Studio: The Artists’ Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suites D&G, Great Falls, VA. Regular open hours are Saturdays, Noon-4pm; and by appointment. Phone: (703) 403-7435. Email: jillbanks1@aol.com
SOLO EXHIBITS
2011 100 Faces in 100 Days, The Artists’ Atelier Gallery, Great Falls, VA.
(August)
2011 100 Faces in 100 Days, Great Falls Library, Great Falls, VA. (May)
2010 Painting the Town, Old Brogue Irish Pub, Great Falls, VA.
July
2009 Black&White and Red All Over, Maison du Vin, Great Falls, VA.
Oct-Dec.
2009 On the Bright Side, Great Falls Library, Great Falls, VA. Paintings and
drawings: an artistic antidote to our trying times.
July-Aug.
2008 La Femme, Bastille Restaurant, Alexandria, VA.
2008 Place Settings, Art League, Alexandria, VA. Juried award one of ten solo
shows for 2008 out of 1000+ members
2005 Feast for the Eyes, Great Falls Library, Great Falls, VA
AWARDS & HONORS
2011 Finalist, Richeson75 Animals, Birds and Wildlife International Online
Exhibition. “Pretty Girl Hen” chosen as one of 75 finalists.
the Norfolk Zoo” (October)
2011 Purchase Award, Out&About Norfolk Plein Air Competition for “Elephant at
the Norfolk Zoo” (October)
2011 Raymar Art Award, Out&About Norfolk Plein Air Competition for “Chrysler
Museum Memorial Garden” (October)
2011 Third Place, Paint Herndon Plein Air Competition for “Old Town Herndon”
2011 Honorable Mention, ‘Scapes Show, the Art League, Alexandria, VA (August
2011). Sarah Tanquy, curator “Arts in the Embassies” program, juror. “A
New York State of Mind.”
2011 First Place, (top honor), Reston Century T-Shirt Art Competition for “W&OD
BBQ.” The painting will be printed on the back of t-shirts to be given to
approximately 1200 cyclists in the August 21 race.
2011 Best in Show, Great Falls Studios “Birds of Great Falls” exhibit. Juror
Joanne Bauer, Exhibits Director, Greater Reston Arts Center
2011 Strauss Fellowship, grant award by the Arts Council of Fairfax County, one
of 11 individual artists awarded grants based upon achievement and
quality of work. This grant will partially fund my 100 Faces in 100 Days
Project and Exhibit. Received this honor in 2008 as well.
2011 Honorable Mention, Salon International 2011, Greenhouse Gallery, San
Antonio, TX. Juried by Daniel Greene. “Tranquility”
2011 Honorable Mention, All-Media Membership Show, The Art League,
Alexandria, VA (January 2011, “Sunflowers in My Studio”).
2010 Third Place Award, 41st Annual Treasury of Art Juried Show and Sale,
Vienna Arts Society, William Woodward, professor emeritus George
Washington University, juror.
2010 Honorable Mention, Dinner Party Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
(October 2010).
2010 Best of Show, ‘Scapes Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA (August
2010). Joey Manlapaz, painter and Corcoran faculty member, juror.
2010 Certificate of Merit in Oils, Annual Open Painting and Sculpture Exhibition,
Salmagundi Club, NYC
2010 Best of Show, artReston 17th Annual Juried Exhibition, League of Reston
Artists, Reston, VA. Daniel Wise, juror. (June 2010)
2010 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine’s 27th Annual Art Competition,
Landscape/Interior Category
2008 Best of Show, Small Works Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA.
Dr. Susan Frank, assistant curator, Phillips Collection, juror. First prize out
of 538 entries. (November 2008)
2008 Casey Memorial Award at the Juried Annual Open Exhibition of the
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. Exhibition held at the National Arts
Club, New York City.
2008 Strauss Fellowship, grant award by the Arts Council of Fairfax County, one
of 12 individual artists awarded grants based upon achievement and
quality of work
2008 Honorable Mention, The Art League, Alexandria, VA. Fritz Briggs, Schuler
School of Fine Arts, juror.
2008 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine’s Annual Art Competition, Animal/Wildlife
Category
2008 Finalist, Raymar Annual Art Competition
2007 Honorable Mention, The Art League, Alexandria, VA.
2006 Solo Artist, Selected as one of 10 Solo Artists for 2008 at the Art League
2006 Cover Article, “Alan” was selected for the cover of élan Magazine
2006 Finalist, Raymar Annual Art Competition
2005 Best of Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA. Top award out of
591 entries.
2005 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine’s Annual Art Competition, Portrait Category
2005 Finalist, Raymar Annual Art Competition
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
2011 Expressions Portrait Competition, juried as finalist, ArtSpace Herndon,
Herndon, VA (November)
2011 American Artists Professional League Grand National, Salmagundi Club,
NYC (November)
2011 McLean ArtFest, Juried Art Festival, McLean Project of the Arts,
McLean, VA (October 2)
2011 Annual Open Photography and Graphics Exhibition, Salmagundi Club,
NYC (August)
2011 Salon International 2011, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX (April)
2010 Expressions Portrait Competition, ArtSpace Herndon, Herndon, VA
2010 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 112th Annual Open Exhibition,
National Arts Club, NYC
2010 ArtReston Annual Juried Exhibition, Reston, VA
2010 Annual Open Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Salmagundi Club,
NYC
2010 Annual Open Photography and Graphics Exhibition, Salmagundi Club,
NYC
2010 7th Biennial National Art Exhibit, The Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
(February 3-March 12)
2009 The Allied Artists of America 96th Annual Exhibition 2009, Allied Artists of
America, National Arts Club, NYC (November 13 thru December 1,
Reception: November 29)
2009 81st Grand National Exhibition, The American Artists Professional League,
Salmagundi Club, NYC (November 3 thru 13, Reception: November 8)
2009 McLean ArtFest, Juried Art Festival, McLean Project of the Arts,
McLean, VA
2009 Still Life Poetry, Invitational Group Exhibit, ArtSpace Herndon,
Herndon, VA (August 4-30)
2009 Annual Open Photography and Graphics Exhibition, Salmagundi Club,
NYC (June 15-26)
2009 Salon International 2009, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2008 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 112th Annual Open Exhibition,
National Arts Club, NYC
2008 6th Biennial National Art Exhibit, The Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
2005-11Themed and All-Media Membership Juried Shows, Art League,
Alexandria, VA
2007 McLean ArtFest, Juried Art Festival, McLean Project of the Arts,
McLean, VA
2007 A Year of Painting Together, Artists’ Atelier Show, GF Library,
Great Falls, VA
2007 Six Painters, Gallery 222, Leesburg, VA. Danni Dawson’s Master Class
2005-6 Faces of the Fallen, Arlington National Cemetery, Women in Service for
America Memorial, Arlington, VA, portraits of fallen soldiers
TEACHING
Faculty, Great Falls Foundation for the Arts (Great Falls, VA)
MEMBERSHIP
Allied Artists of America, Oil Painters of America, The Art League (www.theartleague.org), juried as full member of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (www.clwac.org), Great Falls Studios (www.greatfallsstudios.com)
BIBLIOGRAPHY (PARTIAL)
2011 élan Magazine, “Conversations: 100 Faces in 100 Days,” first person article,
August 2011, pp.28-31
2011 élan Magazine, “Robert E. Simon: Face #100” appeared in calendar section,
May 2011
2011 The Washington Post Weekend Section (May 6), 100 Faces in 100 Days
exhibit reception named Gallery Opening of the Week by Michael O’Sullivan
2011 American Art Collector Magazine (April) , Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
(April)
2011 élan Magazine, Cover “Dining Al Fresco”, April 2011
2010 élan Magazine, Great Falls Connection, Reston Connection, McLean
Connection
2009 American Art Collector Magazine, élan Magazine, Great Falls Connection,
McLean Connection, The Sun Gazette “Artist Looks at Bright Side”, The
Connection, July 8, 2009; “Artist at Work at Great Falls Library: Jill Banks
display her paintings, talent”, by Caroline Adams, The Connection, July 15,
2009; “McLean Resident Finds New Outlook With Artistic Efforts” by Brian
Trompeter, The Sun Gazette, August 20, 2009.
2008Virginia Living Magazine, The Washington Post (Jill’s Place Settings Solo
Exhibit was Selected as a Top Pick in the Sunday Source section), élan
Magazine, Alexandria Gazette/Packet, Artist’s Magazine, Great Falls
Connection, McLean Connection
2006élan Magazine, Cover artist, “Conversations”
2006The Washington Post, Washington Spaces, élan Magazine, “Artists and Their
Habitats”
Resumé
“Tea with Anne” won the Casey Memorial Award at the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 112th Annual Open Juried Exhibition in 2008 held at the National Arts Club in NYC’s Gramercy Park. Jill was excited to have been juried into this exhibition ... and even more thrilled to win the award.
Special Note: Anne Heilman, “Tea with Anne”’s subject turned 100 on January 25, 2010. Happy Birthday, Anne!
Jill Banks fine artist
“On High” won Best of Show at artReston 17th Annual Juried Exhibition, June 7-July 6, 2010, Lake Anne Reston Community Center,1509-A Washington Plaza, Reston, VA. Daniel Wise, juror. Yea!
BEST OF SHOW: “Rainy Day in NYC” won Best in Show in the ‘Scapes (landscape) show at the Art League, August 2010, 105 No. Union Street, Alexandria, VA. And it won a Certificate of Merit in Oils at the Salmagundi Club’s Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition in NYC. This has been quite a summer!!!
“Dining Al Fresco” is on the cover of élan Magazine, April 2011.
HONORABLE MENTION: “Tranquility” wins Honorable Mention at Salon International 2011 sponsored by Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX, a project of the International Museum of Contemporary Masters in Realism. Cool.