Contact directly at:
Allenthomasball@gmail.com
Studio Allen Thomas Ball
323 West 39th Street, Suite 609
New York, NY 10018
I was raised in rural Northeast Florida and started creating artwork from materials at hand such as, clay and linseed oil for paint, beeswax, tree-bark, and found objects, often drawing inspiration from deep time and my relationship to the world.
I earned dual degrees in Fine Art and Art History from the University of North Florida and studied abroad in Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia. I studied printmaking under master printer John Hutcheson of Tyler Graphics. In 2017, I completed my Bachelor's in Fine Arts at the University of North Florida, and my Masters from Pratt Institute in 2019.
Education
2019 Masters of Fine Art, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2017 Bachelor of Fine Art, The University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
2014 Associates of Arts, Saint Johns River State College, Palatka, Florida
2014 Associates of Science, Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, Florida
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Allen Thomas Ball, Garment District Alliance Space for Public Art, New York, New York
2019
Artesian, Vandroff Gallery, JCA, Jacksonville, Florida
Longleaf, Dekalb Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Topography, Gallery 710, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, New York
2018
Alluvium, SCPS Gallery at Pratt Manhattan Center, Pratt Institute, New York, New York
2017
Remnant, Pratt MFA Studios Install Space 49, Brooklyn, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Natural Elements, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville California
2022
50 an Alumni Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Florida
Dread in the Eyes, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York
2021
Flux Factory Fundraising Exhibition, Flux Factory, Brooklyn, New York
EFA Originals, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York
2020
Freedom is an Act, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York
Morongo Valley, Art off Screen, https://neumeraki.com/, Morongo Valley, California
After Quarantine, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York
2019
Strategies of Artistic Protest, gh36 open space, Große Hamburger Strasse 36, 10115 Berlin, Germany
All In, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, New York
2018
Small Root, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, New York
Strata, Pratt Institute South Hall, Brooklyn, New York
2017
Convocation: Pratt MFA Welcome Back Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Printmaking National Exhibition, Mark Arts Center, Wichita, Kansas
University of North Florida Juried Annual, UNF Gallery of Art, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Align, UNF Paint Guild Exhibition, Vandroff Art Gallery, Jewish Community Alliance, Jacksonville, Florida
2016
Visions of Croatia/Slovenia, Karojbg, Mocitiada Villa Moncitta, Croatia
University of North Florida Juried Annual Exhibition, UNF Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, Florida
2015
University of North Florida Juried Student Annual, UNF Gallery of Art, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
2014
All-Florida Ceramics Invitational, South Gallery, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Florida
University of North Florida 2nd Floor Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Florida School of the Arts Graduate Exhibition, Florida School of the Arts Gallery, Palatka, Florida
2013
Florida School of the Arts Juried Student Exhibition, Florida School of the Arts Gallery, Palatka, Florida
Public and Private Collections
Galerie Michael Bargo, The Stanley Center for Peace and Security, George King & Sarah Stuyvesant King, Leopoldo Villardi, Monte Coleman, Samuel Ari Schlesinger, The University of North Florida Print Collection
Lectures, Talks, Radio/Television
2024
Pratt Institute, Studio Visit, “Pratt BFA Professional Practices” Professor Donna Moran, Febuary 27, 2024
2023
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker, “Pratt MFA Professional Practices” Professor Bill Carroll, November 29, 2023
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker, “Pratt MFA Professional Practices” Professor Bill Carroll, April 19, 2023
2022
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker, “Pratt MFA Professional Practices” Professor Bill Carroll, November 16, 2022
Yale University, Studio visit and artist talk, “Drawing”, Instructor Justin Kim, April 16, 2022
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker and Studio Visit, “Pratt BFA Professional Practices” Professor Donna Moran, March 4, 2022
2021
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker and Studio Visit “Pratt BFA Professional Practices” Professor Donna Moran, November 30 & December 1, 2021
School of Visual Arts, Studio visit and artist talk, Professor Katya Grokhovsky, July 14, 2021
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker, “Pratt BFA Professional Practices” Professor Bill Carroll, April 7, 2021
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker, “Pratt BFA Professional Practices” Professor Donna Moran, February 24, 2021
2020
EFA Studio Program “Lunchtime Studio Visits with Allen Thomas Ball and EFA Studios Assistant Director Natalia Nakazawa”
William Ris Gallery, “Artist Talk, Allen Thomas Ball at William Ris Gallery” 7 November 2020
Pratt Institute, Guest Speaker, “Pratt MFA Professional Practices”, 4 November 2020
EFA Studio Program EFA Virtual Open Studios 2020 - “Lunch With Studios Director Bill Carroll”
EFA Studio Program EFA Virtual Open Studios 2020: “New Member Panel”
Pratt Institute, Guest Lecture & Studio Visit, “Graduate Professional Practices” Professor Bill Carroll, 25 September 2020
Pratt Institute, Guest Lecture, “Graduate Professional Practices”, Professor Bill Carroll, 23 September 2020
EFA Studio Program Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program, “Q&A with Member Artist Allen Ball, Hosted by Stephen Braun of the Metropolitan Museum of Art” June 18, 2020
Grants, Honors, Awards & Residencies
2024 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Residency (renewed)
2022 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Residency (renewed)
2020 EFA North Fork Residency x The Potato Farm Project
2019 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Residency Member Artist
2018 Pratt Institute, Graduate Student Engagement Fund
2018 Pratt Institute, Graduate Merit Scholarship
2017 Pratt Institute, Graduate Merit Scholarship
2016 University of North Florida, Lane Scholarship, Study Abroad Croatia
2015 University of North Florida, Grey Scholarship, UNF Department of Art and Design Study Abroad Italy Program
2012-14 Florida School of the Arts, Talent Scholarship, Palatka FL
Commissions
Pratt Institute, Topography, 2019
Press
NYC&G Magazine
Alyssa Bird, Caitlyn St. John, Kelly Velocci, “Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse” NYC&G Magazine, November 2019, Page 53 Photographs by Anastassios Mentis
Untapped New York Irene Madrigal, “10 New Public Art Installations in NYC April 2022” Untapped Cities, April 2022
Garment District Alliance “Ten New Works by Artist Allen Thomas Ball” Garment District Alliance, April 2022
Gotham To Go “The Garment District Alliance Unveils 38th Street Display Window with Artwork by Allen Thomas Ball”, Gotham To Go, March 16, 2022
Neumeraki Eileen Jeng Lynch, “Morongo Valley”, Neumeraki.com, July 2020
Pratt Institute “Opening Reception: Allen Ball - Alluvium”, Pratt Institute Blog, May 2018
Jacksonville Jewish News “The work of Allen Thomas Ball Featured” Jacksonville Jewish News, April 2019, Page 24.
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts “EFA Studio Program Welcomes Nine New Member Artists”, EFA Blog, May 2020
Pratt Institute “Longleaf, A Thesis Exhibition by Allen Ball”, Pratt Commons, March 23, 2019 Photographs by Federico Savini
Artistic Research Encounters / We ARE Research Lily Fürstenow, “Artistic Research Encounters / We ARE Research”, November 2019
Georgia Today Lily Fürstenow, “Protest - Strategies of Artistic Protest”, Georgia Today, 13-14 November 2019, Dubai