Background
Bengston, Billy Al was born on June 7, 1934 in Dodge City, Kansas, United States.
Bengston, Billy Al was born on June 7, 1934 in Dodge City, Kansas, United States.
Los Angeles City College, California College, of Arts & Crafts, Oakland and Otis Art Institute.
Lecturer, University of Calif, at Los Angeles 1962-1963. Guest Artist, University of Okla. 1967; Guest Professor University of Colorado 1969.
Guest lecturer, University of Calif, at Irvine 1973. Numerous; works in numerous.
One-man shows include Galerie Neuendorf, Frankfurt, Germany, 1993, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 2000, Danese Gallery, New York City, 2001, exhibited in group shows at Art Institute Chicago, 1963, 1972, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 1965, Gagosian Gallery, New York City, 2002, one-man shows include Whitney Museum American Art, 1967-1969, Biennial Exhibition, 1979, retrospective, Los Angeles County Museum Art, 1968, 1988, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1969, retrospective, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1988, Oakland (California) Museum, 1988, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, 1988, Represented in permanent collections Museum Modern Art, New York City, Art Institute Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum Art, Whitney Museum American Art, Fort Worth Art Center Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Beauborg, Paris, New York City, National Gallery, Washington, commissioned, California State Office Building, Los Angeles, 1990. Contributor articles to art journals.
Running, swimming, films.