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 2018 Midyear Exhibition at The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, and the 2018 and 2019 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. 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. Brian currently has a painting in the group exhibition "Art Comes Alive" at ADC Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Brian Ballenger is represented 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
Education
1977 - 1981
BA Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
1981 - 1983
MA Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Exhibitions
Solo
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
2021
"Art Comes Alive," ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2019
"Ohio Paint/Print/Photo," Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, Ohio
2019
Cox Fine Arts Center, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio
2018
Cox Fine Arts Center, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio
2018
82nd National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
1985
67th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio