Art Shows & Exhibits by John Bennett
Major Purchases and Awards:
- 2009 - Designated Texas State Artist, 3-D, 2010 by joint resolution of the 81st Texas Legislature
- 2008 - Best of Show- Hill Country Invitational Art Show, Cibolo Arts Council Boerne, Texas
- 2008 - Commissioned to sculpt lifesize bronze of Alice Reeves and Great-granddaughter for the Friends of the Leesburg Library, Leesburg, Florida
- 2007 - Lifesize bronze of Annie Oakley and her dog, "Dave" for the Friends of the Leesburg Library, Leesburg, Florida
- 2003 - Lifesize bust of Vera McGinnis - National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Fort Worth, Texas
- 2002 - First Place, Sculpture, Duncan Art Guild, Duncan, Oklahoma
- 2001 - Best of Show- Designer, Craftsmen, Teachers and Professionals, State Fair of Texas
- 1999 - First Place, Sculpture, State Fair of Texas
- 1998 - Spirit of the Centennial sculpture - Women’s Museum, Dallas Texas for exhibit in the White House
- 1994 to 2006 - Annual Purchase by Friends of Fair Park, Spirit of the Centennial Award
- Featured in Cowboys and Indians Magazine - Dec 2003
- Featured in Hill Country Magazine -Spring 2007
- Featured in Country Lifestyle Magazine -Jan/Feb 2009
- Featured in I.M.Cowgirl Magazine May/June 2009
Past Exhibits:
- 2009 - 6th Annual Texas Masters of Fine Art and Craft Invitational Exhibition - Kerrville, Texas
- 2008 - Hill Country Invitational Art Show, Cibolo Arts Council - Boerne, Texas
- 2007 - Museum of Western Art - Featured Artist - Kerrville, Texas
- 2007 - Texas Wild Bunch Fine Art Show and Sale, Kerrville, Texas benefitting the Former Texas Rangers Foundation
- 2006 - Phippen Museum 32nd Annual Western Art Show and Sale - Prescott, Arizona
- 2006 to 2009 Museum of Western Art "Round Up" Show and Sale - Kerrville, Texas
- 2006 - DeLand Museum of Art "Equus" exhibit - DeLand, Florida
- 2006 to 2007 - Bosque Conservatory Art Classic - Clifton, Texas
- 2006 - Leesburg Center for the Arts - "Wild Wild West" - Leesburg, Florida
- 2004 - Sculpture in the Park - Loveland, Colorado
- 2003 - Southwest Classic Invitational - Kerrville, Texas
- Chisholm Trail Museum - Western Heritage Art Invitational - Duncan Oklahoma
- Alamo Kiwanis Western Art Show - San Antonio, Texas
- Texas Wild Bunch - Roundup at the Y.O. - Kerrville, Texas
Upcoming Events:
- First Friday of every month, 6-8 pm - First Friday Art Walk in Fredericksburg Texas. Galleries in Fredericksburg have wine and something special
- March 13 - 14, 2010 - Texas Wild Bunch 9th Annual, “Return to the YO” Kerrville, Texas Benefiting the Former Texas Ranger Foundation
- April 9 - 10, 2010 - Museum of Western Art RoundUp 2010 Kerrville, Texas