Collection: Brian Ballard RUA

Born in Belfast, Brian Ballard trained firstly at the College of Art, Belfast and then at the College of Art, Liverpool. He still lives in Belfast but spends long periods of time living and working in his house on the remote and rugged island of Inishfree, off the coast of Donegal. 

Ballard prefers those moments when the sun infused the landscape with colour and chiaroscuro. Ballard is a rich colourist and is interested in the contrasting colours and textures in simple subjects. Painting directly onto the canvas with vigorous brushstrokes, he uses bold slashes of rich colour with fluid paint in which the bristles always leave their mark of speed and pressure, they are subject to a structural order, as well as a pictorial depth.

Brian is a member of Royal Ulster Academy of the Arts.  His work is held in many significant public and private collections including: Ulster Museum, Crawford Municipal Gallery, An Comhairle Ealaion, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Great Southern Hotels, Haverty Trust, AIB, Saltzburg Seminar, National Trust, Ulster Television, Belfast Education and Library Board, Royal Bank of Scotland, Waterford Wedgwood, Conrad International Hotel, U2, Irish Intercontinental Bank and OPW Dublin.​​

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  • Blue Jug with Sunflowers
    Image of Blue Jug with Sunflowers by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Bottles with Book
    Image of Bottles with Book by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Coloured Roses
    Image of Coloured Roses by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Cyprus Avenue, Blue
    Image of Cyprus Avenue, Blue by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Evening Cyprus Avenue
    Image of Evening Cyprus Avenue by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Figurine on Blue
    Image of Figurine on Blue by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Irises against Sea
    Image of Irises against Sea by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Irises with Iron
    Image of Irises with Iron by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Lillies and Tulips
    Image of Lillies and Tulips by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Nude with Yellow
    Image of Nude with Yellow by Brian Ballard RUA
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  • Rocks in Shadow, Orlock
    Image of Rocks in Shadow, Orlock by Brian Ballard RUA
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