Exhibition
John Bankston: 2003 Exhibition
–Press Release
John Bankston's new paintings show cowboys in chic western wear that catalogue machismo cliches of Wild West. As in past series, there is a loose sense of narrative with human and non-human characters illustrating themes of race, gender preference, and relationship. Bankston's use of coloring book-type panels, black outlines, and washy colors present his subtle point of view with a childlike innocence.
Bankston obtained his MFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has recently received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Program Award, The Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant and the SECA Award. Bankston's work is included in several public collections including the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT.
John Bankston's new paintings show cowboys in chic western wear that catalogue machismo cliches of Wild West. As in past series, there is a loose sense of narrative with human and non-human characters illustrating themes of race, gender preference, and relationship. Bankston's use of coloring book-type panels, black outlines, and washy colors present his subtle point of view with a childlike innocence.
Bankston obtained his MFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has recently received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Program Award, The Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant and the SECA Award. Bankston's work is included in several public collections including the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT.
John Bankston's new paintings show cowboys in chic western wear that catalogue machismo cliches of Wild West. As in past series, there is a loose sense of narrative with human and non-human characters illustrating themes of race, gender preference, and relationship. Bankston's use of coloring book-type panels, black outlines, and washy colors present his subtle point of view with a childlike innocence.
Bankston obtained his MFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has recently received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Program Award, The Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant and the SECA Award. Bankston's work is included in several public collections including the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT.