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IVONNE BALLÍ
(Monterrey, 1992)
Plastic Artist. Balli graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) with a BA in Studio Art and in English Literature. She continued her artistic career with courses and workshops such as Programa de Alto Rendimiento en el Arte Contemporáneo (PARAC) with Marco Granados and Damián Ontiveros, as well as various LARSCHOOL courses taught by Catalina Restrepo and Mateo Pizarro.
Her most notable solo and collective exhibitions have taken place at Ovalo Galeria, Galería Amadeus, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS), and has participated in projects by Galería HeartEgo, Instituto Nuevo Amanecer at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MARCO).
In 2017 she collaborated in the documentary Modos de Vuelo: Creadores y Procesos Artísticos de Nuevo León and was selected for the 6th International Biennale of Art in Beijing, China in 2015.
Her practice focuses on the deformation and transformation of the human body as a tool to explore its inner psychological and emotional turmoil.
Ballí currently lives and works in Monterrey, Mexico.
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Education
Southern Methodist University
2010 - 2014 | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, specialization in Art History.
2010 - 2014 | Bachelor of Fine Arts in English Literature, specialization in Creative Writing.
Workshops
2020 | Mercado del Arte by Catalina Restrepo, LARSCHOOL, Monterrey, México.
2017 | Los Modos de Vuelo Workshop by Cristina Gonzalez, Luis Frías, and Alan Alanis, Escuela Adolfo Prieto, Monterrey, México.
2017 | Dibujo Expandido by Mateo Pizarro, LARSCHOOL, Monterrey, México.
2017 | Políticas del Tiempo y la Materia Workshop by Damián Ontiveros, Lugar Común, Monterrey, México.
2016 | Autopromoción para Artistas by Catalina Restrepo, LARSCHOOL, Monterrey, México.
2015 | Encuentro de Artistas Visuales Emergentes: Festival Interfaz de ISSSTE- Cultura Monterrey 2015 by Luis Felipe Ortega, Maj Britt Jensen and Virginia Cornwell, ISSSTE, Monterrey, México.
2014-2015| Programa de Alto Rendimiento en el Arte Contemporáneo, Especialización en Producción de Pintura (PARAC) by Marco Granados and Damián Ontiveros, Monterrey, México.
Solo Shows
2018 |Máscaras, OVALO Galería. CDMX, México.
2015 |Bestias, Galería Amadeus. Monterrey, México.
2012 | Ivonne Ballí, Doolin Gallery de Meadows School of the Arts de SMU. Dallas, USA.
Group Shows
2019 | Edificando Sueños, Centro Cultural Plaza Fátima, Monterrey, México.
2017 | Construcciones y Deconstrucciones de la Maternidad, CIESAS, Monterrey, México.
2017 | Incógnito, Galería HeartEgo. Mid Mod Living, Monterrey, México.
2017 | Subasta a Beneficio de la Beca Jorge García Abaroa A.C., Monterrey, México.
2017 | Al Encuentro de lo Sensible, Instituto Nuevo Amanecer and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MARCO), Monterrey, México.
2015 | Memory and Dream, 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China.
2015 | Exposición Colectiva 2015, Museo El Centenario. Monterrey, México.
2014 | Salon de Noviembre 2014, Arte A.C. Escuela de Diseño. Monterrey, México.
2014 | Los Pasillos del Arte, Galería México Local. Monterrey, México.
2014 | Works by Professional Practice Class of Spring 2014, Doolin Gallery at Meadows School of the Arts ofSMU. Dallas, USA.
2013 | Subject in Matter: Paintings, Whitestone Reit Corporation, Dallas, USA.