Todd A. Williams was born in the small farming community of Central City, Nebraska. Since his
childhood he has been aware of the natural beauty of the world around him, an awareness that he
continues to cultivate today through the art of painting.
Todd was eager from an early age to pursue art. At a time when most of us leave our crayons behind, he
was being accepted and encouraged by his classmates, as an artist. "When I was 7, I took out some
colored pencils and a posterboard. There was a poster of a tiger in my bedroom and I remember
spreading out on the floor with these pencils, looking up and drawing the tiger. The next Friday I took it to
show and tell at school. The other kids and the teacher liked it. I'll never forget that feeling of acceptance
from sharing my experience in color and shape. As children we all love the colors and our crayon
expressions. But the reality is that everyone of us is an artist at heart. We just move on to share and
express it in other ways."
After studying painting and illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute,Todd A. Williams graduated with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree,
Today, Todd excels in his ability to paint all subject matter using spontaneous brushwork and creative
virtuosity. Most of the time he can be found painting en plein air. Through this discipline he has found his
own recognizable voice, which is now becoming his signature style.
Todd Williams’ success really doesn’t come as a surprise,” says Dirk Meyer, owner of Meyer Gallery
in Santa Fe, N. M. and one of Williams’ first representatives.
“He's reminiscent of (19th-century portrait painter) John Singer Sargent and can do fantastic
landscapes at the same time. He has the ability and skill to take the viewer to a peaceful place
within themselves. He uses a subdued palette blended into poetic, serene scenes. People like the
style, the feel, the looseness that he portrays. He doesn’t resort to ‘tricks’ to create his work. It is
true tonal work from the heart. Todd is definitely an up and coming star."
Williams' work has been exhibited across the US in gallery, museum, and invitational exhibitions, such
as the Gilcrease Museum, the Great Plains Art Museum, Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts, "The
American Miniatures Show", Settlers West Gallery, The Maynard Dixon Museum, Cincinnati’s Great
American Artists Exhibition, and the Oil Painters of America National and Regional Exhibitions where he
has been honored with the prestigious status of Signature Member.
In 2008, he won the Second Place Award from the American Impressionist Society in their National
Exhibition at Palm Desert, CA. “Todd brings you into the soul of the subject,” says Jinger Richardson,
owner of the Legacy Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY and Scottsdale, AZ. "His work is very interactive and I
always feel like I’m part of the scenes.”
The International Artist Magazine featured his work from “Vienna and Prague” in their Dec./Jan. 2008
issue. In Sept. 2005, Todd had a featured article in the Fine Art Connoisseur. Also in 2004, he
received national and international recognition for his art through a feature article in Southwest Art and
International Artist Magazine selected him for "Master Painters of the World" in the United States
Showcase.
His galleries include: The Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM; The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ and Jackson
Hole, WY; Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX; Gallery RoCa, Havre de Grace, Maryland; and
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA.
Exhibitions
"TWO PERSON EXHIBITION" - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - May 2008
“GREAT AMERICAN LANDSCAPE” - Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA - May 2008
“THE 4TH ANNUAL GREAT PLAINS MUSEUM INVITATIONAL” Lincoln, NE - April 2008
"TWO PERSON SHOW" - Legacy Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY - July, 2007
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 16th NATIONAL EXHIBITION"
Whistle Pik Gallery, May 10th ~ June 8th 2007, Fredericksburg, TX
"THE 3rd ANNUAL GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM INVITATIONAL", Lincoln, NE - April. 2007
"AMERICAN ART IN MINIATURE", Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - Nov. 2008 ,2007 & 2006
"TWO PERSON SHOW" - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - Oct. 6th, 2006
"SOLO EXHIBITION", July 27th, 2006 Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"THE 2nd ANNUAL GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM INVITATIONAL", Lincoln, NE - May. 2006
"ART AUCTION 2006", Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts
March 9th and 11th, Montgomery, AL
"The American Miniatures Show 2006", Settlers West Gallery
Feburary 11, 2006, Tucson, AZ
"HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS SHOW 2005", Legacy Gallery
Dec. 8th -18th, Scottsdale, AZ
"Christmas Miniature Show 2005", Whistle Pik Gallery, Nov. 18th ~ Dec. 17th, Fredericksburg, TX
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 2005 Central Regional Exhibition" Oct. 1st - Oct. 31st. 2005, Snowfire
Gallery, Estes Park, CO
"COLORADO'S 10TH ANNUAL RICHARD SCHMID FINE ART AUCTION"
September 5, 2005, Fort Collins, CO
"MAYNARD DIXON COUNTRY 2005", Aug. 28th, Maynard Dixon Museum
Mt. Carmel, Utah
"LOVE OF THE LAND", May 6th, 2005-Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"SLICE OF LIFE", March 10th, 2005 Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"ONE MAN SHOW", Feb. 10th - 2005, Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples, FL
"SOLO EXHIBITION" - The Vineyard, Bentonville, AR , November 13, 2004
"MINIATURE SHOW 2004"-Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS SHOW" -2004 - Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
"AMERICAN ART IN MINIATURE", Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - Nov. 2004
"ONE MAN SHOW" - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - June 4th, 2004
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 13th NATIONAL EXHIBITION" Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA -
May 21- June 21, 2004
"SALON INTERNATIONAL 2004" - International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San
Antonio, TX - May 1-22nd, 2004
"INTRODUCTIONS SHOW" - Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA – Feb.12-March 1, 2004
"MINIATURE SHOW 2003", Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"EMERGING ARTIST SHOW", Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX – October 4th, 2003
"SOLO EXHIBITION", Meyer Gallery, Sante Fe, NM – Jun. 2003
"SALON INTERNATIONAL 2003", International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San
Antonio, TX – May 2003
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 12th NATIONAL EXHIBITION", Taos, NM – May 2003
"ONE MAN SHOW", CCAA, Van Buren, AR – Feb. 2003
"HOLIDAY SHOW", Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AR – Dec. 2003
"FIVE ARTISTS TO WATCH," The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ -- Feb. 2002
"HOLIDAY SHOW", The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ -- Dec. 2001
"AMERICAN ART IN MINIATURE", Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - Nov. 2001
Awards
"AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY", 2nd Place Award - Palm Desert, CA 2008"
"AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY", Award of Distinction 2007"
"MASTER PAINTERS of the WORLD", U.S. Showcase, International Artist 2004
"PORTRAIT SOCIEY OF AMERICA", Certificate of Recognition 2004
"ARTIST MAGAZINE 2002 COMPETITION", 2nd place in Portrait
"ARTIST MAGAZINE 2001 COMPETITION", Finalists in Portrait and Landscape
childhood he has been aware of the natural beauty of the world around him, an awareness that he
continues to cultivate today through the art of painting.
Todd was eager from an early age to pursue art. At a time when most of us leave our crayons behind, he
was being accepted and encouraged by his classmates, as an artist. "When I was 7, I took out some
colored pencils and a posterboard. There was a poster of a tiger in my bedroom and I remember
spreading out on the floor with these pencils, looking up and drawing the tiger. The next Friday I took it to
show and tell at school. The other kids and the teacher liked it. I'll never forget that feeling of acceptance
from sharing my experience in color and shape. As children we all love the colors and our crayon
expressions. But the reality is that everyone of us is an artist at heart. We just move on to share and
express it in other ways."
After studying painting and illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute,Todd A. Williams graduated with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree,
Today, Todd excels in his ability to paint all subject matter using spontaneous brushwork and creative
virtuosity. Most of the time he can be found painting en plein air. Through this discipline he has found his
own recognizable voice, which is now becoming his signature style.
Todd Williams’ success really doesn’t come as a surprise,” says Dirk Meyer, owner of Meyer Gallery
in Santa Fe, N. M. and one of Williams’ first representatives.
“He's reminiscent of (19th-century portrait painter) John Singer Sargent and can do fantastic
landscapes at the same time. He has the ability and skill to take the viewer to a peaceful place
within themselves. He uses a subdued palette blended into poetic, serene scenes. People like the
style, the feel, the looseness that he portrays. He doesn’t resort to ‘tricks’ to create his work. It is
true tonal work from the heart. Todd is definitely an up and coming star."
Williams' work has been exhibited across the US in gallery, museum, and invitational exhibitions, such
as the Gilcrease Museum, the Great Plains Art Museum, Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts, "The
American Miniatures Show", Settlers West Gallery, The Maynard Dixon Museum, Cincinnati’s Great
American Artists Exhibition, and the Oil Painters of America National and Regional Exhibitions where he
has been honored with the prestigious status of Signature Member.
In 2008, he won the Second Place Award from the American Impressionist Society in their National
Exhibition at Palm Desert, CA. “Todd brings you into the soul of the subject,” says Jinger Richardson,
owner of the Legacy Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY and Scottsdale, AZ. "His work is very interactive and I
always feel like I’m part of the scenes.”
The International Artist Magazine featured his work from “Vienna and Prague” in their Dec./Jan. 2008
issue. In Sept. 2005, Todd had a featured article in the Fine Art Connoisseur. Also in 2004, he
received national and international recognition for his art through a feature article in Southwest Art and
International Artist Magazine selected him for "Master Painters of the World" in the United States
Showcase.
His galleries include: The Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM; The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ and Jackson
Hole, WY; Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX; Gallery RoCa, Havre de Grace, Maryland; and
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA.
Exhibitions
"TWO PERSON EXHIBITION" - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - May 2008
“GREAT AMERICAN LANDSCAPE” - Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA - May 2008
“THE 4TH ANNUAL GREAT PLAINS MUSEUM INVITATIONAL” Lincoln, NE - April 2008
"TWO PERSON SHOW" - Legacy Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY - July, 2007
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 16th NATIONAL EXHIBITION"
Whistle Pik Gallery, May 10th ~ June 8th 2007, Fredericksburg, TX
"THE 3rd ANNUAL GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM INVITATIONAL", Lincoln, NE - April. 2007
"AMERICAN ART IN MINIATURE", Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - Nov. 2008 ,2007 & 2006
"TWO PERSON SHOW" - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - Oct. 6th, 2006
"SOLO EXHIBITION", July 27th, 2006 Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"THE 2nd ANNUAL GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM INVITATIONAL", Lincoln, NE - May. 2006
"ART AUCTION 2006", Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts
March 9th and 11th, Montgomery, AL
"The American Miniatures Show 2006", Settlers West Gallery
Feburary 11, 2006, Tucson, AZ
"HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS SHOW 2005", Legacy Gallery
Dec. 8th -18th, Scottsdale, AZ
"Christmas Miniature Show 2005", Whistle Pik Gallery, Nov. 18th ~ Dec. 17th, Fredericksburg, TX
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 2005 Central Regional Exhibition" Oct. 1st - Oct. 31st. 2005, Snowfire
Gallery, Estes Park, CO
"COLORADO'S 10TH ANNUAL RICHARD SCHMID FINE ART AUCTION"
September 5, 2005, Fort Collins, CO
"MAYNARD DIXON COUNTRY 2005", Aug. 28th, Maynard Dixon Museum
Mt. Carmel, Utah
"LOVE OF THE LAND", May 6th, 2005-Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"SLICE OF LIFE", March 10th, 2005 Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"ONE MAN SHOW", Feb. 10th - 2005, Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples, FL
"SOLO EXHIBITION" - The Vineyard, Bentonville, AR , November 13, 2004
"MINIATURE SHOW 2004"-Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS SHOW" -2004 - Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
"AMERICAN ART IN MINIATURE", Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - Nov. 2004
"ONE MAN SHOW" - Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - June 4th, 2004
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 13th NATIONAL EXHIBITION" Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA -
May 21- June 21, 2004
"SALON INTERNATIONAL 2004" - International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San
Antonio, TX - May 1-22nd, 2004
"INTRODUCTIONS SHOW" - Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA – Feb.12-March 1, 2004
"MINIATURE SHOW 2003", Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"EMERGING ARTIST SHOW", Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX – October 4th, 2003
"SOLO EXHIBITION", Meyer Gallery, Sante Fe, NM – Jun. 2003
"SALON INTERNATIONAL 2003", International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San
Antonio, TX – May 2003
"OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA - 12th NATIONAL EXHIBITION", Taos, NM – May 2003
"ONE MAN SHOW", CCAA, Van Buren, AR – Feb. 2003
"HOLIDAY SHOW", Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AR – Dec. 2003
"FIVE ARTISTS TO WATCH," The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ -- Feb. 2002
"HOLIDAY SHOW", The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ -- Dec. 2001
"AMERICAN ART IN MINIATURE", Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - Nov. 2001
Awards
"AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY", 2nd Place Award - Palm Desert, CA 2008"
"AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY", Award of Distinction 2007"
"MASTER PAINTERS of the WORLD", U.S. Showcase, International Artist 2004
"PORTRAIT SOCIEY OF AMERICA", Certificate of Recognition 2004
"ARTIST MAGAZINE 2002 COMPETITION", 2nd place in Portrait
"ARTIST MAGAZINE 2001 COMPETITION", Finalists in Portrait and Landscape
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