Attended college at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana. Bachelor of Science degree 1972.

Most of his adult life he has spent in the desert outside of Tucson, Arizona. From the desert, where he lives, he studies the Western man. As a result of his study and observation, ideas emerge and the painting comes. Each painting is a renewal of his pursuit to visually define Western man: "what he is" and "who we are".
Greg Bensons great-grandfather was a full-blooded Cherokee and his grandmother a half-breed Shawnee. His father was a first generation American, a Swede. He is intrigued with the real history of America and pursues his research with a passion and continually includes findings in his paintings.

His artwork was discovered by Marsha Tucker on a curating trip to Arizona in 1978.

Solo and group exhibits including:
1979 a founding member of Dinnerware Artist Coop Gallery. Twenty years later the gallery is still a vibrant part of Tucson art.

1979: Holly Soloman Gallery NY, NY.
1988-1995 Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1988 - 1991 Coyote Gall., Cambridge, MA; 1988 - 1992 William Campbell Gallery, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Texas;
1988 - 1992 Keyes Lee Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
1992 Bridget Schlugn Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
1992 - 1995 Gallery 10, Sante Fe, NM.
1991 - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL. 1994 - Eleanor Jeck Gallery, Tucson, AZ. 1995 - Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX.

Amoung 20 Arizona Artists, travelling exhibit Arizona and Mexico.

Texas Commission on the Arts, travelling exhibit in Texas.

Represented in many private & corporate collections including:
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
American Cancer Research Center, Tucson, AZ. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
City of Phoenix, Arizona.
City of Tucson, Arizona.
AmerInd Foundation, Dragoon, Arizona.