AMANDA BANKER

BIO

Amanda Banker (b. 1979) was raised in Corrales, NM where she spent her childhood making short animated films and feverishly drawing cartoon characters. She soon discovered oil paints and spent the next few years developing a portfolio in fine art. 

In 1998, she was accepted to California Institute for the Arts, but choose to pursue animation at Cal State Fullerton. This decision allowed Banker to fully immerse herself in both traditional and computer animation, with the added bonus of pitching storyboards to Disney, Nickelodeon and Pixar. After college graduation she began freelance storyboarding, character design and illustration. Throughout this time, Banker continually worked at developing her unique style. 

After a decade in the animation industry, Banker moved home to pursue work as an oil painter. Her return to New Mexico was met with great success. Banker has been published extensively and shows exclusively in Santa Fe with Kouri + Corrao. Her work is included in several important private collections across the United States and is held in the permanent collection of the Albuquerque Museum (NM.)