JOHN E. BANNON
PRESENT
Artist. Chicago, IL USA.
Educator. Department of Art & Technology. The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.
EDUCATION
2002 Master of Fine Arts in Studio. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
1993 Beginning and advanced courses in Neon fabrication and installation. Lightwriters Neon
Winnetka, IL.
1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
AWARDS
2004 Selected Artist for Chicago Transit Authority new Corporate Headquarters.
Combined Talents Florida International Arts Competition Florida State University Honorable Mention.
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant. Department of Cultural Affairs. Chicago, IL.
2001 Exhibition Scholarship. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
1998 Visiting Artist Grant. Penland School of Art. Penland, NC.
1997 Selected Artist for the Second Annual Chicago Artists' Month Awards Ceremony.
1996 Revere Graphics Calendar Artist. Chicago, IL.
1995 Revere Graphics Calendar Artist. Chicago, IL
1987 Artistic Merit Tuition Waiver. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
1985 Scholastic Art Awards. Blue Ribbon Finalist. New York, NY.
Harper Area Art Awards. Blue Ribbon-etching. Honorable Mention-etching and lithography.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2005 SEPTEMBER Connecting the Ages. Suburban Fine Arts Center Highland Park, IL.
OCTOBER Odyssey 2004-05 Sculpture Exhibition. Purdue University North Central.
2004 OCTOBER Connecting the Ages. Wood Street Gallery Chicago.
AUGUST Combined Talents Competition. Museum of Fine Arts FSU Tallahassee, FL.
2003 OCTOBER Odyssey 2003-04 Sculpture Exhibition. Purdue University North Central.
JANUARY ArtSanFrancisco5. Fassbender/Stevens Gallery San Francisco, CA.
2002 DECEMBER Quirks and Quarks: The Idiosyncrasies of Four Emerging Artists.
Fassbenber/Stevens Gallery Chicago.
OCTOBER Odyssey 2002-03 Sculpture Exhibition. Purdue University North Central.
MAY The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Master's Thesis Exhibition. G2 Chicago.
APRIL UWM Invitational Exhibition of Light Art. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
MARCH Code. 1926 Exhibition Space Chicago.
JANUARY Enlightened Art Biennial. Thomas Edison Community College Fort Myers, FL.
2001 DECEMBER Fluid Interfaces. G2 Chicago.
NOVEMBER Rays of Light. Lightology Chicago.
JANUARY Annual Neon and Light Exhibition. Zenith Gallery Washington DC.
2000 OCTOBER Halloween Art Installation. The Asylum Chicago.
FEBRUARY Enlightened Art Biennial. Lee County Alliance for the Arts Fort Myers, FL.
JANUARY Dishman Art Competition 2000. Lamar University Beaumont, TX.
1999 DECEMBER Traveling Light. Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan.
OCTOBER Chicago Print Exchange. Zygote Press Cleveland, OH.
MARCH Neon art Exhibition. Artspace Lima Lima, OH.
JANUARY Annual Neon and Light Exhibition. Zenith Gallery Washington DC.
1998 OCTOBER Halloween Art Installation. The Asylum Chicago.
JUNE Evanston and Vicinity Biennial Exhibition. Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL.
MAY Travel Light. Glass Art Society International Conference Seto, Japan.
MARCH Enlightened. Angel's Gate Cultural Center San Pedro, CA.
FEBRUARY Enlightened Art Biennial. Lee County Alliance for the Arts Fort Myers, FL.
JANUARY Annual Neon and Light Exhibition. Solo Exhibition. Zenith Gallery Washington DC.
1997 SEPTEMBER Up In Lights. Creative Art Center Burbank, CA.
JUNE Chicago Artists Illuminate. Downtown Gallery Kansas City, MO
JANUARY Annual Neon and Light Exhibition. Zenith Gallery Washington DC.
1996 NOVEMBER Sofa Chicago. CFDA Gallery Chicago.
JUNE Small Wonders. Ann Nathan Gallery Chicago.
APRIL Glass Art Conference. Mass Arts College Boston, MA.
FEBRUARY High Voltage. Mars Gallery Chicago.
JANUARY Annual Neon and Light Exhibition. Zenith Gallery Washington DC.
1995 OCTOBER Theater of Light and Motion. Brea Civic and Cultural Center Brea, CA.
JUNE Propaganda for Positive Thinking. Solo Exhibition. Studio Hip Hop Chicago.
APRIL Open Spectrum. David Adler Cultural Center Libertyville, IL.
A Showing of Light. University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD.
JANUARY The Art of Neon. Wood Street Gallery Chicago, IL.
Annual Neon and Light Exhibition. Zenith Gallery Washington DC.
1994 MARCH Mental Gum. Solo Exhibition. The Asylum Chicago.
1993 NOVEMBER Feast Your Eyes. Solo Exhibition. Studio Hip Hop Chicago.
SEPTEMBER Eclectic Electric. Center of Contemporary Art Miami, FL.
FEBRUARY Painting With Light. Solo Exhibition. The Asylum Chicago.
1992 OCTOBER 2DNRG. Solo Exhibition. Studio Hip Hop Chicago.
MAY Soft Light. Lightwriters Exhibition Space Winnetka, IL.
1990 APRIL Explorations In Perception. BFA Solo Exhibition. Levis Faculty Center Urbana, IL.
FEBRUARY Fortieth Annual Painting Competition. The Illini Union Gallery Champaign, IL |
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