Ian Ball

Gallery Manager and multidisciplinary arts professional working across gallery operations, collection valuation, and visual culture research.

Experience spans client-facing sales, inventory systems optimization, fine art print production, and post-secondary teaching support. Combines applied gallery management with academic research and instructional experience in higher education.

Gallery Manager at Edward Spera Gallery (2022-01 – Present)

• Managed art sales and client relationships for local, national, and international collectors.
• Produced museum-quality giclée prints on canvas and paper for commercial and private clients.
• Stretches canvas prints on wooden stretchers, and frames prints.
• Implements various strategies for expanding product line.
• Implemented improvements to POS and inventory systems to support sales tracking and operational efficiency.
• Redesigned inventory tracking procedures, reducing order processing errors and improving stock visibility.
• Oversees all special orders and custom requests for local and international clients.
• Assigns duties and trains staff members.

Teaching Assistant at Brock University (2022-01 – 2026-01)

• Introduction to the History of Western Art, Introduction to Visual Culture.
• Provided academic support to undergraduate students through office hours, individual consultations, and virtual instruction.

Production Assistant at Fotobox (2024-01 – 2025-01)

• Uses Adobe Photoshop for image preparation, editing, and production workflows.
• Takes customer orders, dealing with highly detailed instructions.
• Uses and maintains high-end printing machines.
• Processes in-person and online orders.

Assistant Manager at Big B Comics (2013-01 – 2022-01)

• Evaluated and purchased private comic and collectible collections for resale, requiring market analysis and pricing expertise.
• Customer account management.
• Took part in media interviews for various in-store events.
• Operated eBay account for online sales.
• Maintained studio release scheduling.
• Implemented community advertising and promotions.

Research Assistant, Department of Visual Arts at Brock University (2020-01 – 2023-01)

Supervisors: Dr. Keri Cronin, Amy Friend

• Conducted archival and periodical research examining representations of non-human animals and animal-rights activism across major Canadian and North American publications.
• Assisted students with gallery creation programs and metadata entry.
• Analyzed and organized Canadian census datasets for visual culture research projects.
• Edited and proofread scholarly manuscripts for publication. Art in Revolution: Nineteenth-Century Visual Culture (Open Library eBook by Dr. Keri Cronin), Look Closely: A Critical Introduction to Visual Culture (Open Library eBook by Dr. Keri Cronin).
• Maintained and audited research datasets using Microsoft Excel and Word for multiple visual culture research projects.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) First Class Standing in Double Major: Dramatic Arts and The History of Art and Visual Culture – Brock University (2017-01 – 2021-01)