Mixed Media Artist
Member of FLAG since 2019
Education:
Fine Arts Degree BFA
University of Florida, North Adams State
Stetson University
University of Central Florida
NBCT National Board Certified Teacher in Art
Exhibition Coordinator and Curator for Beaux Arts of Central Florida, 8 years
Artist Statement:
THE ART OF HEALING
My mixed media art is composed of handmade paper using banana leaf fiber infused with dyed and marbleized silks. The resulting piece reveals the silk as it emerges through the paper creating undulating creases and folds. I choose to superimpose these works on copper which I organically patina to correspond to the colors and textures of my art. My work is then sealed to protect the art, but is exposed such as a painting on canvas yet dimensional in nature.
These works are influenced by the evocative qualities and energy of nature’s everchanging landscape . As the silk bursts forth from the paper it suggests new life, budding, blossoming, and unfolding an enchanted mystery. I strive to create beautiful mixed media images to uplift the spirit. Working with a varied color palette is driven by the mood I am trying to convey.
I have won numerous awards over the years from being a past veteran of the Art Festival scene locally in Florida and across the US. Select venues include museum exhibitions with The Florida Women’s Museum, The Ormond Memorial Museum, The Deland Museum of Art and The Tampa Museum. My proudest accomplishments come from being part of ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. My art is in the permanent collection of The International Airport in Daytona, Bert Fish Medical Center, The New Smyrna Beach Library, Port Orange Library, The Deland Court House, Lincoln Center and The White House as well as in many private collections in the US. Canada and Europe.
For me the creative process continually renews the spirit and brings meaning and depth to my life. Being an artist is a spiritual journey that I believe connects all of us to our inner being.
Memberships:
Museum of Florida Art
Daytona Art League
Flag Florida’s Premier Artist Group
Beaux Arts of Central Florida
Artist Workshop Members Group
FLWA Florida Women’s Group
Major Shows and Exhibitions
Solo shows:
Janes Gallery: If Art Could Sing
Art Hub: The Healing Power of Art
Casements: Clay and Paper Mount Dora Center for the Arts: Clayper
Group shows:
FLAG Symposium, Stuart, FL. 2026
Beaux Arts Members Show 2025
Daytona Art League: 2025, 2026
Art Spotlight FLWA Show 2026
Artist Workshop Members Show 2026
The Hand Museum Beaux Arts Group Show 2024
Museum of Arts and Sciences: Curated by Peggy Banks in the Root Gallery and the Karshan Gallery for 8 consecutive years for Beaux Arts
Mount Dora Center for the Arts: The Art of Play
The Casements: Art is Why I Wake Up in the Morning Ormond Museum of Art: Invitational Exhibition from select BA Artists 2024
Recent Awards:
Daytona Art League: The Way I See It Exhibition, Award of Distinction 2026
Artist Workshop: Annual Members Award, Award of Achievement 2026
Flag Symposium: Annual Members Exhibition, Logan Merchandise Award 2026
Flag Symposium: Annual Members Exhibition, Merchandise Award 2025
Art Festivals and Indoor Art Venues:
Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival 2006
Disney Festival of the Masters 1999
American Craft Museum Exhibitions (Atlanta & Baltimore) 1996. 1997. 1998
Mount Dora Arts Festival (Presidents Award) 2000
Maitland Arts Festival (Best of Show)
Las Olas Arts Festival 1996
Collage Park Festival of Art (Best of Show) 1994
State Street Arts Festival Ann Arbor Michigan
Art Siesta New Smyrna Beach ( Best of Show)
South Miami Festival of Art (2nd Place} 1989, 90, 91
Cocoa Beach Arts Festival (3rd Place} 1998
Images Festival of the Arts New Smyrna Beach
(Purchase Award) 1996, 1997, 1998 2004, 2005
Deland Museum Festival of Art
(Award of Merit} 1985
Deland Museum of ART Members Show
( Best of Show) 2004
Sanford Festival of the Arts (Best of Show) 1993
St Augustine Arts Festival (Award of Merit} 1993- 2003
Heathrow Festival of Art (Award of Distinction} 2001
Gasparilla Arts Festival Tampa, Fl. 1996, 2003, 2004
Baptist Hospital Festival of the Arts Miami Fl. 1990- 1995
Sunfest Arts Festival West Palm Bch, Fl. 187- 2012
South Miami Festival of the Art ( 2nd Place 1994, 95, 96, )
Boca Museum Show Boca Raton FL
Maitland fine Arts Festival “ Best of Show” 1990
Gainesville Spring Arts Fl. 1987, 1988
Mainsail, St. Pete Florida 1987
Miami Beach Festival of the Arts
Melbourne Arts Festival (Third Place)
Lincoln Center New York ( Purchase Award) 1996
Virginia Beach Board Walk Arts Festival
Atlanta Festival of the Arts Atlanta Ga. 1986- 2003
Buffalo Festival of the Arts New York
Artigas Festival of the Arts Palm Beach Fl. (First Place)
The Artist Hub Juried Show Third Place 2017
Daytona Art League 2017 2nd Place Degree of Abstraction
Daytona Art League 2017 Judges Choice Members Show
Saatchiarts.com Peggy Banks Mixed media, fiber, painting
Beaux Arts of Central Florida www.beauxarts.com
Volusia County Art in Public Places Daytona Beach Airport, The Deland Court House.
Memberships and Community Service
Beaux Arts of Central Florida ; Exhibition coordinator Third Vice president Curated The Museum of Art and Sciences in Daytona ‘s Root Gallery Exhibition for Beaux Arts (Existential Journeys) 2018
Secured a show at Mount Dora Center for the Arts
( Women at Play) for Beaux Arts 2019
Daytona Art League Member since 2017
Florida Museum of Art
Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences
I led and supervised ART TOURS to Europe for 8 consecutive years from 2006 until 2014
Former Art Educator in Volusia County for 23 years