Amanda Banks

Amanda Banks is an artist and educator local to Huntsville, Alabama. Her childhood in the Tennessee Valley, surrounded by fiber artists and engineers, has given her unique insights into issues that cross multiple domains. Early exposure to family traditions of Irish crochet and Appalachian folklore grounds her perspective in community-based care, informing every aspect of her creative practice. Amanda explores themes relating to economics, human behavior, and mutual aid through multidisciplinary work that spans engineering, organizational management, and textiles.