James K. Ballinger

Background

Ballinger, James K. was born on July 7, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert Eugene and Yvonne (Davidson) Ballinger.

Education

Bachelor in American History, University Kansas, 1972. Master of Arts in Art History, University Kansas, 1974.

Career

Gallery coordinator Tucson Art Center, 1973. Registrar University Kansas Museum Art, Lawrence, 1973-1974. Curator collections Phoenix Art Museum, 1974-1981, curator American art, 1974—2004, assistant director, 1981, Sybil Harrington director, since 1982, chief curator.

Member National Council Arts National Endowment for the Arts, since 2005. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• James K. Ballinger has been listed as a noteworthy museum director by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Thomas Moran: Works from the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Beyond the Endless River: Western American Drawings and Watercolors of the Nineteenth Century
  • Thomas Moran: Drawings, Oils and Watercolors from the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art
  • Peter Hurd: Insight to a Painter
  • Visitors to Arizona 1846 to 1980: Catalogue and essays

Membership

Board director Balboa Art Conservation Center, Phoenix Community Alliance. Advisory board Spencer Museum Art, University Kansas. Member Maricopa Regional Arts and Cultural Task Force, 2003.

Member dean's council Herberger College Fine Arts, Arizona State University. Fellow: Western Association Art Museum, Association American Museum Directors (president 2007-2008). Member: Central Arizona Museum Association (vice president 1983).

Interests

• Avocations: hiking; basketball. Traveling.

Connections

Married Nina Lundgaard, August 21, 1971. Children— Erin, Cameron.

Father:

Robert Eugene Ballinger

Mother:

Yvonne (Davidson) Ballinger

Spouse:

Linda Wegner

child:

Erin Ballinger

child:

Cameron Ballinger