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Ian O'Banion
Artist + Architect
art: www.ianobanion.com
architecture: www.studio-san.com
Education
1997 – 2002 Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oregon
2006 – 2007 Studio Classes, San Francisco Art Institute
Selected Exhibitions
2010 Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor Art Foundation, Shah Alam, Malaysia (group)
2010 Valley Art Gallery, Forest Grove, OR, USA (group), showed 3 pieces from the Neighbors series
2009 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Snap to Grid, Los Angeles, CA, USA (group)
2009 SOMArts Gallery, Visual Aid, Big (Blue) Deal, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2009 Tohono Chul Park, Wish You Were Here, Tucson, AZ, USA (group)
2009 Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor Art Foundation, Shah Alam, Malaysia (group)
2009 Gallery RFD, The Art of Communication, Swainsboro, GA, USA (group)
2009 SFAI Café, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2008 Still Lights Gallery, 99 Cents, San Francisco, CA, USA (solo)
2008 Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2008 Root Division, Under 100, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2006 Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2006 Art for Kids’ Sake, Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2005 Medjool, Bones & Bodies, San Francisco, CA, USA (solo)
2005 Art for Kids’ Sake, Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2005 Valley Art Gallery, Forest Grove, OR, USA (group)
2004 Capobianco Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA (group)
2003 TLCD Art Show, Santa Rosa, CA, USA (group)
Selected Public Art Projects
2008 Wall, Façade Sculpture, Residential Building, San Francisco, CA, USA. Sponsor: Liberty Development Group, PO Box 460171, San Francisco, CA. Budget: confidential.
Dimensions: 32 x 26 x 3 feet. Materials: cedar siding, stucco, high efficiency windows, stainless steel railings, glass tiles at entry, high efficiency lighting.
2008 Gate, unbuilt proposal, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, USA. Budget: $150,000.
Dimensions: 14 x 26 x 10 feet. Materials: stainless steel, enamel coated metal panels.
2008 Twist, unbuilt proposal, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. Budget: $50,000.
Dimensions: 12 x 5 x 5 feet. Materials: stainless steel, solar collectors to power LED lighting at night.
2008 Stretch, unbuilt proposal, Sayulita Bay Overlook, Sayluita, Mexico. Budget: $15,000.
Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 19 feet. Materials: wood, stainless steel, glass.
Awards
2009 Los Angeles County Arts Commission Pre-Qualified Public Artist
2002 Summa Cum Laude Degree Distinction, University of Oregon
2001 Fabric Architecture magazine international design competition winner
2001 Wilkes Scholarship for Design, Department of Architecture and Allied Arts
1997 Presidential Scholarship, University of Oregon
1997 Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, University of Oregon
1997 Rotary Scholarship
Bibliography
2001 Fabric Architecture, Sept/Oct
Collections
Kerman/Morris Architects, San Francisco, CA
Medjool Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco, CA
Gladstone & Associates, San Francisco, CA,
Volunteering
2009 Guest Critic, Architectural Thesis Studio, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2009 Assistant Art Instructor, Summer Youth Studio, Root Division, San Francisco, CA