Chris Ballantyne (b. 1972, Mobile, Alabama) grew up in the suburbs of coastal cities around the country, moving frequently for his father’s work with the Coast Guard. Ballantyne’s paintings are meditations on the intersection between man-made structures and natural environments, urban development and upheaval, and the increasing danger of climate change. He is influenced by the gridded architecture of cities like New York and San Francisco, as well as his early experiences living along the U.S. coast. By painting directly onto unprimed wood panels, he emphasizes the juxtaposition of natural and man-made elements in his art. He received a BA from the University of South Florida in 1997 and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2002. Ballantyne has exhibited internationally and has been the recipient of several awards including the Tournesol Award and Residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in 2004, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant in 2005, and a Tamarind Institute Invitational Residency in 2013. His work is included in public collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Art Rotterdam Foundation in The Netherlands, among others. You can see more of Chris’s work at George Adams Gallery and on his website.

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