Trinidad Ball

About Artist

The interaction of colour is the basis for my work. I am excited by bright, strong colour and the drama created by darkness and light. Inspired by the Spanish masters and moved by the colours of Van Gogh, my paintings have been described as “displaying fine technique, and an assured heightened sense of colour and form”.

I describe my style as Contemporary Realism. For me each painting is a challenge and an adventure. Observation is the key, working with the composition and background, this compels me to paint. Through the use of thin layers of high pigment oil paint, my aim is to render a translucent and luminous painting which gives the viewer the illusion of high realism.
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I have trained at Central St Martin’s, Putney School of Art and South Thames College, London. My work is in private and public collections in the UK and abroad, was recently featured in a national magazine and has been selected for the 2010 AAF New York. I exhibit on a regular basis at Advocate Galleries, Wimbledon Village, Llewellyn Alexander, London, Mackenzie Gallery, Teddington, and Skylark Galleries, Oxo Tower, London.

Solo Exhibitions

May 2010 – New Work, Advocate Galleries, www.advocategalleries.com,Wimbledon Village, London.
May 2009 – “Colour and Light”, Advocate Galleries, www.advocategalleries.com,Wimbledon Village, London.
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Joint Exhibitions

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Please see:www.trinidadball.co.uk/exhibitions.htmlfor an up-to-date list of current and forthcoming exhibitions.

2010

Ongoing exhibition of paintings at:
ArtPlatform.com Advocate Galleries, www.advocategalleries.com,Wimbledon Village, London.
Mackenzie Gallery, www.mackenziegallery.co.uk,Teddington. Skylark Gallery, www.skylarkgallery.com,Oxo Tower, London.
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29.11.10-11.1.11 - Christmas Show, Skylark Gallery, www.skylarkgalleries.com,Oxo Tower, Waterloo, London.
18.10-7.11.10 – “Hand Made”, Advocate Galleries, www.advocategalleries.com,Wimbledon Village, London.
29.9-3.10.10 – New York AAF (with Wills Art Warehouse, New York, USA.
23.9-10.10.10 – “Muerto de Amor” (with S.A.L., www.s-a-l.co.uk),Institute of Culture and Indian Art, West Kensington, London.
27.7-16.8 – Summer Sizzle, Oxo Tower Gallery (with Skylark Galleries, www.Skylarkgalleries.com),Waterloo, London.
24.6-2.9.10 – Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition, www.dunkeldartexhibition, com, Dunkeld, Scotland.
14.6-21.8.10 – “Not the Royal Academy Show”, Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, www.llewellynallexander, com, Waterloo, London.

2009

8.6-22.8.09 - Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, Waterloo, London.
18.6-3.9.09 - Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition, Dunkeld, Scotland.
14-17.5.09 – Bristol Affordable Art Fair, Bristol (with Skylark Galleries).
24.3-17.4.09 – “Food for Thought”, The Gallery at Willesden Green, Willesden, London.
27.3-16.4.09 – Crisolart Galleries, Barcelona, Spain.
27.2-2.3.09 – ArteGenova, Genova, Italy (with Galeria Pablo Ruiz, Malaga, Spain.
Jan-Feb.09 – Defined Art Gallery, Esher.

2008

5-9.12.08 – Lineart 2008 Art Fair, Gent, Belgium (with Galeria Pablo Ruiz, Malaga, Spain).
16.10-30.11.08 – “English Translations”, Sala Naos, Santander, Spain.
13-23.11.09 – ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London
(Winner of the Meynell Fenton, Prize).
21-23.11.08 – Edinburgh Art Fair, Edinburgh (with Skylark Gallery).
18-21.9.08 – Birmingham Art Fair, Birmingham (with Purple Gallery).
19.6-28.8 - Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition, Dunkeld, Scotland.
9.6-23.8 - Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London.
July - Finalist in the 3rd Competition of Figurative Painting and Sculpture,
Fundacio de les Arts I els Artistes, Barcelona, Spain.
16-18.5 - Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, London.
15-18.5 - Bristol Affordable Art Fair, Bristol (with Skylark Gallery).
31.5.07-30.4.08 - Galerias Fivars, Montepego, Alicante, Spain.

2007

7.2-24.3 - Purple Gallery, Birmingham.
16-18.3 - Viva Espana, Olympia, London.
10.12.06-1.4.07 - David Curzon Gallery, London.
12-14.4 - ‘Am I that name? BSA Conference, U.E.L.
19-22.4 - Chelsea Art Fair, London.
30.3-1.6 - Purple Gallery, Birmingham.
18-20.5 - Bristol Affordable Art Fair, Bristol.
14.5 - Tango Evening, Argentinean Embassy, London.
25.4-14.6 - DeFined Art Gallery, Esher.
6.6-28.7 - Purple Gallery, Birmingham.
11.6-25.8 - Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London.
15.6-4.10 - DeFined Art Gallery, Esher.
21.6-30.8 - Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition, Dunkeld, Scotland.
8.8-29.9 - Purple Gallery, Birmingham
13-28.09 - Instituto Cervantes, London.
12.10-16.11 - DANKHAUS, Sharpenburg Gallery/rough:space Gallery, Chicago, USA.
22-25.11 - Edinburgh Art Fair, Edinburgh, Scotland.


2006

January-March - Purple Gallery, Birmingham.
February-April - Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London.
May-June - Lauderdale House Gallery, London.
May-July - Purple Gallery, Birmingham.
May-June - Art House, Richmond.
June-August - Llewellyn Alexander, London.
July-August - Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks.
Sept-October - Purple Gallery, Birmingham.
Sept-November - The Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport.
Nov.2006-Jan. 2007 - Purple Gallery, Birmingham.
December - “Esquilos Lejanos”, Zaragoza, Spain.
December - “For Better and for Worse”, London.

2005

March - Churzee Gallery, Wimbledon.
June-August - Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London.
- House & Garden/Daily Telegraph Fair, London.
July - Churzee Gallery, Wimbledon.
September - Churzee Gallery, Wimbledon.
September - Argentinean Embassy, London.
October - Wandsworth Artists Open House Exhibition. London.
November - Ingo Fincke Gallery, London.

2004

February - Churzee Gallery, Wimbledon.
June - Churzee Gallery, Wimbledon.
June-August - Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London.
July - Menier Gallery, London.
September - Colour & Form, Warsaw, Poland.
September - Churzee Gallery, Wimbledon.
December - Churzee Gallery, Wimbledon.

2003

July - Coteman Gallery, Wimbledon.
September - Northcote Road Gallery, London.
November - Wandsworth Artists Open House Exhibition, London.

Commissions

Yes. Ideally, I like to meet the client and get to know them and what they want but I have also done commissions for clients abroad. Good communication is of the essence in those cases. Having interpreted the client's wishes, I present them with an oil sketch and when approved I complete the painting.
A 15% is added to my standard prices and I require a 50% deposit before I start, and the rest on completion.
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