James V. Banta
E-mail: james.banta@jamesbanta.net
Solo Exhibitions
2006 ImaginAsian Theater: Bollyworks, 239 East 59th Street, New York, NY
2005
Square One Gallery: Encounters, One Union Square West, New York, NY
2005 Passo Blu: Bollyworld, Vico Stella, 24r, Genova, Italy
2004 Rice Gallery: Cultural Cartography, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD
2003 Caffé DellArtista 46 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY
 
Selected Group Shows
2006
Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center: Linkages: Innovative Guidance, Inspired Creation, 645 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY
2005
Passo Blu: Six Days, Vico Stella, 24r, Genova, Italy
2005 Untitled Art Gallery: Artour-O a Firenze, Via degli Alfani 31r, Florence, Italy
2004 Passo Blu: Saldart ovvero La Mercificazione, Via Cairoli 1r, Genova, Italy
2004 Michael Perez Gallery: Color Works, 520 West 23rd Street, New York, NY
2004 Local Project: Circumanhattanation, 2136 44th Road, Long Island City, NY
2004 Art Center Gallery: Central Missouri State University, Greater Midwest International Exhibition XIX, Warrensburg, MO
2004 Williamsburg Art & Historical Center: 7th Annual Williamsburg Salon, 135 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
2003 New York University: Social Art, Thought and Talk Series: How are Patriotism and Dissent Compatible in Wartime?, 238 Thompson Street, New York, NY
2003 La Vuelta: The Great Painters Ball, 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY
 
Auctions and Professional Affiliations
2005 Sunnyside Community Services Benefit Auction
2005 Kashmir Earthquake Relief Fund: Child Nurture and Relief (CHINAR)
2004 Cultural Shock at Local Project
2004 Queens Council on the Arts
2003 Sunnyside Community Services Benefit Auction
 
Education
1995 M.S. Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Concentration: Architectural Conservation.
1993 B.A. Cum Laude Connecticut College, New London, CT Major: Art History; Minor: Studio Art
1991-1992 Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
 
Employment
2002- Present Vertical Access, New York, NY (Industrial Rope Access Technician)
1999-2002 SUPERSTRUCTURES Engineers + Architects, New York, NY (Restoration Architect)
1998 Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Rajasthan, India (US/ICOMOS Internship Program)
1996-1998
New York Landmarks Conservancy, New York, NY (Technical Services Assistant)
1995-1996 Fonthill Museum, Doylestown, PA (Conservation Intern)
1994-1995 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (Conservation Technician)