DUCATION
2017 • M.F.A. Photography • East Carolina University • Greenville, NC.
1998 • B.A. Fine Art • B.A. Photography • Virginia Intermont College • Bristol, VA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Appalachian State University
2021-Current • Lecturer
2020 • Instructor of Record • Boone, NC
2019 • Lecturer • Boone, NC
2017-2019 • Instructor of Record • Boone, NC
East Carolina University
2015-2017 • Instructor of Record • Greenville, NC
Virginia Western Community College
1998-1999 • Instructor of Record • Roanoke, VA Photography I.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 • Emory & Henry College • Emory VA.
2017 • 2017 MFA Exhibition • East Carolina University • Greenville NC.
INVITATIONALS & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 • Tall Tales • Invitational • Slow Exposures • Zebulon
2024 • Being in Place • Invitational • Slow Exposures • Zebulon GA.
2024 • Touching Magic • Invitational • The Path Museum • Atlanta GA.
2024 • Art Department Faculty Biennial • Appalachian State University • Boone, NC.
2023 • Touching Magic • Invitational • Slow Exposures • Zebulon GA.
2022 • The South is Made of Stories • Invitational • Slow Exposures • Zebulon GA.
2022 • Art Department Faculty Biennial • Appalachian State University • Boone, NC.2019 • Enquiries of Myth, Ritual and Narrative • Invitational • Slow Exposures • Zebulon GA.
2018 • Murmuration Visual Arts Exchange• Invitational • Raleigh NC.
2018 • Art Department Faculty Biennial • Appalachian State University • Boone, NC.
2017 • Other Worldly Signs / Unworldly Believers • Society for Photographic Education Midwest
Chapter • Peoria, IL
2017 • Migration • The Scullery • Greenville NC.
2016 • Intermission • East Carolina University • Greenville NC.
2016 • Becoming • Burroughs Welcome Gallery • East Carolina University •Greenville, NC.
2015 • ECU Photography Guild Exhibition • Mendenhall Student Art Gallery • East Carolina
University •Greenville, NC
2015 • Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Coastal Landscape Photography Exhibition •
Nicholls State University • Cocodrie, LA.
2015 • Mantic Frantic Antics • Greenville Museum of Art • Greenville, NC.
2014 • Graduate Student Exhibition • Bouroughs Gallery • East Carolina University •Greenville,
NC.
2014 • Reflection Once Removed: Self Portraits • Artspace 525 • Charlotte, NC.
2014 • Musicality • Paper Cut Gallery • Charlotte, NC.
2014 • What I learned from Jay Phyfer Exhibition • Virginia Intermont College • Bristol, VA.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2018 • Critical Mass Top 200 Finalist • Portland Oregon
2018 • Slow Exposures • Zebulon GA.
2017 • Other Worlds • Juried by Tom Chambers • Southeast Center for Photography •
Greenville SC.
2017 • The Light Factory Annuale • The Light Factory • Charlotte NC.
2017 • Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition (collaboration with Martin Church) •
Wichita, KS
2016 • The Witching Hour • Juried by S. Gayle Stevens • Gallery 136½ • Manchester, CT.2016 • Joyner Library Graduate Student Art Show • East Carolina University, Greenville NC.
2016 • Wet Plate • Juried by S Gayle Stevens • A Smith Gallery • Johnson City, TX
2016 • 1st Place • Pitt Community College Community Exhibition • Greenville, NC
2015 • Joyner Library Graduate Student Art Show • East Carolina University, Greenville NC.
2014 • NASAD Student Exhibition • East Carolina University • Greenville, NC.
2014 • View Found: Contemporary Photographs from the South East, Art Avenue • Greenville,
NC.
2014 • Joyner Library Graduate Student Art Show • East Carolina University, Greenville NC.
2013 • Second Place • The Light Factory’s 41st Members Show • The Light Factory • Charlotte,
NC.
WORKS PUBLISHED (ONLINE)
Current - 2022 • Lenscratch, Contributing Editor /Author
http://lenscratch.com/author/greg-banks/
2023 • Tidings of Magpies • https://magpiesmagazine.com/2023/06/22/the-allegorists-vision-of-
alchemy-and-delusions-mordencages/
2023 • Tidings of Magpies • https://magpiesmagazine.com/2023/02/28/an-explanation-of-
sympathetic-magic-a-photo-essay/
2021 • One Twelve Publishing Poignant Pics no 45 •
https://onetwelvepublishing.com/blog/2021/pp45banks
2018 • LA Photo Curator • http://www.laphotocurator.com/relationship-curator-timothy-b-
anderson/exhibition-1/5
2018 • F-Stop Magazine • Altered Image • http://www.fstopmagazine.com/groupexhibition.html
2018 • One Twelve Publishing Poignant Portfolio •
https://onetwelvepublishing.com/blog/2018/03/greg-banks
2017 • Don’t Take Pictures • Artist Feature • http://www.donttakepictures.com/dtp-
blog/2017/10/30/witchcraft-and-the-appalachian-occult-in-greg-bankss-photography
2017 • IPhone Imagery • Photo Place Online Gallery • https://photoplacegallery.com/iphone-
imagery/
2016 • Looking at Appalachia • lookinatappalachia.org2015 • The 2015 Cell Phone Exhibition • http://lenscratch.com/2015/05/the-2015-cell-phone-
exhibition/
2014 • Mobile Magic XI Top 25 • Light Box Photographic Gallery • Astoria, OR. http://lightbox-
photographic.com/mobile-magic/mobilemagic_xi
2014 • Mobile Magic X Top 25 • Light Box Photographic Gallery • Astoria, OR. http://lightbox-
photographic.com/exhibitions/MMX/
2011• Hipstamatic Salvador 84 + Blackeys B+W Samples.
http://gear.hipstamatic.com/combo/lens/salvador/film/bw/samples
WORKS PUBLISHED (PRINT)
2022 • Anderson, Christina Z. • The Experimental Darkroom, Contemporary Uses of Traditional
Black & White Photographic Materials • New York: Routledge, 2022
2022 • The Hand Magazine • Issue 35
2020 • Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes, 2nd edition
2015 • The Hand Magazine • Issue 10
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2019 • Most Helpful Faculty & Staff 2018-2019 • Appalachian State University • Boone NC.
2017 • LGBT Lavender Launch Community Impact Award • East Carolina University •
Greenville, NC.
2016 • UBE Scholarship • East Carolina University • Greenville, NC.
2015 • Hannah Graduate Scholarship • East Carolina University • Greenville, NC.
1996 • Barton E. Smith Memorial Scholarship for Photography • Virginia Intermont College •
Bristol, VA.
PRESENTATIONS
2025 • ECU Spring Photo Portfolio Throwdown and Gathering • Greenville NC.
2024 • ECU Spring Photo Portfolio Throwdown and Gathering • Greenville NC.
2021 • Emory & Henry College • McGlothlin Center for the Arts • Emory, VA2020 • The Voyages of Tim Vetter Podcast • Episode 210 Magic and Mysticism In Eastern
Kentucky With Greg Banks
2017 • Photostock 2017 • Harbor Springs, Cross Village, MI
2017 • Charlotte Lit • The Light Factory • Charlotte, NC
2017 • Research Presenter, Research and Creative Achievement Week • East Carolina
University • Greenville, NC.
2015 • Research Presenter • Downtown Dialogues • Greenville Museum of Art
• Greenville, NC
2015 • Research Presenter, Research and Creative Achievement Week • East Carolina
University • Greenville, NC.
RESIDENCY
2025• Southern Wild Artist’s Residency • Jekyll Island GA
2024• Southern Wild Artist’s Residency • Cumberland Island GA
2024• Southern Wild Artist’s Residency • Cumberland Island GA
SERVICE
2025 • ECU Spring Photo Portfolio Throwdown • Reviewer • Greenville NC.
2024 • Penland Open House • Volunteer • Penland NC.
2024 • ECU Spring Photo Portfolio Throwdown • Reviewer • Greenville NC.
2023 • ECU Spring Photo Portfolio Throwdown • Reviewer • Greenville NC.
2022 • Juror • Workshop • Virginia Highlands Festival Fine Art Show • The Arts Depot •
Abingdon, VA
2018 • The Light Factory Portfolio Throw-down • Reviewer • Charlotte NC
2017 • CLICK Photography Festival • Raleigh Durham NC.
2017 • Society for Photographic Education - National Conference • Orlando FL.
2017 • Polaroid, Lumen, and Photograms workshop with Martin Middle Academy
2016 • The Light Factory Portfolio Throw-down • Reviewer • Charlotte NC
2016 • East Carolina Photography Guild • Vice President2016 • Polaroid, Lumen, and Photograms workshop with Martin Middle Academy
2015 • East Carolina University Youth Arts Festival • Greenville NC.
2014 • Art + Community • Greenville NC.
2014 • Society for Photographic Education Southeast Region Conference • Greenville NC.