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His story, as it was told.
Profiles, interviews and features from 2018 to today. Each link opens the original.
Press
Jan 2026Renowned artist known for highlighting the Louisiana Creole experience dies in LafayetteJoanna Brown on his life, his gallery and the people he lifted up.The Advocate ↗Jan 2026Lafayette remembers local artist Bryant BenoitA remembrance of work that treated Creole culture as a living story.KATC ↗Apr 20245 Acadiana Artists You Should KnowA profile of his decades-long study of Creole life.Country Roads ↗Mar 20242024 ArtSpark grants announcedHis grant to paint portraits of Black leaders and cultural pioneers.Acadiana Center for the Arts ↗Jan 2024The World of Louisiana ZydecoCountry Roads opens its music issue with his art.Country Roads ↗Mar 2023Making Music on CanvasJohn R. Kemp on the music running through his collages.Acadiana Profile ↗Nov 2022Bryant Benoit: A Cultural Collage InterpretationHis solo exhibition in the ArtHouse Gallery, curated by Jaik Faulk.Acadiana Center for the Arts ↗2021–22Lafayette artist captures Louisiana life and stories in collagesA visit to the University Avenue gallery for the Acadiana Makers series.Daily Advertiser ↗Dec 2021Benoit Gallery Indigenous Art opens at University Avenue siteThe gallery’s new home in north Lafayette.The Advocate ↗Oct 2019The Black Element reopening in Benoit Gallery Indigenous ArtTwo Black-owned businesses under one roof downtown.The Advocate ↗Mar 2019How I Got Here: Benoit Art Gallery artist Bryant BenoitIn his own words, from construction to collage.The Advocate ↗Mar 2019African American History parade poster unveiledThe unveiling of Let Freedom Ring.KATC ↗Feb 20188 Black Owned Art Galleries in the SouthBenoit Gallery named among eight to visit.Black Southern Belle ↗
