About The Artist
Artist CV
Biography
Born 5 April 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ballenden has been producing Art and teaching since qualifying in Fine Art at The Wits Technicon in 1993 Cum Laude. Her work is in three major collections The Anglo American Collection, The Sasol Collection and The Johannesburg University Collection. Ballenden has had five solo exhibitions and has been on many group shows.
There have been breaks in Ballenden’s career due to family commitments.
In 2015 Ballenden had an Artists Residence at the Bag Factory for three months, then moved on to Ariel Empire Studios with Bronwyn Lace. At the end of March 2016 this group of Artists moved into August House, an old 5 storey office building in Doornfontein Johannesburg with over 50 contemporary artists, probably the largest group of artists in one building in South Africa.
Education
2000 Studied The Journey Work. (Spiritual Therapist) England.
Practiced in Johannesburg for two years.
1998 Studied a foundation course in Art Therapy. Johannesburg
1994 1995 Part time lecturer. Wits Tech. J.H.B.- Department of Fine Art
1993 National Higher Diploma Fine Art, Cum Laude. Witswaterand Technikon.
1990 National Diploma Fine Art with distinctions in drawing and painting.
Wits Tech. J.H.B.
1986 1987 Part time painting classes with Anton Uys, Johannesburg
1986 Figure drawing classes with Audrey Beerman, Johannesburg.
1989 Clay figure sculpting with E. Johnson.
1979 Part-time Fine Art classes. The Art Foundation, Johannesburg.
1978 Diploma. Ian Calder School of Interior Design, Johannesburg.
1975 - 1985 Produced and sold ceramics. Johannesburg.
1975 - 1985 Taught ceramics to children. Johannesburg.
1972 Studied ceramics with Carol Hahn. Johannesburg.
1970 Matriculated at The Art Ballet and Music school. Parktown Johannesburg.
Bursaries and Awards
1996 Top ten artists. Merit Award. The Kempton Park Town Council Competition.
1993 National Higher Diploma Fine Art, Cum Laude. Wits Tech J.H.B.
1992 First Prize, The Kempton Park Town Council Competition. J.H.B.
1991 Awarded a Bursary. The Human Science Research Council. J.H.B.
Solo Exhibitions
2003 “Balance” Upstairs @ Bamboo Gallery.
2001 “Inside Outside” The Millennium Gallery, Pretoria.
1995 “Alone” The First Gallery, Johannesburg.
Curated by Neil Dundas.
1993 Solo Graduation Exhibition. The I.C.A Gallery Newtown Johannesburg.
Two Person Exhibition
2004 “Tac Toc” The Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg.
Selected Group Exhibition
2004 Museum Africa, Johannesburg. (Teddy Bear Clinic, on Child Abuse.)
2004 Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg.
2004 Stewart Gallery, Johannesburg.
2002 Museum Africa, Johannesburg. (Art Therapy Conference.)
1997 Gallery on Tyrone, Johannesburg.
1996 Chicago, America.
1996 Pretoria University.
1995 F.N.B. Vita Art Awards, Johannesburg Art Gallery.
1994 The Newtown Gallery, Johannesburg.
1991 Rolfes Student Exhibition, Grahamstown Festival.
1990 New Signatures Exhibition, Pretoria.
Private Art Collections
2004 The Sasol Collection, Johannesburg.
1994 The Anglo American Collection, Johannesburg.
1993 The Witwatersrand Technikon Collection. Johannesburg.
Community Projects
2004 Worked together for my exhibition at the Gordart Gallery together with Gloria
Malisa an embroiderer from The Artists Proof Studio in Newtown, Johannesburg. A self empowerment group of women taught by Shannon Antonopolou.
2007 In March and April I will be teaching drawing skills at The Keiskamma Art Project in Hamburg, Eastern Cape. A self empowerment group of women embroiderers, established by Carol Hoffmeyer.
Publications
2004 A book, “Tainted Angel” written by Anne-Marie Moore and Christiaan Diedericks.
Catalogues
1995 F.N.B. Vita Art Awards. Johannesburg.
2001 Healing Through Creative Arts, Museum Africa. Johannesburg.
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