top of page
AEnB2Uq5a9mu1jDR4ufDDDPPNnLILlhwMZJ9wH-Qknn6OjQpQNrOivd4HzPFqGPlEuGaW1-E1YCamRKwg3A0veWegJ
Interpretive wood sculpture ‘Raptor Vision’ winning 2010 Best of Show at Ward World Championships.

Ben Benedict

Master Wood Carver

Phone:

613-551-5608

Email:

Address:

Akwesasne Mohawk Territory

Cornwall Island, Ontario

Date of Birth:

January 6, 1955

My Awards & Achievements

Ward World Carving Championship 

Blue Mountain Lake Museum Mohawk & Abenaki Art Market Competition 

Quinte Wood Carving Competition and Show

New England Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Competition 

Buckhorn Ontario Art and Carving Competition 

Ottawa Carving Championships 

Mystic Carving Competition 

Prince Edward Island Wood Carving Competition 

St. Lawerence Wood Carvers Association Competition 

National Sportsmen of Canada - Montreal Quebec

Maine Coast Wood Carving Competition 

Williamstown Fair Art Competition

Cornwall, Ontario Recognition & Awards

Advanced  

2009 | Interpretive Wood Sculpture, Second in Division 

2010  | Interpretive Wood Sculpture, Best in Division 

2011 | Interpretive Wood Sculpture, Third in Division 

2013 | Interpretive Wood Sculpture, Second in Division | Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl, First in Category 

2017 | Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl, First in Category 

2018 | Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl, Third in Category 

2019 | Interpretive Wood Sculpture, Best in Division | Decorative Miniature Wildfowl, Third in Category 

​

Intermediate 

1999 | William Shultz Memorial Award | Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl, Best in Waterfowl Category | Waterfowl – Smoothie, First Place | Waterfowl – Smoothie, Second Place 

2001 | Waterfowl – Smoothie, First Place 

2002 | Waterfowl – Smoothie, First Place 

2004 | Waterfowl – Smoothie, Second Place 

2008 | Waterfowl – Smoothie, First in Species 

2019 | Best of Show, First Place – Wood Sculpture - “Smart Birds” 

2020 | First Place – Wood Sculpture 

2021 | First Place – Wood Sculpture 

2022 | First Place – Wood Sculpture   

Open (Advanced)

1998 | Best of Decorative Wildfowl 

1999 | First Place – Wood Sculpture 1 | First Place – Wood Sculpture 2 | Second Place – Wood Sculpture 

2000 | Best of Decorative Wildfowl 

1998 | Best of Show | Best in Class and 4 First Place Awards

1995 | Decorative Lifesize – First Place and one Second Place Award

1998 | Decorative Lifesize – First Place and  one Second Place Award

2006 | Interpretive Sculpture – Best of Show, Best in Division and First in Category 

2008 | Best of Show | People's Choice Award | 3 First Place Awards 

1997 | 3 First Place and 2 Second Place Awards 

1998 | Best of Show – Decorative Lifesize 

2000 | Best of Show – Decorative Lifesize | Best of Show – Miniature 

1999 | Decorative Lifesize – First Place, 2 Second Place, 2 Third Place 

2001 | Decorative Lifesize – Second Best of Show 

2003 | Decorative Lifesize – Best of Show, 4 First Place, 1 Second Place, 1 Third Place 

2005 | Decorative Lifesize – Best of Show, People's Choice Award, 1 First Place, 1 Second Place  Award

1996 - 2002 | 7 Best of Show Awards

Subscribe to my Newsletter

Thanks for subscribing!

Birds by the Lake_edited.jpg

© 2024 Ben Benedict Wood Carver Akwesasne Mohawk Territory | Privacy Policy

bottom of page