Born in Guatemala City and now residing in Baton Rouge, Claudia E. Benton is a self-taught artist specializing in alcohol ink techniques, with a focus on Southern wildlife. She holds a graphic design degree from Rafael Landívar University since 2009 and has also worked as a professor of product and graphic design at the same institution. Claudia's design background has enhaced her ability to master the fluidity and intricacy of alcohol ink technique over the last 5 years.

Her work has been exhibited in various venues, including the Spring Festival in Ocean Springs MS; the International Exhibition on Animals in Art at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, where her painting Chirping received the People's Choice Award;  an exhibition at The Mallory in St. Francisville titled Art and Aperitifs; the Art Guild of the National Jury Exhibition at the Louisiana Archives Building Louisiana's 54th Annual River Road Show, where her painting Blue Jay & Moon received an Honorable Mention; the  Yellow Leaf Art Festival in St. Francisville; and the Three Rivers Art Festival in Covington, Louisiana.