Benjamin Timpson

Benjamin Timpson is an artist whose interdisciplinary practice spans photography, sculpture, and painting, with a focus on themes of memory, resilience, and cultural survival. He is an Associate Professor of Photography in the School of Art at Arizona State University. Timpson’s work has been exhibited widely in the United States and internationally, including solo exhibitions at Lisa Sette Gallery and the Tucson Museum of Art, where his work was acquired for the permanent collection. His ongoing series, Illuminated Lives, employs deconstructed butterfly wings to create luminous portraits that honor Indigenous women and environmental defenders, weaving together material experimentation, storytelling, and social justice. A Yale-Smithsonian Poynter Fellow, Timpson has received recognition for both his artistic innovation and his commitment to collaborative practice. He earned his M.F.A. from Indiana University.

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