William T. Wiley
Biography
William T. Wiley was born in Bedford, Indiana, in 1937. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he received his BFA in 1961 and MFA in 1962. His first solo exhibition was held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1960. Since then, his work is in the permanent collections of institutions such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Stedelijk van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
His awards include: Painting Prize, San Francisco Art Institute, 1959; First Prize, San Francisco Art Institute Festival, 1960; Fletcher Award, California School of Fine Arts, 1960; First Prize in Painting, Oakland Annual, 1960; New Talent Award, Art In America, 1961; Painting Prize, 65th Annual Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1962; Sculpture Prize, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1962; Creative Arts Award, University of California at Davis, 1968; Purchase Prize, Whitney Museum, New York, 1968; Nealie Sullivan Award, San Francisco Art Institute, 1968; Bartels Prize, 72nd American Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1976; Traveling Grant to Australia, Australian Arts Council, 1980; Honorary Doctorate at S.F.A.I., San Francisco, California; Honorary Doctorate, S.F.A.I. 1980; Honor and Awards, American Academy of Letters and Arts, New York , New York; 2004 Life Work Award, Marin Arts Council; 2004 Guggenheim Fellowship Award; and the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award in Printmaking from the Southern Graphics Art Council.
Gallery Exhibitions
William T. Wiley and H.C. Westermann, Watercolors and Sculpture - November 4 - December 18, 2010 William T. Wiley, Fear Rules - November 3 - December 6, 2008 William T. Wiley, Caught in the Rap Sure - September 1 - October 14, 2006
Artist News
What's It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect, Smithsonian American Art Museum, October 2, 2009 - January 24, 2010 -
Artist Publications
William T. Wiley: Selections from Two Exhibitions, William T. Wiley
Press
In Case You Missed The Revolution, Man, The New York Times Download PDF (18 K)
He's Wiley, And Witty, The Wall Street Journal Download PDF (62 K)
Selected Works
William Wiley A Light Snow Had Not Fallen, 2007 Watercolor, ink on paper 20 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches
William Wiley Autumn Orange Alert, 2006 Watercolor on paper 20 x 14 1/4 inches
William Wiley Company Picnic, 2000 Watercolor on paper 22 x 30 inches
William Wiley Buy Par A Zen Sport. 2008 Acrylic and charcaol on canvas 37 3/4 x 41 1/8 inches
William Wiley Cafe Doom Ego, 2009 Watercolor and ink on paper 30 x 22 inches
William Wiley Dunce One, 2009 Watercolor, ink on paper 30 x 22 1/2 inches
William Wiley Dunce Three, 2009 Watercolor and ink on paper 30 x 22 inches
William Wiley Goat & Raven at the Museum, 2010 Watercolor and ink on paper 22 x 30 inches
William Wiley Is This Double Dip Expression, 2010 Watercolor and ink on paper 30 x 22 inches
William Wiley I've Got to Sing to Write the Blues, 2010 Pastel, charcoal, graphite on canvas 61 x 76 1/4 inches
William Wiley Mine Us Tide, 2007 Mixed media on canvas 23 3/4 x 32 inches
William Wiley Portrait of the Bonejo, 2009 Watercolor and ink on paper 30 x 22 1/2 inches
William Wiley Private Eyes, 2008 Watercolor and ink on paper 30 x 22 1/2 inches
William Wiley Rotten Luck & the Fair Us Wheels, 2008 Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 61 3/4 x 64 7/8 inches
William Wiley The Eye Askew, 2000 Watercolor 22 x 30 inches
William Wiley Taking Offense, 2009 Watercolor and ink on paper 30 x 22 1/2 inches