Michael & Maureen Banner

Michael & Maureen Banner - Silversmiths
PO Box 217 Monterey, MA 01245

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STUDIOS

Monterey Massachusetts in Berkshire County since 1977
          West Stockbridge Massachusetts 1976 -1977
          Glencoe Illinois 1969 -1975
          Chicago Illinois (Addison Street) 1964 -1969

PERMANENT
Collections

Museum of Fine Art, Boston
Renwick Gallery,
National Museum of American Art,
Smithsonian Institution,
Art Institute of Chicago,
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts,
Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso Indiana,
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina

GRANTS and AWARDS

2006	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Purchase Award at Crafts in the Castle, 2006
2003	Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artist Grant winner one of two highly commended craft persons
2001	Best In Show, American Craft Exposition, Evanston
	Judges:	Professor Anthony Jones, Ruth T. Summers
2000	Society of Arts and Crafts, Artists Award , Boston
2000	Smithsonian Craft Show Honorable Mention
	Judges:	Bruce Hoffman, Lois Moran, Paul Parkman
1999	Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship
1996	Founders Award, American Craft Exposition, Evanston
	Judges:	Gregory Knight, Michael Monroe
1995	Best In Show, American Craft Exposition, Evanston
	Judges:	Lucinda A. Barnes, Stanley Madeja
1995	Smithsonian Craft Show Award for Excellence
1995	NICHE Awards, Metal-One of a Kind
1994	Washington Craft Exposition Gallery Award of Excellence
	Judges:	Sarah Grusin, Maureen Littleton, Paul Parkman
	Philadelphia Craft Show
1993	Rolex Prize for Excellence in Metals
1991	Cohn Family Trust Award for Excellence in Design
1986	Christofle Award for Metals Winter Park, Florida - Metals,
1984	Christofle Award for Metals Winter Park, Florida - Crafts

RECENT PUBLICATIONS & EXHIBITIONS click for details

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

Temple Isaiah, Lexington Massachusetts
Congregation Beth Israel, Houston
Session and Congregation of the Wilton Presbyterian Church Commission for The Renwick Alliance 1996
and many private collections.

JUROR Michael

2000	Student Competition, Society of American Silversmiths
2000	Longs Park, Paradise City
2001 1998 1996	American Craft Council Metals
1995	American Craft Exposition, Evanston Illinois
1994	Westchester Crafts Show, Washington Craft Expo

JUROR
Maureen

American Craft Council/Enterprises, Metals

1995
1994	Morristown Craft Market

WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY MICHAEL

Worcester Center for Crafts. Teapot Forms

2000	Horizons
1998	Interlaken School of Art. Silversmithing
1997

Michael J. Banner

Kalamazoo Michigan 1939
Cleveland Institute of Art
Kenneth Bates Frederick Miller John Paul Miller
Western Michigan University BS
Kalamazoo College

Maureen Arnow Banner

Chicago Illinois 1946
Berkshire Community College
Mark Milloff
Evanston Art Center,
Paul Wieghardt, Nelli Bar, Leo Segedin,
Northern Illinois University
Art Institute of Chicago-Junior School