The Terra Studios - Alicia M B Ballard

About Me

@ White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

☀ English ☀ Castellano ☀ Italiano

“My work reflects daily observations, reactions, activism, storytelling and other passions rolled into a series of metaphorical vignettes sometimes turned series or clusters in which, I often use colour and elements symbolically. Because, I almost always think purely in terms of the energies (that flow) associated with my commentary’s topic and/or subject, the outcome of the work is very much curvilinear throughout with some sharp/linear exceptions when required. This keenness for the “translation” of energies spills over to many a title, where I feel the need to construct or compound a new word to accompany it…”

Alicia M B Ballard (Ujhelyi) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Came to Canada with her family as a young woman, made her home in Calgary and several other western cities until moving to White Rock, BC. in 2004. While Alicia was a prolific painter in her 20’s, life intricacies lead her on another path, up until late 2006 when, in full circle, she found herself painting again!

Alicia is self-taught, which makes for an continuous exciting and wholesome adventure. Since 2007 she successfully hang (in the Lower Mainland), seven Solo Exhibits and Joint Show, “The Unmistakable Chroma Divas”. These past few years have been a whirlwind of activity internationally, beginning with an invitation for the International Contemporary Art Exhibit II, at the Museum of the Americas, Miami, Flo. which, moved on to Argentina (to a 5 city tour), while reproduction of the same work, Intermezzo Giocoso, showed simultaneously in Mexico City, and later in Cancún. Other works made their way to Civitanova Marche and Naples, Italy and Warsaw, Poland. A couple more to Barcelona, Spain and to the International MiniArt Faces exhibit in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to be exhibit came this July to West Vancouver, BC, Canada, at the Ferry Terminal Building Gallery.

Currently, Alicia’s focus is on the FiberFusion international mural project of her/Virtuosi Infraganti Collective initiative, which, will be unveiled in White Rock Museum and Archives , for the upcoming “Outside the Box” festival in September 2011. Still, just for the joy of it, she does allow herself time off to paint. A couple of her recent works made their way to the Torrego Gallery in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Another one left recently for Colombia and three more earlier this year went to Spain, to participate in feminine interest themed itinerant exhibits of the Novena Metáfora y Art-Esencia Collectives respectively…. (More bellow)

☀ Castellano

Alicia M B Ballard (Ujhelyi) nació en Buenos Aires, Argentina; emigró de joven e hizo su hogar en varias ciudades del oeste Canadiense, hasta finalmente radicarse en White Rock, British Columbia en 2004.

A pesar de haber sido una pintora prolífica en sus veintes, los caprichos de la vida la llevaron por otros caminos hasta el 2006, cuando como en un círculo perfecto se encontró nuevamente pintando.
Alicia es autodidacta, lo cual crea una estimulante, robusta y continua aventura.

Ęste nuevo período, le brindó la oportunidad de montar siete muestras “solo” en varias ciudades de la región, así como la muestra “Las Inconfundibles Divas del Croma” con otra artista local.
Éstos últimos años han sido un torbellino en cuanto a la actividad internacional, comenzando en 2009 con la participación en el “Artistas Internacionales Contemporáneos II”, en el Museo de las Américas, Florida, Miami; obra cuál luego se traslado con una itinirante por cuatro ciudades, a la Argentina. Al mismo tiempo, una reprodución de la misma obra, se expuso en la ciudad de México y en luego en Cancún (con motivo del 50 aniversario de la Sociedad de Cancer de Mexico).

Otros trabajos se destinaron a Civitanova Marché, Nápoles y Arezzo, Italia. Otras, llegaron a Barcelona, España y con la Itinerante International MiniArt Faces de Porto Alegre, Brasil, que llego a West Vancouver, Canadá este pasado Julio para luego exponerse en Irlanda.

Alicia dedicó casi todo éste último año a la creación, organización, curadoría e instalación del mural internacional FiberFusion, el cual se expuso en White Rock, BC. Canadá, éste Septiembre último, y el cual comenzará su propia gira itinerante mundial a comienzos del 2012. Alicia, se ha dado además tiempo, para participar en exposiciones y eventos locales, tanto así como en España, Colombia y Polonia.

En el presente, continúa con el proyecto del mural, asi también como preparándose para participar en los seis próximos meses en varias exposiciones en las ciudades de North Vancouver, Ottawa y, Barcelona y, este Diciembre 2011, en Buenes Aires. (Mas por debajo)

☀ Italiano

Alicia M Ballard (Ujhelyi) nata a Buenos Aires, si è trasferita in Canada nel 1969, risiedede a White Rock, nella British Columbia, dal 2004.
Pittrice fin dalla gioventù, anche se priva di una formazione accademica, participa a diverse mostre, nella regione dove abita, e nel suo percorso creativo svillupa differenti proposte artistiche e culturali.
In quest’ultimo periodo è stat presentata in sette mostre personali ed ha partecipato alla mostra collettiva: “Le Inconfondibili Dive del Croma”
L’hanno scorso per quanto riguarda la sua attività internazionale, ha participato alla Mostra Artisti Internazionale Contemporanei II, presso il Museo delle Americhe, in Florida,a Miami, con un opera gà conosciuta “Intermezzo Giocoso”, che e stata portata in Argentina con una mostra itinerante tutt’ora in corso. Una riproduzione della stessa opera è stata presentata a Cittá del Messico e a Cancun
Altri lavori sono stati presentati in mostre a Civitanova Marche e Napoli, opere che attual mente sono visibili nella galleria “Illuminarti” ad Arezzo in Toscana.
Altre opere dell’artista hanno fatto parte a Giunio di una mostra a Barcellona in Spagna e dell’Intenazionale Miniart di Porto Alegre, Brasile, esposizione che arriverà in Canada nel 2011.
Attualmente sta realizzando diversi progetti per privati e preparando una nuova mostra .