Ellen Banks (June 7, 1938 – May 18, 2017) was an American painter and multi-media artist using only printed musical scores as inspiration for her paintings.
Born in Boston, Banks spent her childhood exploring both painting and music and was inspired by Piet Mondrian.
[6] In addition to her formal education at the Massachusetts College of Art, Banks received training from César Domela and Hans Jaffé.
[8] She refers to herself as "a representational painter of abstracts forms",[9] and her unique work has been featured in galleries across the United States and Europe including Galerie Spandow, Artu Gallery, and Museum of Modern Art (NYC).
She taught painting courses at the School of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston (1974-1996), where she garnered a number of awards and grant funding.