Gino Ballantyne is a Scottish artist he studied at The Glasgow School of Art, Oxford Brookes University and Wimbledon - University of the Arts London and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. His art delves into narratives of humanity, exploring themes of the ordinary and the extraordinary.
Biography
The Glasgow School Art, BA(Hons) in Fine Art
The Glasgow School of Art and Kelvingrove Museum, Conservation
Oxford Brookes University, PGCE
University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of Art, MA in Fine Art Painting
Selected: Solo Exhibitions
The Vinson Building, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, "Reflections" Drawing installation celebrating the publication of Slow Looking, Book 1, Learning To Look published by Lutterworth Press (2024)
University of the West of England, Bristol, Bower Ashton Library, The Waste Land - A Collapsing World, "TS Eliot and Gino meet with The Cabinet" (2023)
The Vinson Building, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, The Buckingham Literary Festival, "The Thunder Speaks to AI in a Data Driven World" Interactive installation (2022)
St Peter and St Paul's, Buckingham Parish Church, "The Thunder Speaks with Space and Time" (2022)
The Waste Land - A Collapsing World (a single edition handmade artist exhibition in a book) published December 2022, previously introduced during the 2022 Buckingham Literary Festival travelling to selected venues in USA, Japan (2023)
The Vinson Building, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, The Buckingham Literary Festival, "The Waste Land - A Collapsing World" Interactive installation (2022)
St Peter and St Paul's, Buckingham Parish Church, "Installing the Crucifixion" Blessed by former Archbishop Carey" Buckingham (2021)
St Peter and St Paul's, Buckingham Parish Church, Installation "Belief and Science" with performance and sound drawing "The Stations of the Cross" in improvisation with New York artist / pianist Maria Donahue (mariasappho.com) and Gino in "Conversation" with special guest author Robert Cumming, Buckingham (2019)
St Peter and St Paul's, Buckingham Parish Church, "Drawing the Crucifixion" Buckingham (2018)
Glasgow School of Art, "Resonance" The Library, Glasgow (2017)
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, "Notations" Glasgow (2017)
The Sainsbury Gallery, "Fragile Moments" Stowe House, Stowe School, Buckingham (2014)
University Centre Milton Keynes Galleries, "Conversation 1 and 2" Milton Keynes (2012)
Westbury Arts Centre, "Conversation 3" Milton Keynes (2012)
Whitewall, "Figures out of Place" Milton Keynes (2010)
University Centre Milton Keynes galleries “Regarding the image of Violence” Milton Keynes (2009)
The Centre for Drawing, Wimbledon, University of the Arts London “Additive Inverse 10+-10=0, installation project” (2008)
The University Centre Milton Keynes "Five Steps to a Holocaust" (2008)
Stranraer Museum, "Human Condition" Stranraer (2007)
Atrium Gallery, "Existence" Milton Keynes (2007)
Mouvaux, Lille, France, “Artist of Honour” (2006)
University of Buckingham, Buckingham "Run, Skip,Hop, Fall" (2006)
Milton Keynes Exhibition Gallery, Milton Keynes (1993)
Gracefields Art Centre, "The Sublime" Dumfries (1993)
Dick institute, "Landscapes of the Mind" Kilmarnock (1992)
Maclaurin Art Gallery, "Step Away" Ayr (1992)
Swan Galleries, "Delinquent Thoughts" Buckingham, (1992)
Dukes of Buckingham Gallery, "Machiavellian Moments" Buckingham (1991)
Glasgow Vennel Museum, "Time and Memory" Irvine (1990)
Sue Rankin Gallery, "Figures" London (1990)
The Black Boy Gallery, "The Nude" West Wycombe (1988)
Dick Institute, "Uprising" Kilmarnock (1987)
Creek Gallery, "Ashes, Mt St Helens" Amboy Washington, Portland, Oregon (1982)
Selected: Mixed
Analix Forever Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland, "Noisebringers" (2021)
National Galleries of Scotland, "Stories, Portraits, Visions" (The Portrait Gallery) + "online" (2021)
Royal Scottish Academy, Open 2019 VAS + SSA, Edinburgh (2019, 2020)
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stephenson Hall, "DeComposition or the Equal Division of Western Music", pianist Maria Donahue. Glasgow 2018
Royal Scottish Academy, Open 2018 VAS + SSA, Edinburgh (2018)
Artbasel, 'Art Takes Miami', Miami 2017
Bookmarks XIV, Infiltrating the library system, tour (2016 - 2017)
Borgarbokasafinio Kringlunni, Iceland.
Centro Provincial de Artes Plasticas y Diseno, Cuba.
Merced CLL, California, U.S.A.
Scuppernong Books, Greesboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.
NN Contemporary Art, Northampton.
Sion Hill, Chawton House, Liverpool Central libraries England.
Melfort Public Library, Canada
A Sense of Place, OXO Gallery, London (2017)
National original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London (2016)
15th Scope Art Show, "A Meditation on Place" Miami Beach, Miami (2016)
The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, (2016)
Chasama Gallery Gala, New York (2016)
The Ideas Store, Canary Wharf, Ghost[ed.], London (2016)
A View on Nature, OXO Gallery, London (2016)
Alfred East Gallery, "Ghost[ed.] Kettering (2016)
Scope Art Show, "The Voice of the Artist" Art Miami, Miami (2015)
The Oxo Gallery, "Letter in Mind - Art of the Journey" (2015)
Ghost[Ed.], Westland Place Studios, London (2015)
"Exposure Awards Premier", The Louvre Museum, Paris (2015)
Dean Clough Gallery, Ghost[ed.], Halifax (2015)
MK Gallery, (Project Space) Milton Keynes (2014)
Alfred East Gallery, Kettering (2014)
Times Square, "SeeMe Take over Times Square", New York (2014)
The Oxo Gallery, "Letter in Mind", London (2014)
Scope Art Show, "Art Miami, Miami (2014)
Embrace Arts, Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester (2013)
Angel Oransanz Foundation for the Arts, New York (2013)
See exhibition Space,“The Story of the Creative” New York (2013)
Projections Garden, Linc Linc Building, New York(2013)
See exhibition Space, “Creatives Rising” New York (2013)
Practical Dialogue” Eleven Gallery, Hull (2013)
Whitewall, Milton Keynes (2011)
Siena Arts Institute, “Drawing Connections” (2011)
UCMK Milton Keynes, "Painting a Question of Confidence" (2010)
Deutsche PostBank. London (2010)
Winchester Discovery Centre (2009)
Bury St. Edmunds Art Gallery (2009)
Durham Museum and Art Gallery (2009)
The Nunnery, London (2009)
Centre MK, Milton Keynes, "Tipping Point" (2008)
Wimbledon, University of the Arts London "Regarding the image of Violence" (2008)
Artworks, Milton Keynes (2009)
UCMK Milton Keynes (2009)
Deutsche PostBank. London (2009)
Bow Arts Centre, London (2008)
Centre MK, Milton Keynes, "Asleep" (2008)
Wimbledon, University of the Arts London "Violence" (2008)
The University Centre Milton Keynes (2008)
The Centre for Drawing, Wimbledon, University of the Arts London “Additive Inverse 10+-10=0, installation project” (2008)
The University Centre Milton Keynes “Regarding the Image of Violence" (2008)
Jerwood Space, “Jerwood Drawing Prize”, London (2008)
Summerfield Gallery, Cheltenham (2008)
MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, "Defining the Times" (2000)
Eich gallery, Hull (2000)
Kunstlerwerkstaff Bahnhof Westend, Berlin, (2000)
Sint - Lukas Gallery, Brussels (2000)
Pitville Gallery, “Cheltenham Drawing Prize”, Cheltenham (1999)
Aylesbury County Museum, Aylesbury (1990)
Clifford Street Fine Art, London (1988)
Thos. Agnew & Son Ltd, , “Young Contemporaries”, London (1988)
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (1987)
Scottish Exhibition Centre Glasgow, "Scottish Brewers Painting Prize" (1987)
Compass Gallery, Glasgow (1987)
Drew Gallery, Canterbury (1987)
Flying Colours Gallery, Edinburgh (1987)
The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (Degree show) (1987)
Sue Rankin Gallery, London (1987)
The Mackintosh, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (1987)
Dick Institute, Kilmarnock (1987)
Mackintosh Museum, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (1986)
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (1986)
Mackintosh Museum, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (1985)
Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Works on Paper (1985)
Shop Space, Glasgow, "Nudes" (1985)
Selected Residencies, Artist Projects and Research
Buckingham Music Festival (2024)
St Peter and St Paul, Painting the Resurrection and the Crucifixion, Buckingham, ( 2018-2020)
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow (2017)
Buckingham Literary Festival, Buckingham (2017- 24)
Bookmarks: Infiltrating the Library System XIV, UWE Bristol, (2016 - 2017)
The Glasgow School of Art, The Hatchery, Sounds in Space part 1, Sound Through Time part 2, Sound is Colour part 3, Glasgow (2016 - 2017)
Artivity, Ligatus, a research Centre for the University of the Arts, Chelsea College of the Arts, University of the Arts London (2015 - 2016}
Book of Sounds, Artivity, Ligatus UAL london 2016
Ghost[ed.] Collaborative Print project with seven other artists (2015)
“Practical Dialogues” Leicester Print Workshop, (2013 - 20014)
“Hidden Things” Arts At Stowe, Stowe School and House, Buckingham (2014)
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, "Journies" (2008)
“Additive Inverse 10+-10=0, installation project” The Centre for Drawing, Wimbledon, University of the Arts London (2008)
“Regarding the Image of Violence, drawing project” The University Centre Milton Keynes (2008)
HMP Bullingdon, Bicester, "Tattoos" (2007)
Wormwood Scrubs, London the Koestler Trust and the V and A, "A Touch of the Body Beautiful" (2006)
Buckingham Music Festival, Buckingham (2004)
Staten Island Ferry, Ports authority, New York (2001)
Central Park, "The Chair", New York (2001)
Bicester Arts and Music Festival, Bicester Village "Jazz" (1999)
Oxford Prison, "Unlocked" Oxford (1992)
Royal Latin School, Buckingham (1990)
Museum Pieces, Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, (1987)
"Scottish Exhibition Centre, "The City" Glasgow, (1987)
Kelvingrove Park, "The Bandstand", Film and installation project (1986)
After the Eruption, "Dust" Mt St Helens, Amboy Washington, Oregon(1982)
Selected Curation Projects
“Practical Dialogues” MK Gallery Project Space (2014)
“Threshold” Marsha Dunstan UCMK Milton Keynes (2012)
“Culture In Stone” UCMK (2012)
“Finishing Line” UCMK (2012)
“From the Figure” UCMK Milton Keynes (2012)
“In A City” UCMK (2012) in collaboration with CCBE
“Safe Harbour” UCMK (2012)
“Drawn to Stitch” UCMK (2012)
“Heads” UCMK (2012)
“Trispectives” UCMK Milton Keynes (2011)
“Laser Print” UCMK Milton Keynes (2011)
“Drawing into Imagination” UCMK Milton Keynes (2010)
“Painting a Question of Confidence” UCMK Milton Keynes (2010)
“Journies” John Radcliffe Hospital (2006)
“The Body Beautiful” Wormwood Scrubs, London and The Koestler Centre, London (2004)
Selected publications and film
The Waste Land by TS Eliot in dialogue with A Collapsing World by Gino Ballantyne. a Handmade single edition manuscript. GB editions (December 2022)
The Waste Land by TS Eliot in dialogue with A Collapsing World by Gino Ballantyne. a digital iteration to accompany the handmade publication. Deschamps (June 2022)
Buckingham Literary Festival "A Visual Diary" (2020)
""Iris", Artist Book limited edition and digital version BD publishing (20190
Trendlife magazine "Buckingham gets prepared for bucklitfive" (2019)
"Binary Drawings", Artist Book limited edition and digital version Deschamps press 2018
"Asemic Noise", Artist Book limited edition, and digital version Deschamps Press, 2018
Average Art Magazine December 2017
Artivity: Documenting Digital Art Practice, BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of Proceedings of EVA London 2017, UK
"45 Drawings - Sound" GSofA 2016, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (2017)
Ghost[ed.], Garageland, Vol 21 (Urban Ghosts), spring 2017, Transition Editions
National Original Print Exhibition, catalogue, (2016)
"Humanising Data,: an Artist`s perspective", Daniela Duca, researchdata.jiscinvolve.org, Jisc (3rd October 2016)
"Asemic Sound", gsahatchery, Glasgow School of Art, (7th October, 2016)
"Sound Through Time", gsahatchery, Glasgow School of Art (2nd June, 2016)
"Sounds in Space", gsahatchery, Glasgow School of Art, (22nd March, 2016)
"Stories Within Images", A Select Collection of Work, SeeMe (2016)
"The Voice of the Artist", A select collection of work, SeeMe (2015)
"Book of Sounds", Artist Book, Artivity, Ligatus. UAL London (2015)
Gino Ballantyne - "Fragile Moments at Stowe", Book of photography Artpressed (2015)
"Conversations", Artist Book (2015)
"A Meditation on Place", A Select Collection of work, SeeMe (2015)
"Exposure Awards", The Sky Collection (2015)
‘Ghost[ed.]’ in Printmaking Today. Vol..No.3. 2015
Robert Cumming. "Fragile Things", Arts at Stowe 2014
"Etchings". Deschamps Press, 2014
"Black". Deschamps Press, 2014
S. Baker et al, ‘Practical Dialogue’ in Printmaking Today. Vol. 22.No. 3. 2013
MK Citizen, “No Comment” says Westbury Studios, 2012
"The Disasters Of War". UCMK publications. 2012
"Drawing Connections", Sienna Arts Institution. 2011
"Diasporas". UCMK publications. 2010
Fringe MK 2010and MK Painting Prize. 2010
"Regarding the Image of Violence". Deschamps press. 2009
Jerwood Drawing Prize. 2008
Good to meet You, The Guardian, interview by Becky Barnicoat 1st November 2008
Artwork Helps to Lift Spirits at Hospital, The Guardian August 23rd, 2006
Journies, Art Council publication. 2006
Nursing Times, Nursing Mirror: NT, Volume 102, Issues 30-3, Macmillan Journals, 2006
Prisons and Hospitals are for Injured People, MAILOUT 2006
Salon des artistes mouvallois, jusqu' au 8 mai, Nord Éclair May 2005
Seizieme salon des artistes peintres et sculpteurs, La Voix Du Nord, May 2005
16 edition du salon des artistes mouvallois: mode d;emploi, Nord Éclair, April 2005
Regards sur l;Asiie, La Voix Du Nord, April 2005
A vos agendas! Nord Eclair, April 2005
The Body Beautiful, The Guardian 2004
"Compositions and improvisations", Artist book of drawings of the 2002 Buckingham Music Festival, with introductions by Alan Brook and Joachim Strupp, 2002
Cheltenham Open Drawing. 1999
Artists in Britain since 1945, David Buckman Published by Goldmark Gallery
Somewhere Is, Sue Walker, Purcell Press, 1996
Gino's Back with a Top Show, Kilmarnock Herald 1992
See the Best of Gino, Irvine Times 1990
Giles Auty, "Broth or Froth?"Arts, in The Spectator. 19th September 1987
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Dreams and Reflections, Scottish Television, film 1987
Edward Burra, "there's nothing like a dead fartist", 1987
Collections
Victoria and Albert Museum
Siena Art Institute
North Ayrshire Collection
Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
Glasgow Vennel Museum
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxfordshire Hotels
Scottish Brewers
International and National Private Collections
UAL Collections, Chelsea Collections and Archives
Glasgow School of Art, Archives and Collections
Church of England
Awards, Prizes and Mentions
Scottish Brewers Painting Prize 3rd Prize
Koestler Award
Scottish Arts Council Touring
Exposure Awards
Arts Council, Awards for All
Bukinghamshire Arts Council Awards and Funding
MK Painting Prize
Cheltenham Drawing Prize (shortlisted)
Jerwood Drawing Prize (shortlisted)