Banas is a well-established Florida artist living and working in the community of New Smyrna Beach.
She can often be seen working in the studios at the Artists’ Workshop and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Below is a sampling of recent accomplishments. SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2019 United Church of Christ Gallery New Smyrna Beach, FL 2017 The Hub on Canal New Smyrna Beach, FL INVITATIONAL EXHIBITS: 2019 Peabody Auditorium Art Gallery, Daytona Beach, FL 2018 Women in the Arts, Orlando Library, Orlando, FL 2017 Museum of Arts & Sciences Macon, GA JURIED EXHIBITIONS: 2020 2019 Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL 2020 2019 2018 The Center for Contemporary Political Art, Washington, DC 2018 The Ellington-White Contemporary Art Gallery, Fayesteville, NC 2019 "The Big Read" NEA sponsored Reading Exhibit, DeLand, FL 2018 "The Big Read" 1st place award 2017 32nd Annual International Exhibition Tyler Univ., Tyler, TX 2017 Art Center Manatee Bradenton, FL 2015 9th Annual Human Rights Exhibition, S. Texas College Me Ellen TX 2015 Valdosta National, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA PERMANENT COLLECTIONS: Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, FL Art and History Museum, Maitland, FL RESIDENCIES: 2019, 2017, 2018 Atlantic Center for the Arts , New Smyrna Beach, FL PUBLICATIONS: Aimone, Steve. Live and Learn: Expressive Drawing. Lark Crafts: NYC |