Bryant Lee Benoit · 1971–2026
A storyteller in collage.
Bryant grew up on Harmony Street in Washington Heights, on the north side of Lafayette. He taught himself to make art in 2009 and spent the rest of his life building canvases layer by layer out of photographs, paper and acrylic.
His work carries Creole family life, zydeco, faith and the history of the African Diaspora in Louisiana, several stories at once in every piece. He showed it at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, sold it to collectors across the country and abroad, and opened his own gallery so the art and the people it was about could meet.
The Work
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“My art is vibrations of my thought perception on canvas.”
Bryant Benoit
The Book · Launching January 30, 2027
The Stories He Left Behind
Bryant wrote poems for his paintings and kept them in his journals. Joey has gathered the paintings and the poems into the book they talked about for years.
First copies arrive at the Art Fusion Gala.
The Inaugural Art Fusion Gala
Saturday, January 30, 2027
An evening of live music, poetry and dance, with visual artists painting through the night and their work open to bids. Every dollar raised goes to the foundation.
- When
- 6:00 to 10:00 PM
- Where
- Repz Sports Academy, Lafayette
Programs · Day Camp 2026
Keeping his legacy alive.
This summer Joey exhibited Bryant’s originals at a day camp. The kids studied his layers, then made mixed media work of their own, drawing from his.
