2009 -scope Miami, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Miami FL.
2009 Slick Paris, presented by Ego Gallery, Paris, France
2009 -scope Basel, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Basel, Switzerland.
2009 -scope New York, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, New York
2008 -scope Miami, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Miami FL.
2008 Preview Berlin, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Berlin, Germany
2008 Slick Paris, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Paris, France
2008 -scope Basel, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Basel, Switzerland
2008 –scope New York, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, New York, NY.
2007 –scope Miami, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Miami FL.
2007 Contemporary Istanbul presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Istanbul, Turkey
2007 Berliner Liste presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, Berlin, Germany
2007 -scopeHamptons, presented by {CTS} creative thriftshop, South Hamptons, NY.
2005 -scope Hamptons, presented by Jack the Pelican Presents, South Hamptons, NY.
2005 -scope Maimi, presented by Jack the Pelican Presents, Miami, FL.
2009 American Male, Ego Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2008 Tattoo Detour, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
2008 We’ll Be Seeing You, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO.
2006 Colorado Biennial, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO.
2006 Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY.
2006 Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX.
2006 Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
2005 Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
2004 Beautiful Young Men, Jack the Pelican Presents, New York, NY.
2003 g2 Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2002 Rough Draft, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
2002 g2 Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2001 Territory Found, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
2001 Bathers: an Installation, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO.
2000 Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX.
1999 Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
1997 CONSUMPTION & CONFLUENCE, (with Allison Kyner). Kimura Gallery, Anchorage, AK.
1997 The Marriage of History and Fiction, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
1996 WESTWARD, HO!, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY.
1996 Spanish Moss-The Effigies, Warehouse Studio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
1995 Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 The Beauty in Man: 250 Years of The male Figure in Art, Tregoning&Company, Cleveland, OH.
2007 Anniversary Exhibtion, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Representation, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY.
2007 The Players, curator Clare Weiss, The Arsenal Gallery In Central Park, New York, NY.
2007 Modes Of Disclosure, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2007 Blue, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY.
2007 Winter Haiku, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francsico, CA.
2007 30th Anniversary Show, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
2006 Public / Private," Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY.
2006 Grand Canyon: From Dream To Icon, Tucson Museum Of Art, Tucson, AZ.
2006 Decades Of Influence, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO.
2006 Engendered Species, Gatov And Merlino Galleries, California State University, Long Beach; And Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center, Hollywood, California.
2005 Con-Text, G-2 Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2005 Behind Our Eyes, Platform Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2005 Self-Exposure: The Male Nude Self-Portrait Clamp Art, New York , NY.
2005 Realism Invitational, Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2005 Small Works, Lewallen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
2004 What's Love Got To Do With It?, Tucson Museum Of Art, Tucson, AZ.
2004 Contemporary Drawing, Eisentrager / Howard Gallery, University Of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
2003 Ua School Of Art Faculty Exhibition, University Of Arizona Museum Of Art, Tucson, AZ
2002 Solace: A Commemoration Of September 11th, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
2000 The Image Of Text, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2000 London Biennale, Organizer David Medalla, London, England.
2000 Horse, Ron Judish Fine Arts, Denver, CO.
1999 Conceptualisticationism, Star-67 Project Space, New York, NY.
1998 Egypt Of The Mind, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO.
1997 Spanish Moss: An Effigy Of The South, Emmanuel Gallery, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, CO.
1997 Private Worlds: 200 Years Of American Still Life Painting, Curators Julia Augur And Ann Daley, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO.
1995 Art And The Law, West Publishing Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Travel Schedule: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.; J.R. Thompson Center, Chicago, Illinois; University Gallery, University Of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.; Nevada Museum Of Art, Reno, Nevada; Springfield Museum Of Art, Springfield, Ohio.
2009, Stripped Uncensored, by Bruno Gmunder, page 48-49, page 50-51
2009 Back in the Gay, Out Magazine , Artist Profile & Painting, page 160, June-July, 2009
2008 In Berlin, a Preview of What’s to Come, by Chris Bors, ARTINFO.com, November 5th, 2008
2008 Question and Answer with Slick, Code D’Acces, October 2008
2008 Artist Discovers His Voice, by Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, Art & Architecture, July 18th, 2008
2008 Jack Balas Answers the Male Call, by Michael Paglia, Denver Westworld, Arts, July 17th, 2008
2008 Scope Expands in Size, If Not in Scope, by Alex Taylor, NY Sun, March 25th, 2008
2007 The Front Range and the Range of Identity, catalogue essay for Decades of Influence and Extened Remix, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO.
2007 REALationship: Works of Surreal Inspiration, by Michael Paglia, Westworld, Arts & Entertainment, March 1st,2007
2007 Foothills Exhibit Proves Realism isn't so Real, by Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post, Entertainment, Fine Arts, Feb. 22nd 2007
2007 The Hills are Alive, by Stephine Cash, Art in America, Report From Colorado, pg. 65, Feb 2007
2006 Beach Blanket Lingo, by James Hefin, Valley Advocate, Feb. 2006
2006 The New Male Gaze: Artists Wes Hempel and Jack Balas Revisit the Male Figure, by Rafael Risemberg The New York Blade. Sep. 18, 2006
2006 Three Man Show Adieu, by Mary Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, Spotlight, Aug.2006
2006 The Boss Ditch, by Margaret Regan, Tuson Weekly, Aug 31 2006
2006 Creative Vistas of the Grand Canyon, by Polly Higgins, Tucson Citizen, Visual Arts pg.6, Aug 10th 2006
2005 SELF-EXPOSURE: The Make Nude Self Portrait, a photo anthology by Reed Massengill, Rizzoli International, New York
2005 Teamworks, by Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, October 5, 2005. p. 10D.
2005 Changing Scenes, by Michael Paglia, Westword, Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2005. p. 56.
2005 NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS #60 (October), The Open Studios Press, Boston, Mass. Fereshteh Daftari. Museum of Modern Art, NY, Curator.
2004 Saint Beach Boy, Trampoline House, August, Brooklyn, NY.
2003 NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS #48 (October), The Open Studios Press, Wellesley, Mass. Beth Venn, Curator (Independent), NY. pp. 10-13
2003 Photo ID, BLUE #45 (July), Studio Magazines, Sydney, Australia, pp. 72-77.
2002 Report from Arizona: Not a Mirage, by Raphael Rubinstein, Art in America, December, 2002, pp. 41-47.
2002 Popping Off, by Michael Paglia, Westword, October 17-23, 2002. p. 65.
2002 Letter-Perfect Mix of Art, Text, by Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, October 4, 2002. p. 26D.
2001 NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS #36 (November), The Open Studios Press, Boston, Mass. Terrie Sultan, Director, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Texas, Curator. pp. 14-17
2001 Male Nude Now, David Leddick, Universe Publishing/Rizzoli, NY.
2001 Statements from Balas, by Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, July 27, 2001. p. 14D.
2001 Bathers, Artists Featured at Boulder Public Library, by J. Gluckstern, July 28, 2001. p. 5D.
2001 Toweling Off, by Kristie Betts, Boulder Weekly, August 2-8, 2001.
2000 Hanging Out, by Michael Paglia, Westword, July 20, 2000.
1999 Conceptualisticationism, The New York, December 20, 1999. p. 18.
1999 Long-Term Commitments, by Michael Paglia. Westword, April 15-21, 1999. p. 55.
1999 NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS #24 (October), The Open Studios Press, Wellesley, Mass. Lisa Phillips, Director, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, Curator.pp. 6-9.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
please contact the gallery for a list
Lives and works in Denver
Born USA |
EDUCATION
1981 M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.
1978 B.F.A., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.
1976 Foreign Study Program, Salzburg College, Salzburg, Austria.
1974-75 Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
1973-74 School of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
AWARDS
2003-04 Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Art, Univer. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2001 Visiting Artist, Division of Human Studies, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2000 Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Department of Art, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.
1996 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
1995 Image/ Text Workshop, Art Department, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
1995 Visiting Artist, Art Department, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
1995 Individual Fellowship in Painting, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
1991 Creative Fellowship in Photography, Colorado Council on the Arts & Humanities.
1989 First Place Short Fiction Award, Westword Magazine, Denver, CO.