American printmaker. Banker earned her BA in Studio Art from Meredith College in Raleigh, NC in 1979 and her MA in Printmaking in Graduate School of Fine Arts, Villa Schifanoia in Florence, Italy in 1985. She has received many grants and awards including the City of Raleigh Grant for Solo Exhibition in 2000 and the title of Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome in 2002, 2003 and 2007. She taught in several different institutions such as the Ravenscroft School, Broughton High School, Meredith College and American Academy in Rome. Banker had many solo exhibitions both in nationally and internationally, including at the American Academy in Rome, the Palazzo Guadagni, J.J.J. Gallery in Florence, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Durham Art Guild, and Raleigh Contemporary Gallery.
