Jim Balestrieri

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Instructor, Department of English @ Milwaukee Area Technical College
Cedarburg, WI, US
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Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States, United States
About Jim Balestrieri

After 20 years as a New York Gallery Director, 15 years in the auction business, and having published nearly 200 essays in national arts publications, I started my own arts consulting firm in 2020, adding to my writing and communications skillset and deploying my knowledge and experience to tell compelling stories. Now that I have returned to the Milwaukee area, my hometown, I seek new challenges and am keen to bring my maturity and passion to a visionary educational or cultural institution, or to an enterprising firm.Experience:Instructor, English. MATC, Milwaukee, WI.Principal, Balestrieri Fine Art. Research, writing, sales, marketing, including:—Communications Manager, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. 2020—2023. —Estate and Collections Consultant, The Couse Foundation. 2020—2023. —Writer-In-Residence, Clark Hulings Foundation—Aug. 2020-Nov. 2022. Wrote major monograph on American painter Clark Hulings. —Cataloguer, Hindman Auctions. 2020—.—Contributing Writer, Art & Antiques. 2022—. —Contributing Editor, American Fine Art/Western Art Collector. 2010—.—Contributing Writer, Antiques and the Arts Weekly. 2015—.Director, J. N. Bartfield Galleries. 2000-20. Worked with collectors and institutions. Researched/ wrote catalogues/web copy. Worked with conservators. Cataloguer, Auction Assistant, Scottsdale Art Auction. 2005-20.Fine Art & Books Coordinator. Holland & Holland. 1996-2000. Sourced/sold sporting art/antiquarian books.Adjunct Professor, English/Theatre. Marquette University 1992-95. Dramatic lit, composition, play/screenwriting, Film and Lit.Lecturer in Drama, Aberystwyth University, UK. 1986-87. Drama history/playwriting.Writing:2023 Glorious America. The Wolf Collection Book. Sotheby’s, NY.2023 Cleat. Aethlon.2022 Perch. Short Story America.2022 Back to Deuce. Aethlon.2022. The Baynes. Season of the Witch.2018

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Milwaukee Area Technical College

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Instructor, Department of English
Cedarburg, WI, US
Jim Balestrieri Work Experience Details
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College
    Instructor, Department Of English
    Milwaukee Area Technical College
    Cedarburg, Wi, Us
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  • Milwaukee Area Technical College
    Instructor, Department Of English
    Milwaukee Area Technical College Aug 2023 - Present
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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  • Art And Antiques Magazine
    Contributing Writer
    Art And Antiques Magazine Mar 2022 - Present
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  • The Couse Foundation
    Estate And Collections Consultant. The Couse Foundation. Taos, Nm.
    The Couse Foundation Aug 2020 - Present
    Taos, New Mexico, United States
  • Antiques And The Arts Weekly
    Contributing Writer
    Antiques And The Arts Weekly Jan 2015 - Present
    Connecticut
    Cover story writer of essays on art and design.
  • American Fine Art, Western Art Collector
    Contributing Writer
    American Fine Art, Western Art Collector Oct 2011 - Present
    Scottsdale, Az
    My essays in American Fine Art center on the development of the various currents in American Art from its earliest inception to 1950, with an emphasis on museum exhibitions.My columns for Western Art Collector explore the artistic and historical impulses behind masterworks of the genre, some of them well known, others all but forgotten.
  • The Ballad Of Ethan Burns
    Author
    The Ballad Of Ethan Burns Apr 2013 - Present
  • Western Spirit: Scottsdale'S Museum Of The West
    Communications Manager
    Western Spirit: Scottsdale'S Museum Of The West Oct 2020 - Dec 2023
    Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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  • The Clark Hulings Fund For Visual Artists
    Writer-In-Residence
    The Clark Hulings Fund For Visual Artists Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
    I completed the manuscript of a forthcoming monograph on American realist painter Clark Hulings, entitled Clark Hulings: The Work of Art and the Art of Work.
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  • Scottsdale Art Auction
    Auction Catalogue Researcher And Writer, Auction Coordinator.
    Scottsdale Art Auction 2005 - Jun 2020
    Scottsdale, Arizona
    Research and write catalogue copy, acquire works of art for the auction, assist bidders, expedite shipping.
  • J. N. Bartfield Galleries
    Director
    J. N. Bartfield Galleries Jun 2000 - Jun 2020
    New York, Ny
    Work with collectors, museums, galleries, auction houses and artists to acquire, sell and commission fine American, Western and Sporting art. Research works of art and artists, organize exhibitions, design and write art and book catalogues for Bartfield Galleries and the Scottsdale Art Auction. Coordinate collectors, framers and conservators to restore works of art to historic standards
  • Holland & Holland
    Fine Art And Books Coordinator
    Holland & Holland 1996 - 2000
    Sourced, purchased, consigned and displayed art and antiquarian books in New York and Beverly Hills galleries and Saks boutiques. Negotiated with artists, agents, publishers, collectors and advertisers. Conceived and coordinated in-store art exhibits, author and artist appearances and fund-raisers for charity and conservation organizations. Wrote public relations, advertising and catalogue copy. Maintained accounts.
  • Marquette University
    Adjunct Professor, Departments Of English And Theater
    Marquette University 1991 - 1995
    Taught undergraduate courses in Dramatic Literature, Playwriting, Literature and Film. Served as Dramaturg and Assistant Director in Theater Department productions.
  • University College Of Wales At Aberystwyth
    Professor Of Drama
    University College Of Wales At Aberystwyth 1986 - 1987
    Taught Dramatic Literature, Playwriting. Organized an Arts Festival. Saw my first play staged.

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Jim Balestrieri attended Carnegie Mellon University, Marquette University, American Film Institute, Aberystwyth University, Columbia College, Columbia University, University School Of Milwaukee, Hartford Avenue School.

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