Born: 1972

Education:
MFA, Painting and Drawing, San Francisco Art Institute, CA, 2002
BA, Painting, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1997

Solo Exhibitions:
Chris Ballantyne, Cheeckwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN, February – March 2005
Dream of New Jersey, DCKT Contemporary, New York,NY, 2003
Sunny Expectancy, Peres-Projects, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
What is Between Us, Peres-Projects, San Francisco, CA 2002
In Plein Air, Art Hut, San Francisco, CA, 2001
Multi, Silver Meteor Gallery, Tampa, FL, 1999
Formal Division, Szilage Gallery at 145, St. Petersburg, FL,1998
Token, Center Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1996

Group Exhibitions:
Forthcoming- Liste (Basel, Switzerland), peres-projects, Los Angeles, CA 2004
Mental Space, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI, 2004
Close Calls, The Marin Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, 2004
Fresh Paint, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, November – February 2004
The Rules Everyone Will Follow From This Day Forth, peres-projects, Los Angeles, CA 2003
Artissima, Turin, Italy, with peres projects, Los Angeles, November 2003
Telling Stories, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR, 2003
International Invitational, Art Chicago, peres projects, Los Angeles, CA May 2003
Art Rotterdam (The Netherlands), peres projects, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
SFAI, MFA Graduation Exhibit, Ft. Mason Center, San Francisco, CA, 2002
Annual Juried Show, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA, 2001
Continuing MFA Exhibit, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, CA, 2001
Szilage Gallery at 145, St. Petersburg, FL, 2000
The Book as Object, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO, 1999
Gallery on Florida, Tampa, FL, 1998
Flout, Szilage Gallery at 145, St. Petersburg, FL, 1998
Opening Show, Wallflower Gallery, Miami, FL, 1997
Sculpture, Center Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1997
Annual Hortt Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale Art Museum, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1994

Selected Publications:

Mc Govern, Thomas, Chris Ballantyne at Peres- Projects, Artweek, September 2003
Helfand, Glen, Critic’s Pick, ArtForum.com, July – August, 2003
Bowie, Chas, Telling Stories, Portland Mercury, July 24, 2003
Limburg, Dirk, Volledig kunstaanbod in overzichtelijk dorpje, NRC Handelsbald, February 23, 2003
Westbrook, Lindsey, Critic’s Choice: Art, “What is Between Us”, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 15, 2003
Bing, Allison, Chris Ballantyne: “What Is Between Us”: Suburbia Goes Sublime, SFGate.com, January 2003
New American Paintings, The MFA Annual Edition 2002

Selected Collections:
Art Rotterdam Foundation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Judith Rothschild Foundation, New York, NY
Permanent Collection,The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
The Sprint Collection, Overland, KS

Awards:
Honorable Mention, MFA Graduation Show 2002
Work Grant, University of South Florida , 1997