Adam Ball (1977) lives and works in London and has exhibited in important institutions and galleries internationally. Since the public installation of a 10 metre high painting in London’s Golden Square in 2002, solo exhibitions include: Remnants and Realisation, Encounter, London (2018); Absolute Zero, Pharos Arts Foundation, Cyprus (2016); Elemental, Bait Al Zubair Museum, Oman (2015); The Space Between, Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas (2014); Resolution, Centre of Contemporary Art Bahrain (2013), Echo, Galerie Laurent Mueller, Paris (2013); In the Beginning, Shirazu Gallery, London (2012); Taman Negara, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (2010).
Selected group exhibitions include Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, (2021); What Remains, Copeland Gallery, London (2021); RWA168, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (2021); Shapes in Clouds, Encounter, London (2020); Re:Define, Dallas Contemporary Art Museum, Dallas (2017); Clarks: Rebooted, Shanghai, Milan, NYC (2015); Salle D’Attende, Galerie Laurent Mueller, Paris (2015), This is London, Shizaru Gallery, London (2012), Re:Define, Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas (2011); Spectra, London Newcastle Project Space, London (2010); Taman Negara, Gagosian Gallery, New York (2009); Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London (2008); Encounters, Brighton Museum (2003); Becks Futures, Institute of Contemporary Art, London (2000).
Recently Ball’s works were sold in the George Michael Collection at Christie’s achieving record results. In 2021 Ball collaborated with US womenswear designer Eve and Max for their collection Respair.
Public installations include Until the day you feel good, a 3m x16m light box on the outside of Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge in collaboration with architects HOK International and FutureCity. Important public and private collections include Bait Al Zubair Museum, Kasmin Collection, Hinduja Collection, Khalili Foundation, Pharos Arts Foundation, British Land.
Current exhibition:Summer exhibition, Royal Academy, London, until Jan 2022
Next exhibition: Encounter, London, December 2021