John Grant
Creative Design & Project Manager
John Grant is a fine arts curator and project manager for the production and installation of monumental works of art. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York, John started his career in 1987 as an art dealer in New York City. After moving to Denver in 1991, John opened Grant Gallery where he curated 59 highly acclaimed fine art exhibitions. Concurrently, John established the Denver Center for Fine Photography boasting the largest photography curriculum in the Rocky Mountain region. In 1996 John became the Director of Denver’s Public Art Program. During his tenure, he oversaw the installation of 147 permanent artworks for the City’s collection, re-vamped the collection maintenance procedures, established an annual budget for maintenance, normalized the public art contracting processes, and brought the City’s collection to national attention for excellence. In 2000 John started J Grant Projects, which would later become Public Art Services, working directly with artists to create monumental works of public art around the country. In February 2006, John became Director of Special Projects for the Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver. His first project for the museum was to oversee the construction of the Museum’s new 27,000 square foot building designed by noted British architect, David Adjaye. In May of 2007, John was appointed Deputy Director for the Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver where he worked on the curatorial team and with artists to propose and initiate exhibitions for the new museum. In 2009 John began working full time on Public Art Services, a unique creative consultancy that works with clients from ideation to installation to help realize monumental projects that engage communities, define spaces, and encourage dialogue.
Becky Wareing Steele
Research, Communications, & Project Coordinator
Becky Wareing Steele is an artist and consultant with a background in curation, collections management, and community organizing. While enrolled at Colorado State University, she was the first student director of the Curfman Gallery and managed the art collection and exhibition spaces for the Lory Student Center. After graduating from CSU in 2006, she became the Volunteer Coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver, overseeing a group of 200 plus committed volunteers who saw to the daily operations of the Museum and were the first point of contact for visitors in the gallery spaces. In 2009 Becky, along with a group of local artists, founded a non-profit organization that provided education outreach, exhibition opportunities, and support for artists working in all media in the greater Denver area. In 2018 she began working with Public Art Services and has aided in the creation of 25 works of public art. Becky holds a BA in Art History from Colorado State University with a focus on Intuit Art.