SCULPTURE by John Banks

 

MONUMENTAL AND PUBLIC ART SCULPTURE COLLECTIONS.

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City of Sheridan, Wyoming. “ART Tubular”, Public Arts Collection, 2020,

City of Castle Rock, Colorado. “Thought of a Treble Clef (2019)”, Phillip S. Miller Amphitheater, 2019.

City of Liberty, Missouri. “Thought of a Treble Clef (2007)”, New Performance Hall, 2018.

City of Boulder City, Nevada. “ART is UP” Public Arts Collection, 2015.

City of Boulder City, Nevada. “Shooting Star” (of David)”. Boulder City Reflections Park Sculpture Garden, 2012.

City of Long Beach, California. “Mobile Art” Public Arts Collection, 2009.

City of Imperial Beach, California. “Banner ART” Signature sculpture of the Public Arts Collection, 2006.

City of Blue Springs, Missouri. “Tolling of the Bell”.  Public Arts Collection, 2005.

City of Las Vegas, Nevada, “Number 4” sculpture at Las Vegas Fire Station #4. 2004.

Las Vegas, Nevada “Palm Mortuary Emergency Services Design”. 2003.

 City of Las Vegas, Nevada. “Firefighters’ Memorial of Southern Nevada”, 2002.

City of Las Vegas, Nevada “Fire Hose Art” Public Art Collection, at Las Vegas Fire Station #3, 1993,

Northridge, California. 1975, “CSUN-CSUN” landmark sculpture at California State University, Northridge.

 

 

PUBLIC ART SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS.

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Monument Colorado, 2025, ARTSites Exhibition.

St. George Utah, 2025 Art around the Corner Exhibition.

City of Olathe, Kansas, 2023 Downtown Outdoor sculpture Exhibit

Lee’s Summit, Missouri, 2023 Public Art Exhibit.

Palm Desert, California, “El Paseo Invitational Exhibition“, 2011- 2012 and 2022-2024.

Monument, Colorado, “ARTSites” Exhibition, 2019 through 2023.

Lafayette, Colorado, “Art on The Street” Exhibition, 2021-2022.

Sheridan, Wyoming, Sheridan Public Arts Exhibition, 2020 – 2021.

Castle Rock, Colorado, “ARTSites“ Exhibition, 2019 – 2020.

Highlands Ranch, Colorado, “ARTSites”, 2019 – 2020...

Northglenn, Colorado, “ARTSites”, 2019 – 2020.

Liberty, Missouri. “Public Art- Rotating Sculpture Program”, 2018-2019,

Bozeman, Montana. “Bozeman Art Walk” Exhibition, 2018 – 2019

Bourne, Texas.   “Art Al Fresco Exhibition”, 2016 - 2017. 

Blue Springs, Missouri. “Firefighter Spirit” Exhibition, 2016 - 2017.

Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City’s Art-Scape, 2007 - 2014.

Broomfield, Colorado. “Art in Public Places”, Exhibition, 2011 - 2012.

Las Vegas, Nevada, Arts Factory Sculpture Garden, 2001 - 2019.

My first landmark monumental sculpture was completed in 1975. I now have a total of 41 monumental sculptures and public artworks in 9 states: California, Nevada, Colorado, Texas, Montana, Missouri, Wyoming, Kansas, and Utah. 

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EDUCATION

 

1994 Master of Art- California State University, Northridge

1973 Bachelor of Art- California State University, Northridge

1970 Associates of Art- San Joaquin Delta Junior Collage

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

1978  to  present - Freelance Artist, Real Estate Owner Builder,

 

1978 to Retirement, March 20, 2009 - Firefighter/ Engineer/ Emergency Medical Technician/ Hazardous Materials Technician for the City of Las Vegas Fire and Rescue. 

 

1976 to 1978 - Forman/ Iron worker at Cal State Steel Corporation, Structural Steel division, Los Angeles, California.

 

1975 to 1978 - Iron worker at Independent Steel Company, stair and rail ornamental iron installer, Canoga Park, California.

 

1975- Field laborer at Superior Gunite Company, Van Nuys California

 

1972  to 1975 - Faculty lecturer / Tool technician/ Teachers’ assistant at California State University, Northridge.

 

1971 to 1974 - Bronze foundry man at Ron-L Artist Foundry and Artist’s and Sculptor’s Foundry, Burbank, California.

 

1970 - Staff Artist for the Community Relations Department, San Joaquin Delta Junior College, Stockton, California.