Ben Lester

Ottawa, ON

bblester09@gmail.com

Collaborative Work
Terminal 3, founding member, magazine and online art collective.
2025 You, Rendered, Artengine TouchDesigner Club, Debaser’s Pique, Ottawa, Ontario.
2024 Pigeon S*@$, Duo Exhibition, Gallery 115, University of Ottawa.

Solo Exhibitions
2024, Peinture fraîche / Nouvelles constructions 2024, 20e édition, Art Mûr Montreal, Quebec. 

Group Exhibitions:
2025 Mosaic, BFA Grad Exhibition, University of Ottawa.
2023, Look @ Me, curated by Lorraine Gilbert and Angelina Barrucco, University of Ottawa.

Community Arts and Technical Work
2026 – present Audio Visual Technician Artengine Ottawa, Ontario.
2025 – 2026 Canadian Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Ethical Design Lab Ottawa, Ontario.
2024 – 2026 Media Technician, studio of Catherine Richards University of Ottawa.
2025 – 2026 Apprentice, Deborah Margo. Ottawa, Ontario.
2024 Community events support, Sussex Annex Works. Ottawa, Ontario.

Awards and Scholarships
2026 – 2027 Artengine Junior Fellowship Award, Artengine, Ottawa, Ontario.
2024 / 2026 Louise Perry Photography Scholarship, University of Ottawa.

Education
2022 – 2026 University of Ottawa Bachelor of Fine Arts.
2020 – 2021 Carleton University Bachelor of Media Production and Design.