What's In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/8735e442-8b4b-47ca-8c3f-a291820599b8/rear+view.jpg Selected Projects - A Meditation on What's In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/403e1ed8-2ea6-46f9-947b-74466c0a3b64/foot+stool+and+wallpaper.jpg Selected Projects - A Meditation on What's In Between https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/revisiting-meditation-on-whats-in-between monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/af8511f2-4864-421a-b82c-222d64856f0c/IMG_0743.jpg Selected Projects - Revisiting A Meditation on What's In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/24be8c7f-42e8-467f-88af-f63ffea03af9/IMG_0737.jpg Selected Projects - Revisiting A Meditation on What's In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/0f48637f-b733-46bc-9085-df948c08b44a/IMG_0738.jpg Selected Projects - Revisiting A Meditation on What's In Between https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/visible-illegible monthly 0.5 2021-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/adda08e4-d11b-4375-9600-689e788c8c75/nestled+with+bg.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/c451ce52-9b57-43a3-999c-badc28fa4da2/cups+on+skirt.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1278def9-4dba-45b0-9e2d-908f4b3d6e37/backdrop+copy.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/a2e1a8d0-1a72-4b70-9e3e-c5adba4728a4/flask+lip+detail.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/0824f6fc-7845-4ab9-aba6-7f176a0e79fa/flask+plus+cups+nested.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/a440a07e-c284-422f-aa06-cecfc1e4a95e/hip+flask.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/40ce0681-d8f4-4fe9-8e4f-4100cdf7e8f2/kneeling.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/eea4914c-03fd-444b-bf83-abc171dfda3d/knees.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/d4101a5c-6110-4e4b-a098-dbc709864a8d/stool+cup+on+knee.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/3366b353-f660-4a78-ab84-aa57de77dbe7/torso+only.jpg Selected Projects - Visible//Illegible https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/privacy-screen monthly 0.5 2021-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1622651743518-W3E1RS22ZKHBCJJBHWVQ/privacy+screen.JPG Selected Projects - Privacy Screen (at least we have democracy) Privacy Screen (certe habemus democratia), ink on polyester, MDF frame, 70” x 38” x 2”, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/1622652140890-57RREVLK0KN0828ALPQZ/detail+of+privacy+screen.JPG Selected Projects - Privacy Screen (at least we have democracy) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/heart-box monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/7d107d3f-7f16-4b0d-9a34-b31c6a4e0377/IMG_4056.jpg Selected Projects - Heart Shaped Box (take 2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/5af48f8a-f485-4eeb-9b03-caa30120704e/8E1F6031-B0AB-4825-A392-2FDD56B905D0.jpg Selected Projects - Heart Shaped Box (take 2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/39cbf1b0-bfcc-494f-97f1-719a5a68e6fc/IMG_4053.jpg Selected Projects - Heart Shaped Box (take 2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/4544ef94-69af-4600-8f69-bca4b6c7b52f/IMG_4052.JPG Selected Projects - Heart Shaped Box (take 2) https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/ahistorical-reproduction1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/c732c69f-be1b-49cd-911c-b1228ab88b73/Bender_oz_detail_1.jpg Selected Projects - Paul Revere, teapot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/edff9ffe-a3e3-40ef-a48b-80df4d3c95f7/bender_oz_1.jpg Selected Projects - Paul Revere, teapot https://www.ozbender.com/selected-projects/ahistorical-reproduction2 monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/84883033-e254-4f70-9bdc-92543f29bbeb/hand+on+drawer.jpg Selected Projects - John Hall, ladies work table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbadcd4c923711bf34c9361/5ebad295-6acf-4dde-b62b-624620d8e6f1/3%3A4+drawers+open.jpg Selected Projects - 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