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Toni_Ann Ballenden

Born 5 April 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Ballenden has been producing Art and teaching since qualifying in Fine Art at The Wits Technicon in 1993 Cum Laude. Her work is in three major collections The Anglo American Collection, The Sasol Collection and The Johannesburg University Collection. Ballenden has had five solo exhibitions and has been on many group shows.

There have been breaks in Ballenden’s career due to family commitments.

In 2015 Ballenden had an Artists Residence at the Bag Factory for three months, then moved on to Ariel Empire Studios with Bronwyn Lace. At the end of March 2016 this group of Artists moved into August House, an old 5 storey office building in Doornfontein Johannesburg with over 50 contemporary artists, probably the largest group of artists in one building in South Africa.

Education

  • 2000 Studied The Journey Work. (Spiritual Therapist) England.

    Practiced in Johannesburg for two years.

  • 1998 Studied a foundation course in Art Therapy. Johannesburg

  • 1994 1995 Part time lecturer. Wits Tech. J.H.B.- Department of Fine Art

  • 1993 National Higher Diploma Fine Art, Cum Laude. Witswaterand Technikon.

  • 1990 National Diploma Fine Art with distinctions in drawing and painting. Wits Tech. J.H.B.

  • 1986 1987 Part time painting classes with Anton Uys, Johannesburg

  • 1986 Figure drawing classes with Audrey Beerman, Johannesburg.

  • 1989 Clay figure sculpting with E. Johnson.

  • 1979 Part-time Fine Art classes. The Art Foundation, Johannesburg.

  • 1978 Diploma. Ian Calder School of Interior Design, Johannesburg.

  • 1975 - 1985 Produced and sold ceramics. Johannesburg.

  • 1975 - 1985 Taught ceramics to children. Johannesburg.

  • 1972 Studied ceramics with Carol Hahn. Johannesburg.

  • 1970 Matriculated at The Art Ballet and Music school. Parktown Johannesburg.

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