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When is Now - Audio Recording / August 2, 2020 by Alisa Banks

When is Now

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Thanks to all who attended my “story time” convo with Molly @societyofcrafts yesterday. If you missed it, please find a link in my bio. #alisabanks #alisabanksart #artistbook #bookart #contemporaryart #fiberart #textileart #multimediaart
Live interview Tomorrow (Thursday) #repost @societyofcrafts ・・・ Join us for one (or all) of our "CRAFTBOSTON: Fiber Stories" events in July and August! Meeting with Textile collage artist Alisa Banks tomorrow! This will be interesting! Do y
Last day of my takeover. More about this work @bookprintcollective #repost @bookprintcollective ・・・ Day 5 - Simple Gifts I hope you will join me as I share more stories and work during a live interview with @societofcrafts tomorrow (Thursday, July 22
Today I’m reposting today’s story from Takeover Day 4 @bookprintcollective check them out for more. #repost @bookprintcollective ・・・ Day 4 Did you know? My mom grew up in the same Creole cottage with bousillage walls as her mother, on a f
@bookprintcollective Takeover Day 3 @societyofcraft Central Rose, Maple, Oak - 23"H x 14"W; Paper, thread, graphite, pigment print, leaves (maple, oak), zinnias #alisabanks #abanksart #artistbooks #bookart #mixedmediaart #multimediaart #s
Takeover day2 @bookprintcollective Today’s subject “A Language Only Spoken.” ( also pictured) @societyofcraft A Language Only Spoken - 11"H x 15"W; Handmade paper, hair, thread, graphite #alisabanks #abanksart #artistb
I’m taking over the @bookprintcollective account for the next few days to introduce some of the work featured in”Fiber Storiesl @societyofcrafts Head over to @bookprintcollective to read the daily posts and to @societyofcrafts to view al
Happy that “Interwoven Alphabet,” a collaborative project with @dianedeejart in the @cynthiasearscollection is on exhibit. #repost @cynthiasearscollection ・・・ “Interwoven Alphabet,” by Alisa Banks @abanksart & Diane Jacobs

Places to see my work

  • Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Cynthia Sears Collection, WA

  • Baylor University, Crouch Library, Waco, TX

  • Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

  • Emory University, Stuart A. Rose Library, Atlanta, GA

  • George Mason University, Fenwick Library, Farifax, VA

  • Lafayette College, Skillman Library, Easton, PA

  • Louisiana State University, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge

  • Maryland Institute College of Art, Decker Library, Baltimore

  • Middlebury College, VT

  • New York Public Library, Schomburg Center, NYC

  • Pennsylvania State University, University Park

  • Princeton University, Firestone Library, NJ

  • Reed College, Portland, OR

  • Rhode Island School of Design, Fleet Library, Providence

  • Rochester Institute of Technology Cary Graphic Arts Collection

  • Savannah College of Art and Design, Jen Library, GA

  • Smith College, Neilson Library, Northampton, MA

  • Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

  • Texas Tech University, Southwest Collections, Lubbock

  • The British Library, North American Collections, London, UK

  • The Ohio University, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections, Athens, OH

  • Tufts University, Tisch Library, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Medford, MA

  • Tulane University, Howard Tilton Memorial Library, New Orleans, LA

  • University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Design Library

  • University of California, Los Angeles, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library

  • University of California, San Diego, Giesel

  • University of Central Florida, Orlando

  • University of Colorado, Norlin Library, Boulder

  • University of Denver, Penrose Library, CO

  • University of Illinois, University Library, Urbana-Champaign

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  • University of Missouri at Columbia, Ellis Library Special Collections

  • University of Nevada, Reno

  • University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library, Tacoma, WA

  • University of Texas, San Antonio

  • University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Burlington

  • University of Washington, Libraries Book Art and Rare Book Collection, Seattle

  • University of Wisconsin, Kohler Art Library, Madison

  • US Library of Congress, Rare Book Room, Artist Book Collection, Washington, DC

  • Vanderbilt University, Heard Library, Nashville, TN

  • Virginia Commonwealth University, James Cabell Library, Richmond, VA

  • Yale University, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, New Haven, CT

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