Seattle born and raised in Grambling, Louisiana by a Los Angeles native single mother, print production manager, photo editor, photographer and entrepreneur, Benicia King has multiple cultural influences that reflect upon her work. With her family’s bicoastal legacy and precious photo albums, she creates from an ethereal place combining her experiences of entertainment, portraiture, and fine art.

Regarding her style in God’s words from the book of Psalms 139: 11-12, “I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night - but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you.”

With this being stated, her strong use of shadows and light reflect from her perspective of embracing all facets of human beings - “We all have a light and dark side to ourselves, no matter how hard we try to maintain an image or persona.”

Along with this, her fine art projects continue to grow around identity, relationship with God, black & southern culture, family history, and fashion.

King earned her BA in Photography and Entrepreneurship from a combination of experiences at Seattle Central, University of Southern California, and Grambling State University. In 2023, King received the Take Notice Fund from the National Performance Network, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and funded by the Ford Foundation. She’s developed commissions and exhibitions throughout the U.S. and Italy in partnership with the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Masur Museum, Crescenzi & Co, New Orleans African American Museum, Stella Jones Gallery, Superposition Gallery, Human Resources LA, and more.
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Current Location: New York, NY
Languages: English & Intermediate Italian
Phone: 318.497.0085
Email: benicia@9efer.com or beniciaking@gmail.com