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Join us on Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 PM to hear Christina Ballantyne discuss her art practice as part of the Art Talks at Brand series. Christina Ballantyne (b.1990, Houston, TX) is a Los Angeles-based artist. Ballantyne’s work, encompassing both painting and small-scale sculpture, is deeply rooted in her personal experiences, particularly her experience with temporal lobe epilepsy, which has fueled her interest in examining the role of feelings and sensory experience in the inner life of herself and others. Her paintings often feature figures, animals, and cultural iconography, utilizing deep colors, strong symbolism, and specific layering techniques to evoke a powerful sense of emotion and spirituality. The layering of images, allowing old images to inform new ones, mirrors how past experiences shape our present ways of acting and seeing the world. Ballantyne emphasizes her process of free association and a lack of preliminary drawings, viewing the painting itself as a mirror reflecting her inner life and recurrent existential questions. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021, where she was a recipient of the Helen Frankenthaler award. Ballantyne has participated in solo and two-person exhibitions in Los Angeles galleries and across the US.
Art Talks at Brand invites contemporary artists to discuss their work and the issues surrounding it, followed by a moderated Q&A with Brand staff member, artist, and writer Jennifer Remenchik. Artists are selected to reflect the diversity of the art scene of the greater Los Angeles area.
The series is sponsored by the Brand Associates. All programs are free and open to the public. Arrive early to view the new exhibition, "Crossings.”
For more information on Art Talks at Brand, please visit our website: BrandLibrary.org/Art-Talks
Images: Christina Ballantyne, No Respite (detail), oil on canvas, 40 x 60 in., 2025; Artist portrait. Images courtesy of the artist.
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