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STUDIOS Monterey Massachusetts in Berkshire County since 1977

West Stockbridge Massachusetts1976 -1977

Glencoe Illinois1969 -1975

Chicago Illinois (Addison Street) 1964 -1969

Michael and Maureen Banner in their Monterey studio, 2008

Photo credit Dudek. Click image to enlarge

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PERMANENT

COLLECTIONS Currier Museum, New Hampshire

The Kamm Collection

Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts

Museum of Fine Art, Bostonuseum,

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

2012 Best in Show, Craft Boston

Niche Award Winner, Holloware

2010 Saul Bell Design Award International Second Place in the Hollowware Category

2009 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artist Grant winner

2008 Fuller Craft Museum, Teapot Commission for the Permanent Collection

2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Purchase Award at Crafts in the Castle

2004 American Craft Council Distinguished Achievement Award, March 2004

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

11986 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 Fuller Craft Museum, 2008

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.

WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY MICHAEL

2007-2011 DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA, Faculty

2000 Horizons

11998 Interlaken School of Art. Silversmithing

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

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