Brad Benischek is a visual artist, educator and scenic painter. He received his BFA from Parsons School of Design and MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. While Benischek is primarily a cartoon and graphic artist, he also works in multiple media such as video. He is one of the founding members of the Press Street literary and visual arts collective, a New Orleans-based non-profit which promotes art and literature in the community through events, publications and arts education.
Press Street's publication "Revacuation" is Benischek's graphic novel relating the experience of both the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the year that followed. The characters are anthropomorphized animals, such as birds , and rabbits and cats that represent the whole horrific evacuation experience. Benischek's work has appeared in numerous publications, on t-shirts, telephone poles, and in galleries and art spaces across the South.