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William Willis | |
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Born | 1943 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | painting, drawing, mixed-media |
Movement | abstract |
William Willis (born 1943) is an American abstract painter.
Willis was born in 1943 in Sheffield, Alabama. He lives on the coast of Maryland, and works in Washington, D.C. [1] He usually makes paintings and works on paper in muted colors as abstractions of the natural world. [1] Eastern philosophy and religion influenced his work in the 1980s. [1] In Washington, D.C., Willis exhibited a dozen years of his work at the Phillips Collection in 1989 and also taught at the Corcoran School of Art. [1] [2]
Willis received a BA in studio art and an MFA in painting from the University of South Florida, Tampa. [3] In 2010 he was appointed to a five-year professorship as William S. Morris Eminent Scholar in Art at Augusta State University. [2] [4]
He has received awards and grants from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Vermont Studio Center, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, the University of Maryland, and the Maryland State Arts Council. [3]