Ben Rivers (b. 1972) studied Fine Art at Falmouth School of Art in U.K. He has had many solo exhibitions including Kate MacGarry (2012/2010, London, U.K), The Changing Room (2011, Stirling, U.K), Hayward Project Space (2011, London, U.K), Matt’s Gallery (2011, London, U.K), Picture This (2009, Bristol, U.K), and Impressions Gallery (2010, Bradford, U.K). He has also exhibited widely at international film festivals and galleries including Hamburger Kunsthalle (2012, Hamburg, Germany), Castlefield Gallery (2009, Manchester, U.K), National gallery of Art (2009, Washington, DC, U.S.A), and Tate Modern (2009, London, U.K). He received the Fipresci Award for Best Film Orizzonti and International Critic’s Week at 68th Venice Film Festival (2011), Baloise Art Prize from Art/42/Basel (2011), Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artist (2010), was shortlisted for the Film London/Channel 4 Jarman Award (2010) and among others. Ben Rivers lives and works in London, U.K.