Art Shows & Exhibits by John Bennett
Major Purchases and Awards:
- 2010 - Best of Show, Sculpture - Museum of Western Art "Round Up 2010" in Kerrville, Texas.
- 2009 - Designated Texas State Artist, 3-D, 2010 by joint resolution of the 81st Texas Legislature.
- 2008 - Best of Show at 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 in Kerrville, Texas.
- 2008 - Hill Country Invitational Art Show, Cibolo Arts Council in Boerne, Texas.
- 2007 - Museum of Western Art - Featured Artist in 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 in Prescott, Arizona.
- 2006 to 2010 Museum of Western Art "Round Up" Show and Sale in Kerrville, Texas.
- 2006 - DeLand Museum of Art "Equus" exhibit in DeLand, Florida.
- 2006 to 2007 - Bosque Conservatory Art Classic in Clifton, Texas.
- 2006 - Leesburg Center for the Arts - "Wild Wild West" in Leesburg, Florida.
- 2004 - Sculpture in the Park in Loveland, Colorado.
- 2003 - Southwest Classic Invitational in Kerrville, Texas.
- Chisholm Trail Museum - Western Heritage Art Invitational in Duncan Oklahoma.
- Alamo Kiwanis Western Art Show in San Antonio, Texas.
- Texas Wild Bunch - Roundup at the Y.O. in 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.
- October 1, 2010 - American Plains Artists 26th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale. Held at the Great Plains Art Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska. Opening reception 5-7 pm. Exhibit runs through Nov. 28.