San Francisco, CA
The Inventor, 2012
Acrylic on linen, 8” x 6”
Courtesy of the Artist
Retail Price: $3,500
Reserve Price:$1,750
EDUCATION:
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1990
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1989
AB, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1985
SELECTED AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS:
Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant Program Award Recipient, 2002
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, 2002
Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (SECA) Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2002
Outstanding Ford Foundation Fellow, 1993
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
John Bankston: Smoke and Mirrors, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011-2012
John Bankston: The Changing Machine, Walter Maciel Gallery, Culver City, CA, 2011
30 Americans, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2011-2012
A Delicate Touch: Watercolors from the Permanent Collection, Studio Museum Harlem, New York, NY, 2010-2011