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ABOUT THE ARTIST Nijolė Adomėnaitė-Banys was born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1934. After World War II she immigrated to the United States and settled in the Chicago area, where she studied at the Illinois and the Roosevelt Universities. She continued her studies at the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 1957. Soon after her graduation, Nijolė started exhibiting her work, which includes paintings, drawings, collages, and book illustrations. She participated in numerous juried and invitational group exhibitions. Her work was also shown in major solo exhibitions in 1984, 1988, 1993, and 1997. Nijolė is a recipient of several awards and her works are in a number of private and public collections. The themes of Nijolė's creations are dominated by the world of nature. She has a special love for springtime flowers - "Spring... oh, what a beautiful season! Lilies, butterflies, rainbows, blue sky, budding flowers... Rainbow colored flowers cover my works of art and they reach out toward the blue skies, where there is peace, love, and happiness, which brings peacefullness to my soul." Nijolė Banys is a member of La Grange Art League.
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SELECTED WORKS All images are provided by the courtesy of Nijolė Banys. Any use of these images, other than personal, must be with her permission. Nijolė Banys can be reached by mail at 11 Southgate Court, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, by phone at 630-794-0144 and by e-mail at rbanys@aol.com. |
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16 works: acrylic paintings. |
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20 works: colored pencil drawings and mixed media. |
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SOLO EXHIBITS 1997 - "Walk With Me", Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois (50 works on display) 1993 - Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois 1988 - Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, Illinois 1984 - Lithuanian Art Gallery Čiurlionis, Chicago, Illinois |
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GROUP EXHIBITS 2002 - Lithuanian Women Artists Association exhibit, Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois 1995 - "A Day of Celebration", Cancer Surviving Artists, La Grange Memorial Treatment Pavilion, La Grange, Illinois 1993 - Lithuanian Art Gallery Čiurlionis, Chicago, Illinois 1992 - The Wilmette Guild Festival of Fine Arts, Wilmette, Illinois 1991 - The Wilmette Guild Festival of Fine Arts, Wilmette, Illinois 1990 - Art in the Barn, Barrington, Illinois 1989 - La Grange Art Gallery Exhibit, La Grange, Illinois 1988 - Lithuanian Artists Living in the West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1987 - La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois 1986 - "Self Images", Lithuanian Art Gallery Čiurlionis, Chicago, Illinois 1986 - Benedictine College Art Fair, Naperville, Illinois 1985 - "The Lithuanian Art Connection", Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, Illinois 1985 - The Naperville Art Fair, Naperville, Illinois 1984 - La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois 1984 - "Color '84", Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, Chicago, Illinois 1984 - Morraine Valley College Art Fair, Oak Lawn, Illinois 1983 - Elmhurst Art Fair, Elmhurst, Illinois 1982 - Tower-Grove Art Fair, Downers Grove, Illinois 1981 - "A Contemporary Expression of Lithuanian Mythical Beings", Lithuanian Art Gallery Čiurlionis, Chicago, Illinois 1980 - Felician College Art Fair 1979 - Oak Park Art League Exhibit, Oak Park, Illinois 1977 - Hyde Park Art Center Exhibit, Chicago, Illinois 1977 - Lithuanian American Women Artists, Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois 1971 - Lithuanian American Women Artists, Galerija Gallery, Stickney, Illinois 1964 - Lithuanian Religious Art, Holy Cross Church, Chicago, Illinois |
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AWARDS 1987 - First Place, La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois 1984 - Best of Show, La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois 1983 - First Place, Elmhurst Art Fair, Elmhurst, Illinois 1982 - Award of Excellence, Tower-Grove Art Fair, Downers Grove, Illinois |
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COLLECTIONS Vincent Price Art Collection Lithuanian Art Gallery Čiurlionis, Chicago, Illinois Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois Other public and private collections |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Arizona Chapter of the Lithuanian-American Community gratefully acknowledges the help of Mr. and Mrs. V. Reklaitis in bringing the art of Nijolė Banys to our website. |
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