Banx
A full-time artist Mike Banks (aka Banx) has illustrated and drawn for most of his life, following in a long line of several generations of published artists in his family.
Banx is a Queensland artist, born in Sri Lanka, schooled England, Scotland and Australia, worked in London, Wales, New Zealand and now, Australia. A New Zealand citizen of the world, Mike is proud to now call Australia home. He fell in love with Australia after travelling through the Red Centre in his teens whilst at The Southport School, on exchange from Gordonstoun School in Scotland.
Banx moved to Brisbane with his partner Kaye Fox to launch Moving Canvas Art Rentals Gallery in 2004, and to paint full-time. Banx organised and ran art courses, life drawing groups and drawing courses for special-needs students, and taught privately as support for ‘Home Schooling’. He is Partner and Artist-in-residence at Moving Canvas, Moffat Beach, Sunshine Coast. His many varied works are held in private and public collections throughout Australia, New Zealand, Europe and USA.
Find Banx online at www.banx.com.au 
