��<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> WB_wombat_Init("https://web.archive.org/web/", "20030210050443", "www.lithaz.org:80"); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wbhack.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wbhack.init('https://web.archive.org/web'); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <meta name="description" content="Lithuanian-American artist Nijol Banys and her art."> <meta name="keywords" content="Nijol Banys, Lithuanian artist, Lithuanian-American artist, painting, drawing, Lithuanian art, Lithuanian-American art"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1257"> <title>Nijol Banys </title> <script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101316602);</script><script async src="//static.getclicky.com/js"></script></head> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <body bgcolor="white"> <center> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <font face="arial, helvetica" size="2"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="600"> <tr> <td> <img src="/web/20030210050443im_/http://www.lithaz.org/bios/banys/name.gif" alt="name" height="150" width="490"> </td> <td width="100"> <img src="/web/20030210050443im_/http://www.lithaz.org/bios/banys/nijole.jpg" alt="photo" height="150" width="110"> </td> </tr> </table> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#640064"> <b>ABOUT THE ARTIST</b><p> </font> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> Nijol Adomnait-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. <p> Soon after her graduation, Nijol 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. Nijol is a recipient of several awards and her works are in a number of private and public collections. <p> The themes of Nijol'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." <p> Nijol Banys is a member of La Grange Art League. </font> <p> <font size="1" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> <b>References:</b><br> (a) Nijol Banys, (b) A. Kezys, <u>Lithuanian Artists in North America</u>, Galerija, Stickney, Illinois, 1994, (c) A. Kezys, <u>The Art of Nijol Banys</u>. </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#640064"> <b>SELECTED WORKS</b><p> </font> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> All images are provided by the courtesy of Nijol Banys. Any use of these images, other than personal, must be with her permission. Nijol 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. </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="120" height="120"> <a href="works1.html"> <img src="/web/20030210050443im_/http://www.lithaz.org/bios/banys/warmth.jpg" alt="warmth" height="120" width="120" border="0"> </a> </td> <td width="30" height="10"> &nbsp; </td> <td valign="middle" align="left" width="450" height="110"> <font size="2" face="arial, helvetica"> <a href="works1.html"> <b>16 works: acrylic paintings.</b> </a> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <!-------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="120" height="100"> <a href="works2.html"> <img src="/web/20030210050443im_/http://www.lithaz.org/bios/banys/spring.jpg" alt="spring garden" height="85" width="120" border="0"> </a> </td> <td width="30" height="10"> &nbsp; </td> <td valign="middle" align="left" width="450" height="100"> <font size="2" face="arial, helvetica"> <a href="works2.html"> <b>20 works: colored pencil drawings and mixed media.</b> </a> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#640064"> <b>SOLO EXHIBITS</b><p> </font> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> 1997 - "Walk With Me", Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois (50 works on display)<br> 1993 - Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois<br> 1988 - Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, Illinois<br> 1984 - Lithuanian Art Gallery <i> iurlionis</i>, Chicago, Illinois </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#640064"> <b>GROUP EXHIBITS</b><p> </font> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> 2002 - Lithuanian Women Artists Association exhibit, Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois<br> 1995 - "A Day of Celebration", Cancer Surviving Artists, La Grange Memorial Treatment Pavilion, La Grange, Illinois<br> 1993 - Lithuanian Art Gallery <i> iurlionis</i>, Chicago, Illinois<br> 1992 - The Wilmette Guild Festival of Fine Arts, Wilmette, Illinois<br> 1991 - The Wilmette Guild Festival of Fine Arts, Wilmette, Illinois<br> 1990 - Art in the Barn, Barrington, Illinois<br> 1989 - La Grange Art Gallery Exhibit, La Grange, Illinois<br> 1988 - Lithuanian Artists Living in the West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br> 1987 - La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois<br> 1986 - "Self Images", Lithuanian Art Gallery <i> iurlionis</i>, Chicago, Illinois<br> 1986 - Benedictine College Art Fair, Naperville, Illinois<br> 1985 - "The Lithuanian Art Connection", Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, Illinois<br> 1985 - The Naperville Art Fair, Naperville, Illinois<br> 1984 - La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois<br> 1984 - "Color '84", Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, Chicago, Illinois<br> 1984 - Morraine Valley College Art Fair, Oak Lawn, Illinois<br> 1983 - Elmhurst Art Fair, Elmhurst, Illinois<br> 1982 - Tower-Grove Art Fair, Downers Grove, Illinois<br> 1981 - "A Contemporary Expression of Lithuanian Mythical Beings", Lithuanian Art Gallery <i> iurlionis</i>, Chicago, Illinois<br> 1980 - Felician College Art Fair<br> 1979 - Oak Park Art League Exhibit, Oak Park, Illinois<br> 1977 - Hyde Park Art Center Exhibit, Chicago, Illinois<br> 1977 - Lithuanian American Women Artists, Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois<br> 1971 - Lithuanian American Women Artists, Galerija Gallery, Stickney, Illinois<br> 1964 - Lithuanian Religious Art, Holy Cross Church, Chicago, Illinois </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#640064"> <b>AWARDS</b><p> </font> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> 1987 - First Place, La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois<br> 1984 - Best of Show, La Grange Art Fair, La Grange, Illinois<br> 1983 - First Place, Elmhurst Art Fair, Elmhurst, Illinois<br> 1982 - Award of Excellence, Tower-Grove Art Fair, Downers Grove, Illinois </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#640064"> <b>COLLECTIONS</b><p> </font> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> Vincent Price Art Collection<br> Lithuanian Art Gallery <i> iurlionis</i>, Chicago, Illinois<br> Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, Illinois<br> Other public and private collections </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#640064"> <b>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT</b><p> </font> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="black"> Arizona Chapter of the Lithuanian-American Community gratefully acknowledges the help of Mr. and Mrs. V. Reklaitis in bringing the art of Nijol Banys to our website. </font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------> <table border="5" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td> <font size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="red"> <b>PLEASE</b></font><font color="black" size="2" face="verdana, arial, helvetica">, if you see any errors or you have additional information on the subjects of this page, write to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030210050443/mailto:editor@lithaz.org">editor@lithaz.org</a>. 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