AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION
The artist painting at a stable.
- 2019 - 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon biennial competition: Finalist
- American Academy of Equine Art, 2018 “Online Showcase” : Honors Finalist
- Salmagundi Club 2018 “Print Exhibition”: Certificate of Merit
- Mt. Dora Center for the Arts, Mt. Dora, Florida, 2015, “Shape and Shadow”: First Prize
- Southwest Art Magazine 2013 “Artistic Excellence Competition”: Top Seventy-Five
- The Artist’s Magazine, 2013 “30th Annual Competition”: Finalist
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, “2012 Salon International”: Honorable Mention
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, “2010 Salon International”: Top Sixty
- Art Students League, 2009-2010: Gail von der Lippe Merit Scholarship
- Salmagundi Club Art Class Exhibition, 2010: Best in Show
- Salmagundi Club Art Class Exhibition, 2009: Honorable Mention
- Salmagundi Club Art Class Exhibition, 2008: Best in Show
- Masur Museum of Art, 29th Annual, Honorable Mention
- Academic Artists Association 1996 Exhibition: Academic Artists Award
- The Artists Magazine, 1995 “Win a Dream Studio”: Finalist
- Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 1993 Exhibition, Honorable Mention
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Exhibition:
- Guild Gallery II, Fulton Center, NY, NY: “J.K. Williams - Selected Works”
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2019 Exhibitions:
- 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Printmaking and Monotype Show”
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Figuratively Speaking”
- Hudson Guild Gallery, Elliott Center, New York, NY “Community Art Jam”
2018 Exhibitions:
- American Academy of Equine Art, “Online Showcase”
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Print Exhibition”
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Historic Black and White Exhibition”
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Open and Members Print Exhibition”
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Greenwich Village Exhibition”
- Hudson Guild Gallery, Elliott Center, New York, NY “Community Art Jam”
2017 Exhibitions:
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Still Life in Color” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Urban Romance” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Sylvia Maria Glesmann Floral” Members’ Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Landscape” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club, New York, NY “Monotype and Monoprint” Exhibition
2016 Exhibitions:
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “108th Annual Thumb-box” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “The Noble Nocturne” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Members’Monotype and Monoprint” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Landscape” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Spring Auction” Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Hot Off the Press” Monotype Exhibition
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “Historical Black and White” Exhibition
2015 Exhibitions:
- Salmagundi Club Galleries, New York, NY “107th Thumb-Box” Exhibition
- Mt. Dora Center for the Arts, Mt. Dora, Florida, 2015, “Shape and Shadow”
2014 Exhibitions:
- Hudson Guild Gallery, Elliot Center, NY, NY: “ Community Art Jam”
2013 Exhibitions:
- Art Students League Portrait Exhibition, Gesner Offices, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
- Hudson Valley Art Association 81st Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyme Art Association, Lyme, CT
2012 Exhibitions:
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Salon International 2012
- 62nd Annual Academic Artists Association Exhibition
2011 Exhibitions:
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Salon International 2010
- 7th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition
- 61st Annual Academic Artists Association Exhibition
- Art Students League Vavagiakis Class Exhibition “Red Dot” Award (“Best in Show”)
2010 Exhibitions:
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Salon International 2010
- Salmagundi Club Class Exhibition, NY, NY (“Best in Show”)
- Art Students League Vavagiakis Class Exhibition (Two “Blue Dot” Awards)
- Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, Art Students League Self Portrait Exhibition, NY, NY
2009 Exhibitions:
- Salmagundi Club Class Exhibition, NY, NY (“Honorable Mention”)
- Art Students League Vavagiakis Class Exhibition (“Blue Dot” Award)
2008 Exhibitions:
- Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY: “Self-Evident: Contemporary American Self-Portraiture”
- Salmagundi Club Class Exhibition, NY, NY (“Best in Show”)
2007 Exhibitions:
- Allied Artists of America, National Arts Club, NY, NY
- Montgomery College, Rockville, MD campus: “Rhythm & Blue”
- Salmagundi Non-Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
- Hudson Guild Gallery, Elliot Center, NY, NY: “Community Art Jam”
Selected Previous Exhibitions:
- Hudson Guild Gallery, Elliot Center, NY, NY: “ Community Art Jam”, 2006
- Guild Gallery II, Fulton Center, NY, NY: “Unusual Portraits”, 2006; “Identity”, 2004
- Gallery SK 417, NY, NY: group show, 2003
- Masur Museum of Art, Twin City Art Foundation, Monroe, LA: 29th Annual, 2002
- Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR: “Cats & Dragons”, 2000, “Shadows”, 1998
- Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN: 13th Annual Exhibition, 2000
- Academic Artists Association, Springfield, MA: “Contemporary Realism in Art”, 2006, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996
- Audubon Artists 57th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club Galleries, 1999
- Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA: 18th Annual National Exhibition, 1999; 17th Annual Exhibition, 1998
- Roseville Art Center, Roseville, CA: 24th Annual Exhibition, 1999
- Woodmere Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA: 99th International Exhibition, Philadelphia WC Club, 1999
- B & S Gallery, Williamsport, PA: Bald Eagle Art League Regional Exhibition, 1999
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA: Annual Exhibition of Animals in Art, 1998, 1995
- Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL: Annual Watercolor Exhibition, 1998
- Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS: Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National, 1997
- Brea Civil and Cultural Center, Brea, CA: National Watercolor Society 77th Annual, 1997
- Walton Art Center, Lafayette, AR: National League of American Penwomen, NW Arkansas Branch, Women’s National Juried Exhibit, 1997
- Hillcrest Art Center, Cambria, CA: International Juried Exhibition, 1997
- Lycoming College Gallery, Williamsport, PA: Bald Eagle Art League, 1997
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI: “Wildlife: The Artist’s View”, 1996
- North Valley Art League Gallery, Redding, CA: Juried Open Exhibition, 1996
- Art Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR: 14th Annual Women’s National Juried Exhibition, 1996
Additional previous exhibitions include the following organizations and galleries:
- Allied Artists of America, NY, NY
- American Artists Professional League, NY, NY
- Audubon Artists, NY, NY
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA: “8th Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art”
- Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn, NY, outdoor show
- Brooklyn Underground Studio Gallery, Brooklyn, NY: “Neighborhood Images of Brooklyn”
- Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NY, NY
- Grace Gallery, NYC Technical College, Brooklyn, NY: “City Habitats: Within and Without”
- Knickerbocker Artists, NY, NY
- Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
- St. Hubert’s Giralda Animal Welfare and Human Education Center, Madison, NJ: “Animals in Art ‘92"
- Art Students League/Union League Club, NY, NY
DEMONSTRATIONS:
- Home Farm Festival, The School of Practical Philosophy, Wallkill, NY
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, Artist Member
- The American Society of Classical Realism, Minneapolis, MN: Life Member
- Academic Artists Association, Enfield, CT, Qualified Member
- Oil Painters of America, Associate Member
- Art Students League, NY, NY: Life Member
PUBLICATIONS:
- Montage of figurative artworks appeared on the front and back covers of N.Y. Writers Coalition publication in co-operation with the Brooklyn Public Library in 2014: I Was in Pain and Then It Stopped. Fictionalized essay “The Greatest Generation” was also included.
- Art Calendar, “Let’s Play Post Office”article on art shipping problems Oct. 1997
- Keltoi: A Pan-Celtic Review, “The Strange Career of the Brahan Seer” Issue 7 Vol. 4, No. 1, Cover illustration and feature article on the history of second sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
EDUCATION:
- Private study with Costa Vavagiakis
- Art Students League, NYC, under Costa Vavagiakis, Hilary H. Holmes, Nathaniel Kaz, Diana Kan, Irwin Greenberg, Frank Porcu. Workshops: Daniel Greene, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Timothy J. Clark
- Salmagundi workshops with David Kassan, landscape class with Joseph Perez
- Independent landscape study with Curtis Hanson
- Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, BFA in Sculpture with Honors
MENTOR:
- Robert Douglas Hunter, New England artist, former President of the Guild of Boston Artists and listed in Who’s Who in American Art