Steel Bananas
Introduction '''Steel Bananas''' is a Canadian artist collective and publishing house.
History Established in 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the frequency of their publications has varied from monthly (2008-2010), to quarterly (2011-2013), to annual chapbooks and interdisciplinary projects in various media (2014+). Originally established as a collective of young artists, writers, and university students in Toronto, the collective matured into a network of professional artists and a dedicated publishing house that expanded into Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Leeds, United Kingdom under the leadership of Karen Correia da Silva and Curran Folkers.
Major works *Overachiever. Leeds, UK, 2015–2016. * Works in the Public Domain. Leeds, UK, 2015-ongoing. * Lucy. Vancouver and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2014-ongoing. * Trigger Warning: Demons. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2014. * Steel Bananas Publications. Toronto and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Leeds, UK, 2012-ongoing. * Verbs. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2012. * Bruised / Modern Ruin. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2010–2011. * The Artichoke Revue. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2010. * Eggplant. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009–2010. * Gulch: An Assemblage. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009. * Steel Bananas Zine. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2008–2010.
Major publications * ''A State, A Statue, A Statute'' by Adam Abbas, 2014. * ''Hate Letters from Buddhists'' by Dave Hurlow, 2014. * ''Sew with Butterflies'' by Anna Veprinska, 2014. * ''Free Agent'' by Katrina Pruss, 2014. * ''East Van Sound'' by Karen Correia da Silva, 2014. * ''Public Consultation'' by Curran Folkers, 2014. * ''Publics'' by yta, 2012. * ''Dear Adolf'' by Daniel Scott Tysdal, 2012. * ''Fuck Irony'' by Matt Marshall and Karen Correia da Silva, 2012.
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