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+).^[1] Originally established as a collective of young artists, writers, and university students in Toronto,^[2] 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.^[3]

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.