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Native to upstate
New York,Erin
Bennett Banksis
an illustrator with a background in graphic design,
digital imagery and fine arts.
Her illustrated children’s book, The
Patchwork Path (Candlewick Press, 2005), earned recognition
as one of
New York Times “Best Children’s Books 2005,”
for its portrayal of the use of quilts in the Underground Railroad.
The
Patchwork Path was also named as one of School
Library Journal’s “Hot Reads 2006;” recipient
of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, Comstock Book
Award and Gustavus Myers Book Award honorable
mention; and reviewed in Washington
Post, Booklist,
Parents Magazine, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
and Fox’s “Good Day Atlanta.”
Carrying on her tradition of rich oils, vibrant colors
and African-themed stories, Banks recently illustrated
The First Music (August House, 2006), a folktale
authored by storyteller Dylan Pritchett. The
First Music
also earned strong reviews from Booklist,
School Library Journal and Kirkus
Reviews, and was honored by the
2006 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Children's
Products competition.
Her latest children’s book, Hush
Harbor (authored by
Freddi Williams Evans), is
due for publication in spring
2009 by publisher CarolRhoda, a division of Lerner Books.
Banks’ illustrations have also been printed in publications
such as Harvard Business
Review, Atlanta Magazine, Charleston Magazine and
Focus on the Family periodicals.
In addition, she has licensed select oil paintings that are
distributed to vendors such as JCPenney, Bed, Bath & Beyond
and Art & Artifacts catalogue. Banks holds a Master of
Fine Arts degree in illustration from the Savannah College
of Art and Design (Savannah, GA), and a Bachelor of Arts degree
in studio art and graphic design from Houghton
College (Houghton, NY).
Banks lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, illustrator
Timothy Banks,
and pugs Fiona and Grace. |
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