Nicole Banton (she/her) is a visual artist and printmaker. She received a BFAH in visual art from Queen’s University, and an MFA in visual art from the University of Regina. She recently exhibited her work in a solo exhibition at the Fifth Parallel Gallery in 2024, and her work has been included in various group exhibitions including “Print Pulse 30: NUPE Exhibition” at Union Gallery, and “Echoes from this Land” at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery. From 2023 to 2024 her research and creation projects were supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Banton predominantly creates silkscreen prints and has recently been experimenting with conversational AI in her artistic practice. Her use of AI comes from an interest and uneasiness around the possibilities of chatbots, and how they can be used as a mirror to reflect human needs for communication and connection.