Allen Ball, BA (Honours), MVA, is Associate Professor, Painting, in the Department of Art and Design, and Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Born in London, United Kingdom, Allen completed his undergraduate training at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts (achieving First Class Honours in Painting and a commendation in Printmaking). As a Commonwealth Scholar, he graduated from the University of Alberta Master of Visual Arts program. An active visual artist and researcher, Allen has been honoured to receive awards from the Killam Trusts, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and Canada of Council of the Arts, among others, and is a Canadian War Artist, having served in the Sinai Pennisula in 2017. Allen’s works can be found in public and private local, national, and international collections, and have been featured in galleries throughout Canada, the United Kingdom, and Korea.