Alison Ballard is a multi-disciplinary artist, exploring changing notions of what it means to be ‘present’, and the impact technology is having on our sense of ‘self.’ In an age of asynchronous, online engagement, what does it mean to experience something in real time?

Throughout her practice she applies a broad range of mediums, including moving image, installation, sound, text, and live performance. She often works collaboratively with artists, performers, and audiences in both the development and realisation of her work. In 2016, she was awarded the Main Prize at the Nottingham Castle Open for ‘Wasted Labour’, a collaborative work with artist Martin Lewis.

Exhibitions include ‘An Hour’ at Radar/IAS (2020), solo exhibition ‘Offline Is The New Luxury’ at Furtherfield (2017), London, and group exhibitions at Focal Point Gallery, Barbican, Ashmolean Museum, Science Museum, Metal, AirSpace Gallery, and IMT.

Alongside her practice, she has over 10 years’ experience as a University Lecture and speaker in Fine Art and Moving Image at a range of institutions including Goldsmiths, London Metropolitan University, De Montfort University, Westminster University, Nottingham Trent University and TOMA (The Other MA - Alt ed.)

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Solo Exhibitions & Performances:

2020 ‘An Hour’, IAS / Radar, Loughborough, UK
2017 'Offline Is The New Luxury', Furtherfield Gallery, London, UK
2016 'Everyday Fiction', NetPark, Metal, Southend-On-Sea, UK
2013 'Narrating the Barbican', Barbican, London, UK
2009 'Pod', Shunt, London, UK
2006 'In My Good Ear', PreSet / Dance4, Nottingham, UK
2005 'All Ears', PreSet / Dance4, Nottingham, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2018 Eyecatcher III, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, UK
2017 Live Friday, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
2016 Midpointness, AirSpace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
2016 Wonderlab: Statoil Gallery, Science Museum, London, UK
2016 Estuary Festival, Metal, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK
2016 Digital Artist Residency, online at www.digitalartistresidency.org
2016 Audiograft, Oxford, UK
2016 NetPark, Metal, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK
2015 Nottingham Castle Open, Nottingham, UK (WINNER: Main Prize)
2015 I'M Ten, IMT Gallery, London, UK
2015 Plymouth Art Weekender, Plymouth, UK
2015 ArtVideoKoeln, German-Japanese Centre, Cologne, Germany
2014 Videorover Archive, NURTUREart, New York, USA
2014 HTMlles 11| ZÉRO FUTUR{E} Feminist Festival of Media Arts + Digital Culture, Montreal, Canada
2014 Barbican Weekender: We Create, Barbican, London, UK
2014 Videorover: Season 7, Pratt's DDA Gallery, New York, USA
2014 Videorover: Season 7. NURTUREart / Union Docs, New York, USA
2013 The Festival for Different and Experimental Cinema, Paris, France
2013 Supernormal, Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, UK
2013 Hilltown New Music Festival, Hilltown House, Hilltown, Ireland
2013 Lab Film Festival, Mother Studios, London, UK
2013 Sheffield Fringe Festival, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
2013 Ende Tymes: Novo Apocalypso, Silent Barn, New York, UK
2012 Audible Obervatories, SOMArts Cultural Centre, San Francisco, USA
2010 Sonic Jukebox, SoundFjord, London, UK
2009 Rushes Short Film Festival, Tenderpixel, London, UK
2009 The Pixel Palace, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle, UK
2009 BBC Big Screen, Various locations throughout the UK.
2008 Flip Animation Festival, Wolverhampton, UK - Nominated: 'ToomBoom Open Short Competition'
2008 Bolzano Short Film Festival, Bolzano, Italy - Nominated: 'Short Film Experimental Competition'
2008 Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds, UK - Nominated: 'Short Film City'
2008 flEXiff, Sydney, Australia - Nomainted: 'Special flEXiff Award'
2008 Festival of Nations, Ebensee, Austria - Awarded: 'Diplom Award 2008'
2006 Wormhole Saloon I & II, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
2004 You Are Here Festival, Nottingham, UK
2004 Urban Sport, Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK

Selected Residencies:

2019 Summer Lodge, Nottingham Trent University, UK
2018 Studio4 Residency, Chisenhale Studios, London, UK
2016 Digital Artists Residency, online AiR at www.digitalartistresidency.org
2016 Summer Lodge, Nottingham Trent University, UK
2016 Time & Space, Metal, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK
2015 NetPark Culture LAB, Metal, Southend-On-Sea, UK
2014 Summer Lodge, Nottingham Trent University, UK
2013 Hack the Barbican, Barbican, London, UK
2008 Cybersonica AV Lab, Cybersonica / The Basement, Brighton, UK

DVDs:

2014 'COBRA: A Critical Response 1.3', DVD & Book, COBRA RES, London, UK
2009 'Tenderpix' DVD, Tenderpixel / Tenderproduct, London, UK

Lecturing :

2011-2024 Associate Lecturer, BA Fine Art, NTU, Nottingham, UK
2018-21 Associate Lecturer, BA Fine Art, LMU, London, UK
2017-20 Tutor, The Other MA (TOMA), Southend-on-Sea, UK
2019 Visiting Speaker, BA Fine Art, DMU, Leicester, UK
2017 Visiting Lecturer, MA Creative Writing (Digital Writing), University of Westminster, London, UK
2016 Visiting Lecturer, MA Art & Politics, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK

Education / Qualifications:

2020 PG Cert, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, LMU, London, UK
2020 Fellow, Advanced HE (previously HEA), UK
2017 Associate Fellow, HEA (now Advance HE), UK
2012 MA Sound Arts, LCC, UAL, London, UK
2004 BA (Hons) Fine Art, NTU, Nottingham, UK
2002 Erasmus Study Exchange, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2000 BTEC (Dip) Art & Design Foundation Studies, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK