About the artist:

Richard Ballard is a Paris-based British artist who has exhibited in France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the United States.Ballard’s work is included in numerous collections around the world.Recent awards include First Place in the Royal Watercolour Society's 21st Century Watercolour competition.The Royal Watercolour Society is the first and oldest watercolour association in the world. “Ballard seems particularly concerned with the moment in which an object in a certain light can hover in a blur of perceptual uncertainty that almost allows it to disintegrate or to become something else . . . Somehow we are able to peer into Ballard’s paint as we might the sky itself.Among clouds, fields, forests, and shores, the light Ballard reflects seems born of the enigma of mere presence.” - Tom Breidenbach, ArtForum International Born 1951 Liverpool, England Education 1972 BA, Fine Art, Manchester College of Art, Manchester, England Exhibitions 2005 Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2005 Galerie des Beaux Arts de Brest, France 2004 Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland Galerie Didier Devillez, Brussels, Belgium 2002 Watercolour Retrospective, 1981-2001, Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, New York, USA 2001 Cordel Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Between 1982 - 2000, Richard Ballard Exhibited in Over 24 Exhibitions Selected Group Exhibitions 2006 On the Horizon, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2005 Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2003 Institut Gustave Roussy, France Gallery of Contemporary Art of Auver-sur-Oise/F.R.A.C., France 2002 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, England 2000 Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, New York, NY, USA Between 1978 and 2000, Richard Ballard Exhibited in Over 38 Group Exhibitions Public Collections Air France, Paris, France Andersen Consulting, Houston, TX, USA Arthur Anderson, Minneapolis, MN, USA Beyer Blinder Belle, New York, USA Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY, USA Chaseman Enterprises International, Chevy Chase, MD, USA Florida Banking Corp, Miami, FL, USA Fond National D'Art Contemporain, Paris, France Fond Régional D'Art Contemporain, Ile-de-France Foundation Guerlain, Paris, France Foundation Ricard, Paris, France Franklin Mint, PA, USA Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ, USA I.C.I. London, England Leonard Fox Ltd, New York, NY, USA Museum Snug Harbour, USA Miller Anderson Sherrerd, Bala Cynd, PA, USA National Collection, Canberra, Australia National Gallery, Helsinki, Finland Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY, USA The Prudential, Newark, NJ, USA Seahorse Films, New York, NY, USA Steel Case Collection, Chicago, IL, USA TFX Equities, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA Trans resources, New York, USA 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, USA Honors, Awards, & Fellowships 2006 Awarded First Place in the Royal Watercolour Society's 21st Century Watercolour Competition The Royal Watercolour Society is the first and oldest watercolour society in the world Recent Selected Bibliography 2005 Review in Telegramme (January), France Review in Ouest France (January), France 2004 Review on the Web site “lalibre.be” (March), Belgium 2002 Tom Breidenbach, Review, Art Forum International (May) Career Background Teachings/Lectures 2005 Watercolour Workshop, Beaux Arts de Brest, France 2003/05 Royal Academy of Art, London, England 2001/02 Vermont Studio School, USA 1997 The New York Studio School, USA