William Downs

William Downs is a contemporary artist who focuses mainly on painting, drawing and printmaking.

Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, William lives and works in New York City. He studied at the Atlanta College of Art and Design where he received his BFA in Painting and Printmaking in 1997. He received his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2003.

He has had exhibitions in the United States and abroad including the Nexus Biennial at the Nexus Contemporary Art Center in Atlanta, GA; Century Gallery in London, England and Hammons House Gallery in Atlanta, GA. He has had solo exhibitions at the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum in La Grange, Georgia and at Mission Space in Baltimore, MD.

William also teaches drawing at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland.

olo Exhibitions

*2003 Drawings, Tevis County Gallery, Westminster, MD
*2002 "Drawings 2001 – 2002", Mission Space, Baltimore, MD
*1999 "Broken Ladders", Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, La Grange, GA
*1998 Drawings, ASIS Alternative Space, Atlanta, GA
*1998 "Hands and Feet", Gallery 307, Decatur, GA
*1997 "Broken Ladders", Georgia South Western University, Fine Arts Center Gallery Americus, GA
*1994 Etchings and Monoprints, The Equitable Building, Atlanta, GA
*1993 Etchings, Yin and Yang Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Group Exhibitions

*2008 "Untitled (On Paper)", Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY [ [http://www.motihasson.com/exhibitions/onpaper.html| Moti Hasson Gallery, "Untitled (On Paper)"] ]
*2007 "Reparations", curated by Keith Miller, Stony Brook University, SAC Gallery, Stony Brook, NY
*2007 "If It Ain’t Broke", Gallery 138 (in conjunction with Stony Brook University), New York, NY [ [http://gallery138.com/past_2007.html| Gallery 138 "If It Ain't Broke"] ]
*2006 "Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day", curated by Shinique Smith, The Proposition, New York, NY [ [http://www.theproposition.com/wp/cotton-candy-on-a-rainy-day/| The Proposition, "Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day"] ]

Commissions

*Fiber Webb Company, Fountain, SC
*Bob Carrington, Realtor, Atlanta, GA
*Sonia David Web Design Company, Atlanta, GA

Teaching

*Maryland Institute College of Art, Foundation Drawing I & II (2003 - present)
*NAACP ACT-SO, drawing juror (2005 - present)
*School 33, Drawing and Painting, Baltimore, MD (2002)
*Atlanta College of Art, Foundation Drawing I & II (1998 - 1999)
*Continuing Studies, Atlanta College of Art, “ How to See Drawing” (1999)

Publications

*Bowers, Jessica. “17th National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition,” Baltimore City Paper, April 12, 2006
*Bowers, Jessica, “Drawing No Conclusions,” Baltimore City Paper, August 6, 2003

Art Projects in Magazines/Journals

*Friends of Friends for Friends, July 2005
*Link, 2004
*Baltimore Magazine, Summer 2004
*Chela Magazine, Summer 2004
*Peek review, 2001-02
*Animal Stories Magazine, Drawings, 1998
*Freeform, cover, May 1996

References