Photograph - Sherrie Ballenger, 2021.
Brian Ballenger - Contemporary Artist
Brian Ballenger started painting with oils while attending Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, in the 1980s. After graduating from Wittenberg with a Bachelor's degree in art and psychology, Brian earned a Master's degree in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
Brian's paintings have been in the 2021 and 2018 National Midyear Exhibitions at The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, and the 2022, 2019 and 2018 Fine Arts Exhibitions at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH, as well as the Toledo Area Artists Exhibition in 1985 at The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, and the 2022 and 2021 Annual Juried Members' Exhibitions at the Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH. Venues for solo exhibitions include The Ohio State University Faculty Club in 2020, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH, in 2017, and The Ann Miller Gallery at Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, also in 2017.
A solo exhibition of Brian's paintings, "Source Material," will take place at the Sharon Weiss Gallery in November 2022.
Brian Ballenger is represented since 2014 by Sharon Weiss Gallery in the Short North Arts District at 20 East Lincoln Street, Columbus, OH, 43214. Many paintings on this website are for sale through Sharon Weiss Gallery. Commission pieces and further information available.
"What makes art art is that it is doing several things at once."
Adam Gopnik
Writer
Education
1977 - 1981
BA Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
1981 - 1983
MA Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Exhibitions
Solo
2022
Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2020
Faculty Club Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2017
Ann Miller Gallery, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
2017
Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2011
Sage, Columbus, Ohio
2010
Sage, Columbus, Ohio
Group
2023
19th Annual Bryn Du Art Show, Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
2022
76th Annual Juried Member's Exhibition, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
2022
Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio
2022
77th Annual May Show, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, Ohio
2021
75th Annual Juried Member's Exhibition, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
2021
85th National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
2021
"Art Comes Alive," ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2019
"Ohio Paint/Print/Photo," Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, Ohio
2019
Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio
2018
Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio
2018
82nd National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
2003
"A Different Look," New Albany Public Library, New Albany, Ohio
1985
67th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio