By Steve Banks
Located in Chicago, IL
An ionic column and a broken girder make up this chunky, hand built sculpture/candle holder. Its earthenware coloring is complemented by the green drip glaze on the columns and the gray glaze on the girder.
Steve Banks
Candle Holder (Single), 2022
stoneware, glaze
11h x 6.50w x 4d in
27.94h x 16.51w x 10.16d cm
STB017
Steven M. Banks, b. 1972, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Education
1997 Florida State University, MFA
1995 Northwest Missouri State University, BFA
Solo Exhibitions
2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pop Culture Palimpsest. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2014 A More Refined Mayhem. Cortona Gallery, Ashford Univ, Clinton, IA.
Ill-Suited For The Pleasantries. Black Hawk College ArtSpace, Moline, Il
2013 Dutiful Citizen. Maquoketa Art Experience, Maquoketa, Iowa.
2009 Carry-on Baggage. University of Western Illinois, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 Funky Aftertaste. Davenport, Iowa Moressey Gallery. St. Ambrose Univ
2005 Surfacing. Next II Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Process, Perception and Clandestine Skivvies. Bucktown Center for
the Arts, Davenport, Iowa.
2004 Last Gasp. Midcoast Art Under Glass at The Parker Building,
Davenport, Iowa.
2003 B.M.O.C. and Nitzles. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2002 Walls and the Mask. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
1997 The Faces of Masks: Color Photographic Studies. Tallahassee Airport
Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
1996 Masks. Oglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida.
Group Exhibitions
2018 Dr. Portmanteau's Galorium Emporium. Black Hawk College ArtSpace
Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Art Show. Catich Gallery, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
KC/QC. Scott Community College Urban Campus, Davenport, Iowa.
2017 In/ConFLUENCE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2016 North On 71. Group exhibition in conjunction with NCECA 2016,
Kansas City, Kansas.
2015 allinitogether. Figge Art Museum Plaza, Davenport, Iowa.
Colloquy. Nola Hatterman Art Academy, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Moengo Visual Arts Festival. Moengo, Suriname, Tembe Art Studio.
Shared Creations. Chicago, Illinois, Bridgeport Art Center.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2014 On-som’-bel. Water Street Studios, Batavia, Illinois.
Artists First. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
Good Enough To Eat. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Text Is A Four-Letter Word. MidCoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
Spine-Taneous. Redstone Building, Davenport, Iowa.
2013 Merican-Tastic! II: The Son of Tastic! Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL.
Questionable Architecture. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2012 Impromp-Tu-Tu Bucktown Center For The Arts, Davenport,Iowa.
Merican-Tastic! Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2011 ELEMENTAL Rock Island, Illinois. Midcoast Gallery West.
Artifice, Artifact, and Allegory. Moline International Airport, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2010 Things of Which Our Mothers Would Not Approve. Bucktown Gallery,
Davenport, IA
PLAY. Quad City Art Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2009 The Dusty World and The Dewy New Moon. Davenport, IA. Bucktown Gallery.
Bio-Engergetics. Davenport, Iowa. Saint Ambrose University.
Exploring Media: Cardboard. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 EX-CH-AN-GE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Mechanical Advantage. Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Imperfect Little Creatures. Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, IA.
Exploring Media: Duct Tape. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Thirty-Second Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
The Cube: Bloom. St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa.
2007 Constructs. Quad City Arts Airport Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Blue Vistas and Mile Markers. Leger Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
The Peanut Gallery Rides Again!. Rocket Theater, Rock Island, Illinois.
One Night Stand. The Five-Finger Art Collective, Rock Island, Illinois.
2006 Church/State. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Pop Texture. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Harvester. Cabinet Studio Building, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
35 Years of Ceramics at Northwest MO. Deluce Gallery, Maryville, MO
Creative Soul. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Rewerx. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2005 The Gorilla-Fart Showcase. Midcoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
21st Century Cave Painting. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Triad: Enlarged to Show Texture. Quad City Arts, Rock Island, Illinois.
2004 Group Show. New Orleans, Louisiana. Next II Gallery.
2003 Twenty-Seventh Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The McKesson, Rock Island, IL
2002 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
Divided By… Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, Iowa.
2001 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
2000 Earrach Uine. Gallery O...
Category
2010s American Industrial Steve Banks Sculptures
MaterialsCeramic, Earthenware