N. Lee Ball
919-413-5298
nleeball@gmail.com
Education:
Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art: Painting and Sculpture
Art Education Certificate
NC State University, College of Design, Raleigh, North Carolina
Batchelor of Environmental Design in Architecture
Activities & Honors:
Associate Member, Oil Painters of America, 2010 – present
Carter Building Alliance Member, 2010-present
Second Place, Southern Menagerie, Junior League of Raleigh SPREE, 2011
Featured Artist, GroundSPARK, Raleigh, NC August 2010
Featured Artist, Raleigh Plein Air Festival, Raleigh, June 2010
Honorable Mention, First Place, First Place, GroundSPARK: sidewalk chalk competition, Raleigh, NC 2007, 2008, 2009
First Place, ScenoGrapics Theatre Set Design Contest, The Mousetrap set, Athens Drive High School, 2009
First Place, Honorable Mention, Professional Painting, North Carolina State Fair 2007, 2008
Third Place, NC Scenes, Junior League of Raleigh Sale for the Season, 2007
Arts Department co-chair, Athens Drive High School, 2005-2010
Member, Visual Art Exchange, 2005 – present
Member, North Carolina Art Museum, 2002 , 2004-present
Member, North Carolina Education Association, 2000-2011
Site Coordinator, Wake County United Arts Campaign, 2001-2005
Member, North Carolina Art Education Association, 1995, 1997-2001
Nominee, Who’s Who among American Teachers, 2004, 2006
North Carolina Character Education Award, Kenan Institute for Ethics, 2001
Honorable Mention, Meredith Juried Student Art Show, 1994
Executive Assistant, American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), 1990
Deans List, Meredith College, and North Carolina State University
Exhibitions:
Exchange Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, December 2011
Two Person Show, Electric Beanz, Fuquay-Varina, NC, November 2011
Kindred Spirits: Tipping Paint Artists, Carter Building, November 2011
Southern Menagerie, Jr. League of Raleigh SPREE, October 2011
Professional Painting, NC State Fair, October 2011
Blue, Carter Building lower gallery, October 2011
Hot Sizzlin’ Fun, Carter Building Galleries, September 2011
Tiny Treasures, Carter Building Galleries, May 2011
Art of the Auction, NC Museum of Art, May 2011
Exchange Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, February 2011
Live Auction, For the Love of Art, Visual Art Exchange, February, 2011
Two Together, localcolor, localcolor gallery, November 2010
Down Home: Portraits of the Old North State, Junior League of Raleigh,October, 2010
Professional Paintings, NC State Fair, Raleigh, NC, October, 2010
Festifall, Chapel Hill, NC, October, 2010
Summer Splash, localcolor, August 2010
One Person Show, Electric Beanz. Raleigh, NC, August 2010
Unfettered, Visual Art Exchange, May 2010
Exchange Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, April, 2010
Live Auction, For the Love of Art,Visual Art Exchange, February, 2010
White Show, localcolor Gallery, January 2010,
Group Exhibition, localcolor, November, 2009
Someplace Like Home, Junior League of Raleigh, October, 2009
Professional Paintings, NC State Fair, Raleigh, NC, October, 2009
One Person Show, Electric Beanz, Fuquay-Varina, NC, September, 2009
Exploring Verticality, localcolor Gallery, August, 2009
Exchange Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, May 2009
Live Auction, For the Love of Art, Visual Art Exchange, February, 2009
One person Show, Java Jive, January 2009
Lantern Display, First Night Lichtin Plaza, Raleigh, NC, December 31,2008– January 1, 2009
North Carolina State Fair, October 2008 (honorable mention)
Past Lives, Still Lifes, localcolor, August 2008
Tales I Have Known, Visual Art Exchange, February 2008
Exchange Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, January 2008
White Show, Local Color, January 2008
Winter Banner, Raleigh Downtown Alliance, Fayetteville Street, Raleigh,NC, December, 2007
Exchange Gallery Artists, Visual Art Exchange, December 2007
Sale for the Season, Visual Art Exchange, December 2007
NC Scenes, Junior League of Raleigh Sale for the Season, October 2007 (3rd Place)North Carolina State Fair, October 2007 (1st Place),
Group Exhibition, Crema, August 2007
White Show, Visual Art Exchange, August, 2007
Patriotic Banner, Raleigh Downtown Alliance, Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, July 2007
Anything Goes!, Visual Art Exchange, May 2007
Scope: The North Carolina Scenes Show, Visual Art Exchange, April 2007
Wake County Teachers Exhibit, North Carolina of Trial Lawyers, March-April 2007
A Room with a View, Visual Art Exchange, January 2007
Angel Banner, Raleigh Downtown Alliance, Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, December 2006
Group Exhibition, Duke Health Regional Hospital, December, 2006
North Carolina State Fair, October 2006
North Carolina Scenes, Visual Art Exchange, May 2006
Teacher Art Show, Visual Art Exchange, March 2006
North Carolina State Fair, October 2005
Senior Exhibition, Meredith College, 1995
Meredith Juried Student Show, 1998, 1995, 1994 (honorable mention)
Berlin Studio Exhibition, School of Design, 1991
Student Show, School of Design 1989
Publications:
ArtSee Magazine, March/April 2011, May/June 20211, Nov/Dec 2011, Jan/Feb 2012, Mar/Apr 2012
Better Homes and Gardens: Renovations; Spring 2010
Gallery Representation:
Without Borders, March 2011 – present
A Room of One’s Own, Studio 24, November 2009 – March 2011
Visual Art Exchange, March 2006 – Present
Local Color, October 2007 – January, July 2010 – June 2011
Cary Gallery of Artists, August 2007-December 2007
Collections:
In the collections of Amy Ball, Raleigh, NC, Cynthia Ball, Apex, NC, Nancy and William Gardner, Wendell, NC, Rebecca Henderson, Raleigh, NC, Carol Hiscoe, Raleigh, NC, David Hiscoe, Raleigh, NC, Rosalind Kamara, Raleigh, NC, Diane Setser, Garner, NC, Jack Wheatley, Raleigh, NC, Ashley Flanagan Linares, Raleigh, NC, Alan Clapp, Raleigh, NC.
Other Sold:
Shadow’s End, 2011
Peekaboo at Mordecai, 2011
Promise of Spring, 2011
Two Trees,Three Pylons, 2010
Berlin Stairs, 2010
Outside Dillon, 2010
Driver 9, 2010
Sidetracked in Virginia 2010
Red Room Sliver 2010
How Soon is Now? 2010
Testament, 2009
Old Gentleman, 2009
Blue Ridge Parkway, 2009
Gigi’s Mini, 2009
Seagrove Shed, 2009
Clear Day on the Edge of Forever, 2009
Chair Re-Barn, re-designed chair, 2008
Drivin’, 2008
Greek Dancing at Home with Albers, 2008
Blue Ridge Mountains, 2007
Dooley, oil painting, 2007
Passages, oil painting, 2007
Waiting on the Sidelines, oil painting, 2007
Mordecai, oil painting, 2006
Twin Lights, 1994
Urban Relic, chalk pastel, 1994
Donations:
For the Love of Art, Visual Art Exchange, February 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Art of the Auction, North Carolina Museum of Art 2011 (Juried)
Artists Unite for Haiti: The LoDi project, benefiting Mercy Corps 2010
Silent Auction, COTA for Marie, August, 2009
Habitat for Humanity, Chair-ity Event, Purple Armchair, November 2008
Second Chance Pet Adoption, Cary Gallery of Artists, October 2007
Commission:
Untitled Chatham County Piece, (in progress)
Italian Song, oil on canvas, 12”x16”, 2011
Lake Tillery Triptyc, 18” x 60” complete, 2011 (in progress)
Ashville Mountain View, 12” x 16”, 2007
Cathedral in the Sky, oil painting 24”x36”1998
Czech Lantern, acrylic painting 16”x36”, 1993
Always Fall into Winter, stained glass, 1991
Video:
Producer and Photographer Pathways – slide collage, 1995
Editor and Producer Berlin ’91 – documentary, 1992
Editor and Producer The Final Cut – German film collage, 1991
Site Specific Sculpture:
Relic, concrete block and incandescent lights, Johnston County, NC, 1995
Urban Relic II, Meredith College, concrete block and candles, 1995
Theatre Work:
Consultant, Set Design, “Cats”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Spring 2011
Creatures, Set Design, Artistic Director, – “Little Shop of Horrors”, Athens Drive Drama, Spring 2010
Set Design, Artistic Director, “The Miracle Worker”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Fall 2009
Set Design, Artistic Director, “Guys and Dolls”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Spring 2009
Set Design, Artistic Director, “Mousetrap”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Fall 2008
Set Design, Technical Director, “Bye-Bye Birdie”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Spring 2008
Set Design, Technical Director, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Fall 2007
Set Design, Technical Director – “Pippin”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Spring 2007
Set Design, Head Technical Crew– “Noises Off”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Fall 2006
Set Design– “Grease”, Athens Drive Drama Department ,Spring 2006
Set Design– “Wait Until Dark”, Athens Drive Drama Department, Fall 2004
Set Design – “You Can’t Take it with You”, Athens Drive Drama, Fall 2003
Creatures – “Little Shop of Horrors”, Athens Drive Drama, Spring 2003
Relevant Coursework:
7 Architectural Studios, Printmaking, Sculpture, Design Fundamentals, Design History, Art History, Printed Textile Design, Color and Light, Photography Art Methods, Advanced Painting, Drawing Independent Studies, Ceramics, Jewelry /Metals,Graphic Design, Architectural History (Ancient, NC and Modern)
Educational Travel:
Washington, DC, studio travel, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1992 and 1991
New York City, NY, studio, 1994
Berlin, Germany, 6 wk. Architectural Studio, summer, 1991
Bauhaus, Dessau, Germany, summer 1991
Dresden, Germany, Prague, Czech Republic, Vienna and Salzburg, Austria 2 week self guided tour, summer 1991
San Francisco, AIAS, November, 1990
Professional Experience:
Professional Artist and Instructor, Carter Building Alliance, Carter Building Art Center, and Without Borders Gallery, January 2011
High School Art Teacher, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, NC August 2001 – June 2011
Middle School Art Teacher, Lufkin Road Middle School, Apex NC July 1999 – June 2001
High School Art Teacher 40%, Apex High at Lufkin Road August 1999 – June 2000
Interim Middle School Art Teacher, East Millbrook Middle February 1999- June 1999
Jewelry Crafter, RHCreations, Inc, Raleigh NC August 1994 – March 1996