William H. Williams III

wmwilliamsiii@gmail.com

wwilliams@hpu.edu

Education

MFA      2008     Painting, University of Hawai’i, Manoa

BFA       2001     Watercolor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Teaching Experience

08/2015-Present         Hawaii Pacific University

ARTS1003 Arts & Sustainability – 27 sections in person, 1 section Online

ARTS1000 Introduction to Art – 2 sections

08/2014-12/2014        University of Hawai’i, Leeward CC

                                   ART113 Beginning Drawing – 2 sections

01/2012-12/2013        University of Hawai’i, Manoa Lecturer,

ART 113 Beginning Drawing – 7 sections

08/2008-12/2008        Graduate Teaching Assistant, Art 302 Theory and Criticism , University of Hawai’i, Manoa

01/2008-05/2008        Graduate Teaching Assistant, Art 123 Intro to Painting, University of Hawai’i, Manoa

08/2006-05/2007        Graduate Teaching Assistant, Art 101, University of Hawai’i, Manoa

01/2009-Present          Self-Employed commissions and contract work in art & design, occasional day laborer (construction and painting), and occasional tour guide. 

08/2006                        Assistant to 2006 Catalyst Artist in Residence: Maria Elena Gonzalez, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu HI

Awards

2013     State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Recognition Award, Artist of Hawai’i 2013

2013     Reuben Tam Award for Painting, Artist of Hawai’i 2013

2007     H. John Heide Fellowship in Art, University of Hawai’i

2000     Charles Pfitzer Watercolor Award, University of Tennessee

1999     Knoxville Watercolor Society Scholarship Award, University of Tennessee

Solo Exhibitions

2013     Abstractus Auspicii Ad Mortis, HPU Gallery, Honolulu (2 person)

2008     Perception Is In the Mind of the Controller, MFA Thesis, University of Commons Gallery, Honolulu, HI

2000     The Way of All Flesh, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN

Group Exhibitions

2021     Altered States, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI

2014     New Accessions, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI

2013     Artist of Hawai‘i 2013, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI

2013     ZOONAMI, The Arts at Marks, Honolulu, HI

2011     Japanese Chamber of Commerce 33rd Annual Commitment to Excellence, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu

2009     40th AHA Contemporary Show, Pauahi Gallery, Honolulu, HI, -- awarded Best in Show

2008     Parentheses, University of Hawai‘i Graduate Exhibition, University of Hawai’i Gallery, Honolulu, HI

2007     Labyrinth of the Ridiculous, Sol-lenz, Honolulu, HI

2007     Artist of Hawai‘i, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI

2007     UICA 30 Years/ 30 Cakes, Urban Institute Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

2007     Wanderings, Gallery on the Pali, Honolulu, HI

2007     Jason Lowe, Martin Kippenberger, William Williams: Keine Kooperation, Keine Tränen, University of Hawai’i Dept. of Art, Honolulu, HI

2007     The Art, University of Hawai’i, Graduate Exhibition, University of Hawai’i Gallery, Honolulu, HI

2006     Wanderings, Roger Smith Arts Gallery, New York, NY

2005     University of Hawai’i Graduate Exhibition 2005, University of Hawai’i Gallery, Honolulu, HI

1999     Polly Crisp & William Williams, Recent Works, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN

Service

2006-07    Graduate Art Council, President: elected position responsible for planning, fundraising, and design of exhibition of 20 artists in MFA program at University of Hawai’i.

2018-21    Honolulu Disc Golf Association - 501(c)(4) Non-Profit - Board of Directors. 2020 BOD Officer-Secretaty. 2021 BOD Officer-Treasurer 

Collections

City & County of Honolulu Art Collection

Hawaii State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places

Publications

Hawai’i Pacific Review, vol.27, Front Cover, “Bird No.5”

Studio Visit Magazine, vol.16, pg 222, “Bird No.5”

Conferences

2007     8^th Annual New Voices Conference, Georgia State University, Paper: “Purposefully Lost: Using maps as a substrate in art”