Ben Bensen

Folsom, Louisiana

Artist, adman, designer, storyboard illustrator

Advertising / Marketing / PR

Ben Bensen recalls his first professional assignment as an artist. While in his senior year at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, he painted a pocket watch for a billboard design to advertise Hub City Bank. He has been making a living as an artist ever since that day. Graduating from USL, Ben left Louisiana to attend the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, to further study illustration and painting. He received a BFA in illustration. His clients include Honda, Toyota, General Dynamics, Lockheed, Nestle's, T-Mobile, Verizon and many others.