Todd WIlliamson

 

EDUCATION

 

1988 Belmont University (BA)- Nashville TN

1996 Cal State LA (Graduate Studies)- Los Angeles CA

         UCLA (other), LA CA - Los Angeles CA

 

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

 

2012 Art 1307  “Nuove Opere Napoltane” Residency   Naples Italy

2011 Arts &Cultural Affairs  Arts Commissioner  West Hollywood CA

2010 POLLOCK KRASNER FOUNDATION  Award Grant   New York NY

2010 Artistic Merit Award  American Consulate/Art 1307 Naples Italy

2010 Abstract Showcase Award Winner Abstract Award 3rd round Artslant International

2010 Abstract Showcase Award Winner Abstract Award 4th round Artslant International

2007 Curators Choice Award    "Spectrum"   Micro Museum New York NY

2007 Scuola Internazionale di grafica  -  Visiting Artist   Venice Italy

2006 Louise Bourgeois Artist Salon -  Invited Artist   New York NY

2006 AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME-  Visiting Artist   Rome Italy

2005 Skopelos Foundation -   Visiting Artist   Skopelos Greece

 

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2016 Nicole Longnecker Gallery "The Deeper the Blue" Houston

2015 Villa di Donato Art 1307 “Polifonia di un Paesaggio” Naples Italy

2015 Premium Modern Art “Sounds of Light” Stuttgart Germany

2015 Rymer Gallery “No Rhyme or Reason” Nashville

2014 Kevin Barry Fine Art “Laddie John Dill & Todd Williamson Santa Monica

2014 Nicole Longnecker Gallery “Inside the Lines” Houston

2014 Nashville International Airport "Flying Solo" *public art Nashville

2013 George Billis Gallery “Un-polarized Light”   Los Angeles

2013 Wade Wilson Art   “Illusion of the Precise” w/Robert Ryman Houston TX

2012 P.A.N. Museum   “Todd Williamson a PAN!”  Naples, Italy

2011 George Billis Gallery  “Thoughts from a Mind Like Mine” Los Angeles CA

2011 Installation W. Hollywood  “A Convergence of Souls”  West Hollywood CA

2011 Barbara Davis Gallery  “2 Solo Exhibitions”   Houston TX

2010 Ippodo Gotenyama Gallery      Tokyo Japan

2009 George Billis Gallery        "Todd Williamson"    New York NY

2009 Belmont University            "Blurring the Lines"    Nashville TN

2009 Ippodo Gallery         Tokyo Japan

2008 Asst.cult. Arte Giapponese   "Trauma di Luce"   Milan Italy

2008 LA Contemporary            "Beyond the Line"               Los Angeles, CA

2008 Irvine Fine Arts Center       "Todd Williamson"   Irvine, CA

2008 Assoc. Cultura ART 1307        "Orizzonti"               Naples Italy

2007 Klapper Gallery                  Los Angeles CA

2006 Gallery Gora                  Montreal Canada

2006 O'Melveny Gallery          "Db MINOR"                  Los Angeles CA

2004 O'Melveny Gallery            "NEW WORKS"     Los Angeles CA

2002 Les Migreteurs       Paris France

Select Group Exhibitions:

2014 Nashville Int. Airport   “Flying Solo”    Nashville TN

2013 FuXin Gallery  “Transitives”    Miami FL

2013 See.Me Gallery  “The Story of the Creative” dig. Exh. Long Island City NY

2013 Pi II Gallery  “Sweet Darkness” w/celloist Helen Money Los Angeles CA

2013 Wade Wilson Art  “Illusion of the Precise”w/Robert Ryman Houston TX

2012 Guirtartown Sunset Strip British Invasion    West Hollywood CA

2012 Rottet Studios  “the art swagger” *cur Brenda Harrrop Los Angeles CA

2012 Fellini Gallery  “Angelenos”    Berlin Germany

2012 Wade Wilson Art  “Gallery Artists”    Santa Fe NM

2012 S Cube Gallery  “On the Edge, Statements in B&W” Laguna CA

2011 Villa Bruno   “Sulle trace di Luca Giordano”  San Giorgio Italy

2011 Barbara Davis Gallery “Plentitude”    Houston TX

2011 Visual Arts Center NJ “25th Silver Anniversary Exhibition” Summit, New Jersey

    *curated by Joan Young

2010 Barbara Davis Gallery “Elevated” (w/Ed Ruscha, Chuck Close) Los Angeles CA

2009 Fellini Gallery    "Visionaire" w Ed Moses   Shanghai China

2009 MOCA Museum    "Fresh" Auction    Los Angeles CA

2009 Art 1307     "Proposte per una Collezione"   Naples Italy

2008 MAUI Museum    "Biennale delle Arti dell'Unita' d'Italia" Caserta Italy

2008 Zimmer Childrens Museum   "The Art of Vision"   Los Angeles CA

2007 Micro Museum    "Spectrum"  *curators choice award New York  NY

2006 Klapper Gallery     "Leaving The Known"   Los Angeles  CA

2006 High Energy Constructs  "Chain Letter" curated by Doug Harvey Los Angeles CA

2007 Songzhuang Art Festival       "American Cont. Art Exhibition"  Beijing  China

2006 Andrew Shire Gallery      Los Angeles CA

2003 O"Melveny Gallery   "LAUNCH PAD"      Los Angeles CA

 

ART FAIR & FESTIVALS

 

2012 Art Platform       Los Angeles

2011 LA Art Fair        Los Angeles CA

2011 Red Dot        Miami FL

2010 Roma Contemporary Art Fair     Rome Italy

2010 Art Dageu        Seoul Korea

2010 Los Angeles Contemporary Art Fair     Los Angeles CA

2010 Contemporary Los Angeles Art (private exhibition)   Los Angeles CA

2009 Red Dot (George Billis Gallery)     Miami FL

2009 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair     Shanghai China

2008 Red Dot Fair  LA Contemporary     New York  NY

2007 Songzhuang Art Festival  "American Cont. Art Exhibition"  Beijing China

2007 Art Now  LA Contemporary                          Miami  FL

2006 Tarfest                    Los Angeles CA

 

SELECT COLLECTIONS

 

HAMMER Museum Los Angeles CA,

MAUI Museum Teano (Caserta) Italy

CAM Contemporary Art Museum Casoria Napoli Italy

Equity Office Property- Los Angeles CA,

VOCE Wireless-Los Angeles CA ,

Leadwell Corporation- Lake Forrest CA,

Beverly Hills Medical Practice-Beverly Hills,

Illy Corporation - NYC NY,

ZAZA Energy LLC Houston TX,

The Cosmopolitan, Salon Priv’e Las Vegas NV,

HRH Prince Naef bin Ahmed Al -London England,

Sandy Gallin, Malibu CA,

Paul & Lilly Merage - Newport Coast CA,

Hans & Vivian Buehler - Beverly Hills CA,

Richard & Annalisse Bren - New York, NY,

Sarah Wynter & Dan Perez- NYC,NY

Julie Choi & Claudio Cornali- Jackson Hole WY,

Chris & Samantha Robichaud - Los Angeles CA,

Paul & Michelle Janavs Collection -Newport Coast,

Dr Robert & Julie Koblin -Beverly Hills CA,

Rudolf & Karin Troller - Olten Switzerland,

Peter Loram & Glenda Smith- London England,

Rebecca Messina- Paris France,

Deana & Tyler Freres( Seattle)- Cambrai France,

Elisabeth Fox-Paris France,

Guy LaFreniere-Perotti/Adriano Perotti-Paris France,

Stephen Reissman – Beverly Hills CA,

Diane & Roy & Linda Essakow Beverly Hills CA,

Tom Gay – Dallas Tx,

Beverly Phillips-Los Angeles CA,

Patsy & Chris Clouser-Wayzata MN

 Dr Jennifer Chi & Jason Glenn NYC, NY

Adele Binder- Los Angeles CA,

Marco Del Gaiso - Naples IT,

Vincenzo Spagnuolo Vigorita -Naples IT,

Laura Vosa - Naples IT,

Paolo Tesauro - Naples IT,

Patrizia de Mennato - Naples IT,

Cynthia & Renato Penna - Naples IT

Karen Fang - NYC NY

Jill Steinberg - NYC NY

Anne Corey - NYC NY

Jeff & Candy Marinelli LA CA

Ben & Tracy Samek LA CA    Patrizia & Francesco Masoni - London England

Steve Ellman – Phoenix Az,

Todd Brooks Houston TX,

Marlend & Wayne Picard- Houston/Los Angeles,

Assad Abboud – Houston Tx,

John & Cathy Finton – Pasadena CA,

Angelique de Maison & Zirk Englebrecht - Los Angeles CA,

Karl Davidoski & Paul Morabito – West Hollywood CA, Bill Coates – Houston Tx,

Dr. Bill Nealon – Nashville Tn,

Scott Leach –Dallas Tx,

Efrain Guerra & Kevin Selby – Houston Tx,

Gary Pelled – Los Angeles CA,

Jochanan Aronowicz – Maui HI,

Kirk Langer-Los Angeles CA,

Dr Gary Cohan –LA CA,

David Heiss NY NY

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Art to Art Palette http://www.arttoartpalettejournal.com/2013/05/the-light-from-within/    May 5, 2013

Grimey Gatsby       http://thegrimeygatsby.com/2011/09/20/todd-williamson-artist-aria-hotel-salon-prive-for-high-rollers/

Il Denaro      http://denaro.it/blog/2012/04/21/williamson-napoli-e-la-luce/                April 21, 2012

“Williamson:Napoli e la Luce”                               April 21, 2012

All Italian Reviews:  http://www.art1307.com/eng/mostra_rassegna-stampa.php?idmostra=53 2012

Il Denaro Newspaper   Full immersion con L’artista Americano April 21, 2012

Il Mattino     L’ommaggio di Todd Williamson  April 21, 2012

Il Mattino  “A Napoli ho sperimentato il caos mescolato con la luce” April 18, 2012

Exibart     Todd Williamson in conferenza al PAN Museum  April 17, 2012

ArttoArtPaletteJournal.com  “An Artist of Many Dimensions”  August 2011

PalettePaperBoy. Live Journal.com “Revelations of Todd Williamson”  June 28, 2011

Huffington Post – Haiku Review  “Todd Williamson seems in Transition” May 2011

Fabrik Magazine    “The Amalgamation of Art & Design” Issue 12 2011

HustlerofCulture.com   “Thoughts from a Mind like Mine”  March 2011

EquipeCo (Italy)    “The White Age”    Nov/Dec 2010

Il Denaro Newspaper   “Pittori nel casino da caccia”  Dec 2010

Kritiki      “Todd Williamson”   Dec 2010

Not Apartheid – CAM Museum Magazine “The Anima Mundi”   # 5 July/Sept ‘09

Art and Living Magazine   Artists to Watch in 2009   Winter ‘09

DavidMixner.com   Todd Williamson Sweeps into Nashville 1/16/’09

NowPlayingNashville.com  Blurring the LInes at Leu Art Gallery 3/17/’09

Exibart.com    Todd Williamson - Trame di Luce  11/01/’08

Art and Living  "Art World, Todd Williamson at the Japanese Cultural Center Milan Italy" 11/07/08

Bakeca Milano    Trame di luce di Todd Williamson 10/17/08

Il Denaro    "The Big Brother" censurato in Cina 2/23/08

L' Avanti    Gli orizzonti astratti di Williamson 2/28/08

Il Mattino    La Luce dell' Arte   2/24/08

Il Denaro  Todd, l'uomo di Nashville che ha scelto la luce di Napoli    2/9/08

Orizzonti    Essay by Cynthia Penna    2008

Art Linking    3rd Songzhuang Art Festival  2007

The Art of Vision    Zimmer Childrens  Museum  2007

Todd Williamson   "New Works" Monograph  Essay by Peter Frank  2007

Space Magazine     "Full of Life" pg 82    Feb/Ma ‘07

Fine Interiors    "The Art of It"     Fall 2005

LA Weekly     "Art Pick of the Week"    April ‘204

Robb Report     "A Perfect 10"     April 2004

"Launch Pad     50 Emerging Artist in America"   July 2003

Los Angeles Magazine         November 2003

"The Art Show"           NBC 2003

Elle Decoration (Europe)          January 2003

LA Art Seen Artist Catalog         2000

 

 

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