M. Ben Cohan is a painter and an art instructor at Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL. He received his Associate’s degree in Art from Lake Land College in 2004. Following that, he attending Millikin University in Decatur and, in 2006, earned his Bachelor’s of Fine Art degree with an emphasis in painting, drawing and printmaking. From 2006 to 2009, Cohan worked toward his Master’s degree in Fine Art at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale. He has been working at Lake Land College since 2009 and was hired on as a full-time instructor in 2011.  

Cohan has a studio in Sullivan, IL where he is active in the Sullivan Area Arts council and is a member of the Factory Art Studios. The Factory houses Gallery 709 which Cohan operates in order to showcase his studio work as well as other exhibitions. For more information, please visit www.mbencohan.com or email at ben_cohan@yahoo.com.