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Master SculptorAfter settling in Chicago, Boban began to exhibit his work regionally, winning awards at the Old Orchard Art Festival and Port Clinton Art Festival, as well asexhibiting his work at the Chicago Art and Design Show. After several successes in the midwest, Boban returned to the national and international stages, exhibiting in Japan, the Philippines, the Caribbean, and throughout the United States, including at ArtExpoNY. At the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, in Japan, Boban was awarded Best of Show.Boban%u2019s sculptures can be found in public and private collections around the world. Athletes, angels, heroes, artists, and muscians act as the figurative focus for Boban%u2019s kinetic works. A number of Boban%u2019s sculptures are currently permanently displayed throughout Chicago%u2019s Lincoln Park and Oak Park Communities. A monumental iteration of his sculpture, Pegasus, can be found in Montego Bay, Jamaica.Commissions of his works are displayed at the McDonald%u2019s Corporation headquarters, in Chicago, as well as the Exxon-Mobil Oil Corporation headquarters, in Irving, Texas Permanent Boban displays are installed at both the MG and the Francis Reilley Galleries in Chicago, Illinois. Notable private collectors of Boban%u2019s work include singer, Tony Bennett, and Hyatt Hotel owner, Jay Pritzker.Based on historical trends, a Boban sculpture acquired through WSFA has a high potential to show an upward trajectory, as we ensure close protection of his works. We will provide regular appraisals of the work, which will work to regularly increase a collectors%u2019 net worth. Masterpiece Publishing, the sister company to Winn Slavin Fine Art, possesses the sole ownership of Boban%u2019s strongest works, ensuring a quality product, backed by solid provenance.AccoladesPermanent Displays - Private collections of Tony Bennett and Hyatt Hotel owner Jay Pritzker- MG Gallery and the Francis Reilley Gallery | Chicago, Illinois- Monument of Shaka Zulu Figure for Oak Park Community | Chicago, Illinois- Complete Interior Design and Art at Palette%u2019s Gallery | Chicago, Illinois- Sculpture of Pegasus | Montego Bay, Jamaica- McDonald%u2019s Corporation permanent collection- Sculptures outside Exxon-Mobil Oil Corporation headquarters | Irving, TexasExhibitions- Hundreds of one man shows %u2014 1985-Present- Premiere Gallery and Alexandros Foundation 2003- Lincoln Park Art initiative | Chicago, Illinois 2003- International ArtExpo | New York, New York 2003- Makati Shangri-La, Grand Art Gallery | Philipines %u2014 2002- Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale | Sapporo, Japan %u2014 2001- Chicago Art and Design Show | Chicago, Illinois1998-1999- Annual Port Clinton Art Festival | Highland Park, Illinois %u2014 1996-2000- Annual Old Orchard Art Festival | Skokie, Illinois 1992-1999- Various European gallery exhibitions 1986-1990Awards- First Place - Lincoln Park Art Initiative %u2014 2003- Best of Show - Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale %u2014 2001- Award of Excellency - Port Clinton Art Festival 1998- First Place for Sculptural Design - North Shore Art League %u2014 1992BobanMOST MAGAZINE - ISSUE 50 103