Benacquista Galleries, Inc announces Revenues and Earnings for the Second Fiscal Quarter of 2006

San Diego, CA�May 15, 2006�(PRNEWSWIRE)�Benacquista Galleries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BAQG - News) announced today that the company realized second quarter revenues of $422,275 and $177,278 in earnings, equating to .02 earnings per share. The financial results reflected an order placed for 5000 copies of the Farmacist Desk Reference as well as the sale of several pieces of fine art.

James Price, President of Benacquista Galleries� states, �This was a very exciting quarter for Benacquista Galleries core businesses, our publishing unit sold out the first five thousand copies of the Farmacist Desk Reference (FDR) to our Australian distributor. Given the tremendous interest that the book has generated, we are sending Don Tolman back to Australia and South East Asia later this year to conduct a new book tour. Additionally, Ynot Eduk8 released two more books, Develop your Mental Muscle and Think Fast which will enhance your mind and body. Both books are currently on sale via the www.ynoteduk8.com web site. Finally, as we announced in a previous new release, Ynot Education is bringing an exciting new game called Proverbiums to market. This game will challenge players to remember and experience thousands of proverbs. We will announce the details of the game in the coming quarter.

I am also happy to announce that Benacquista Galleries has moved its headquarters from Maryland to Tennessee to better capitalize on our corporate growth. Additionally, our fine art web site is currently being upgraded to enhance the gallery experience and provide a better marketing platform for our new artist program.�

About Benacquista Galleries, Inc.

Benacquista Galleries, Inc. Seeks acquisitions and invests in early stage companies with a focus in the Art, Education and Publishing Industries. Benacquista was founded in 2002 and went public in 2005. The Benacquista Gallery of Companies consists of Benacquista Fine Art, Benacquista Publishing, YNOT Eduk8 and Physiognomy Interface Technologies. For further information on Benacquista visit www.benacquistagalleries.com.

Forward looking statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" and involve both known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such uncertainties include, among others, certain risks associated with the operation of the company described above. The company's actual results could differ materially from expected results.

Contact: jprice@benacquistagalleries.com