PRESS & AWARDS
Blessing Hancock gets attention and accolades from media outlets around the world for her innovative, site-inspired custom sculptures.
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FROM THE PRESS
Artist Press
Blessing Hancock
Loqui
The Fairgrounds Nashville
Nashville, TN, USA
install 2023
2024 | Press Release: Artist Blessing Hancock to soon unveil her most ambitious sculpture to date, one of Nashville’s largest public art commissions
2021 | Metro Arts: ‘Public Artwork from Blessing Hancock and Community Engagement Request’
2021 | Nashville_gov: ‘Fairgrounds Public Art Community Engagement’
Dodeca
SH225 Underpass
Pasadena, TX, USA
install 2022
2022 | THE PASADENA PULSE: SHAVERMUNGERMAIN UNDERPASS PROJECT
2022 | Pasadena_gov: ‘Pasadena plans to light up Highway 225 underpasses’
Unum
Historic Courthouse Square
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
install 2022
2021 | Local News Matters: ‘Santa Rosa residents can put in a good word — or several’
2020 | City of Santa Rosa Arts and Culture: ‘City Approves Artist for Permanent Installation in Courthouse Square’
2020 | Marthas Vineyard Art Association: Unum by Blessing Hancock
Alluvii
Marine Dr & Capilano Rd
N. Vancouver, BC
install 2022
2022 | Alluvii – Daily Hive: ‘These 3 new illuminated artworks are coming to Lions Gate Village this month’
2022 | Alluvii – Urban YVR: ‘Alluvii’ public art by Blessing Hancock unveiled in North Vancouver’
2018 | Vancouver Sun: ‘Park West at Lions Gate a key component of North Van revitalization plan’
Great Joy
Goodyear Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ, USA
installed 2022
2022 | City of Goodyear Public Art Map: Great Joy #34
2022 | City of Goodyear: ‘Civic Square Public Art’
2022 | Estrella: ‘GOODYEAR CELEBRATES NEW CIVIC SPACE GRAND OPENING’
2022 | In Focus: ‘The New Community Spot’
2021 | City of Goodyear, City News: ‘Submit Ideas for New Public Art Design’
2021 | Goodyear Independent: Community asked to submit words, phrases for Civic Square sculpture
2021 | City of Goodyear, Economic Development: ‘Submit Ideas for New Public Art Design’
Inclusiva
Robert Crown Ice Center
Evanston, IL, USA
installed 2021
2021 | City of Evanston Public Art Map: Inclusiva
2021 | City of Evanston: ‘SEE ‘INCLUSIVA’ AT ROBERT CROWN CENTER’
2019 | Evanston Roundtable: ‘Artist Blessing Hancock Seeks Public Input for Art Installation’
2019 | The Daily Northwestern: ‘Artist to seek input for Robert Crown art installation’
2019 | Evanston Now: ‘Artist seeks public input on Crown sculpture’
Pineapple and Coconut (Memoirs)
Gables Station
Coral Gables, FL, USA
installed 2021
2019 | Coral Gables Magazine: Building Art
Gizmo Art Production: Sculpture by Blessing Hancock
City of Coral Gables Public Art Map? Art in Public Places
Insignia, Beaverton Public Safety Center, Beaverton, OR, installed 2021
2022 | Washington County Visitors Association: Sculptures/Insignia: Tualatin Valley Map
2022 | Beaverton Public Art Collection: Insignia
2022 | Beaverton City Government: Insignia Dedication Video
2022 | Beaverton Resource Guide: ‘COME SEE THE NEW PLAZA ART AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER’
2021 | Your Beaverton: Illuminated Public Art Installed at Beaverton Public Safety Building
2021 | Tualatin Valley Creates: ‘Name Beaverton’s Public Safety Center’
Equitas
Salem Police Department
Salem, OR, USA
installed 2020
2022 | WESTAF’s Public Art Archive Map, 2nd Edition: Have You Seen My Public Art?
2020 | Salem Police Department
2020 | Salem Public Art Collection: Equitas
2020 | Salem Reporter: ‘Artist says new sculpture at Salem police station represents justice and harmony’
2019 | City of Salem: ‘Honor, Protection, and Service Inspires New Community Art’
2019 | SalemPDTV: #BuildingBuzz Season 2 Episode 7
2020 | International Sculpture Center: Ignition Arts, Equitas
Ignition Arts: Equitas
Bask
Merriam Community Center
Merriam, KS, USA
installed 2020
2022 | The Arts Council of Johnson County, Merriam: Public Art Digital Catalog, Bask
2021 | issuu: ARTFULLY MERRIAM, Bask
2020 | City of Merriam: ‘So exciting to see new public art’
2020 | Explore Merriam: ‘GIVING THANKS IN MERRIAM…’
2020 | Merriam Visitors Bureau: Art, Bask by Blessing Hancock
2019 | Shawnee Mission Post: Merriam council OKs public art installations
Narrativa
Lomaland Recreation Center
El Paso, TX, USA
installed 2020
Gizmo Art Production: Narrativa
Jordan Foster Construction: City of El Paso New Community Centers
At One
Dillard Green Space
Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
installed 2019
2019 | Broward County Cultural Division: Blessing Hancock Biography
2019 | Broward County Cultural Division: Artist Statement
Spindle
Perry Ave and Pendleton St
Greenville, SC, USA
installed 2019
2019 | Town Carolina: Light Show
2019 | Artisphere: ‘Artisphere Dedicates Public Sculpture to Celebrate15th Anniversary’
2019 | Greenville Public Art Collection: Greenville Public Art Map
2019 | Greenville News: ‘Last Train Out’
2019 | Greenville Journal: ‘Artisphere sculpture installed in Village of West Greenville’
2019 | City of Greenville, South Carolina Government: Video installation of “Spindle” by Blessing Hancock
2019 | WSPA News: ‘Artisphere dedicates public sculpture to celebrate 15th anniversary’
2019 | Greenville Online: ‘Artisphere 2019: 5 things you shouldn’t miss at Greenville’s art festival’
2019 | Travel Pulse: ‘Artisphere Art Festival Showcases Greenville, South Carolina as Cultural Destination’
2019 | MainStreet Online: ‘Meet and Greet with Sculpture Artist Blessing Hancock’
Camaraderie, San Jose Veterans Hospital, San Jose, CA, USA, installed 2018
San Jose Vet Center: https://www.va.gov/san-jose-vet-center/
Colorwash
Pantano Wash Pedestrian Bridge
Tucson, AZ, USA
installed 2018
2018: Art on the Loop: Color Wash Pedestrian Bridge
Sequence + Perfect Game
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
W Palm Beach, FL, USA
installed 2017
2015 | Palm Beach Post: ‘Sculpture artist chosen for public art at new West Palm Beach baseball complex’
2015 | Palm Beach County: ‘Sequence and Perfect Game by Blessing Hancock’
Nicollet Illumination
Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN, USA
installed 2017
2018 | Nicollet Mall Public Art: Blessing Hancock Biography
2018 | City of Minneapolis: Meet Nicollet Mall artist Blessing Hancock
2018 | Art • Landscape • Design LLC: Curate/Integrate Public Art for Nicollet Mall
Current
Connective Corridor Artwork
Syracuse, NY, USA
installed 2017
2016 | Syracuse Connective Corridor’s Public Art Installations
2015 | Syracuse_com: ‘Get a look, give an opinion on artists’
Shute Seeds
Shute Park Library
Hillsboro, OR, USA
installed 2016
2022 | Washington County Visitors Association: Sculptures/Shute Seeds: Tualatin Valley Map
2016 | Hillsboro News Times: ‘Sowing the seeds of unity’
2015 | Oregon Live: ‘Tucson sculptor Blessing Hancock chosen to create Shute Park Library art’
Accolades
District VII Police Station
Washington Park MD, USA
installed 2016
2015 | The Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council: Commissioned Artists, Blessing Hancock
Infinity
Orange and Main Roundabout
Sarasota, FL, USA
installed 2016
2020 | Sarasota Arts: The Power of Public Art, Infinity by Blessing Hancock
2015 | Embracing Our Differences: ‘Nationally Acclaimed Sculptor’s Work to be Installed at Downtown Roundabout’
2015 | Your Observer: ‘City approves sculpture at Orange Avenue roundabout’
2015 | Herald Tribune: City of Sarasota issues call for artists for Fruitville Road roundabout
2015 | City of Sarasota: Public Art Master Plan – City of Sarasota
It was followed by BRAVO! and Jumping Fish.
Encompass
Morgan Hill Community Center
Morgan Hill, CA, USA
installed 2015
2016 | Morgan Hill Life: ‘Downtown art enhances experiences of residents and visitors’
On Display
South Broadway Blvd
Denver, CO, USA
installed 2015
2015 | Denver Public Art Collection: On Display by Blessing Hancock
Texas Rising
Student Housing
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX, USA,
installed 2014
2014 | Texas Tech University: PUBLIC ART BRINGS CAMPUS TRADITIONS TO LIGHT
Chinook Arc
Barb Scott Park
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
installed 2014
2014 | City of Calgary: Chinook Arc – Public Artwork
2014 | urdesignmag: Chinook Arc interactive installation
2014 | Live Journal: Chinook Arc
Brilliance
Palo Alto Main Library and Arts Center
Palo Alto, CA, USA
installed 2014
2014 | Palo Alto Public Art Collection: Brilliance by Blessing Hancock and Joe O’Connell
2014 | My Modern Met: Lantern-like Multicultural Sculptures Shine with Colorful LED Lights
Heart Beacon
Emergency Coordination Center
Portland, OR, USA
installed 2013
2013 | Wikipedia: Heart Beacon
2013 | Village Frame and Gallery: ‘Take someone you love to Heart Beacon!’
Wandering Stars
Granada Streetcar Stop
Tucson, AZ, USA
installed 2013
2021 | Saddle Bag Notes: ’18 eye-catching Tucson public art sculptures, Wandering Stars’
Ballroom Luminoso
Theo/Malone Underpass
San Antonio, TX, USA
installed 2013
CultureNOW Museum Without Walls: Ballroom Luminoso Details and Location Map
2013 | San Antonio Report: Ballroom Luminoso public art
2013 | Get Creative San Antonio: Ballroom Luminoso
2013 | Bored Panda: ‘Old Bike Parts Turned Into Impressive Chandeliers’
2013 | Inhabitat: ‘Artists Create Chandeliers Out of Bike Parts Under a Freeway Overpass’
2013 | Bloomberg: ‘A Public Art Installation Bridges the Gap Created by an Overpass’
2013 | Creative Visual Art: ‘Chandeliers Made from Recycled Bike Parts’
2013 | Glass Tire: ‘Arizona Artists Scatter Light Across Texas’
Fish Bellies
Student Housing
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX, USA
installed 2013
2013 | Contemporist: Fish Bellies
Cyclorama
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL, USA
installed 2012
2013 | Contemporist: Fish Bellies
Bike Church
Barrio Anita Neighborhood
Tucson, Arizona, USA
installed 2009
CultureNOW Museum Without Walls: Bike Church Details and Location Map
2021 | Saddle Bag Notes: ’18 eye-catching Tucson public art sculptures, Bike Church’
2009 | Culture Now: Bike Church
2009 | Perimeter Bicycling: ‘Public Celebrates Cycling, Remembers Fallen Bicyclists’
2009 | Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood: ‘Meet the artists of Downtown Links’
