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Bill Williams is a nationally known sports artist, respected for his classically artistic approach to representing the glory of sports through his realistic still lifes. His work is in the permanent collections of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, the New York Yankees and the Butler Institute of American Art.
Mr. Williams lives in Battle Creek, Michigan with his wife, Sharon. Bill has a B.A., from Alma College and a M.ED. from Boston University. He has studied with Daniel Greene, William Whitaker, Larry Blovitz, Paul Levellie, & Paul Melia.
Below you will find a listing of some of his accomplishments in the world of art. If you are interested in talking with Bill Williams about his work, don't hesitate to E-mail or call 269-969-7959 (Eastern US Time Zone).
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Portrait Award – 2006 Lake Orion Art Center
Jack Nicklaus Museum 2005
Publisher Association’s Marketing Ben Franklin Silver Award 2004
The Art of Golf Festival 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Pinehurst & Pine Needles Resort, NC
Best of Show – Art of Golf 2005
Best of Show 2001 – Saugatuck Art Show
“Baseball: The Great American Experience” – Touring 1998
Grand Prize 1996
Grand Rapids Art Museum Exhibition & Competition
“The Artist and the Baseball Card”
Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration
New York, NY - 1996
One-Man Show 1992 - Butler Institute of American Art; Youngstown, OH
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2005 Mackinaw Passage: A Pirate Party, by Robert Lytle, illustrations
2003 "Great Lakes Golf Magazine" - feature article
2002 A Pitch In Time, by Robert Lytle, illustrations
2001 "Spitball: The Baseball Literary Magazine"
2001 Baseball: A National Pastime in Art and Literature - Time-Life
2000 Florida State “National Champions” Limited Edition Football Prints
1999 100th Army vs. Navy Limited Edition Prints, Program Cover and Ticket
1999 Artist Profile – Sports Collector’s Digest
1998 Testimonial Dinner Print U. of Oregon football coach-Len Casanova
1998 Basketball Limited Edition Print for U. of Oregon “Kamikaze Kids”
1998 Detroit Red Wing Limited Edition Print co-signed by Steve Yzerman
1998 “Celebrating Sports in Art,” Art Trends, October
1996/97 Philadelphia Phillies Holiday Card
1996 College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Program Cover and Poster
1996 Commission for Limited Edition Prints- Cal Ripken, Jr.
1996, 1995 Yankee Stadium Video Scoreboard
1995 Comerica Bank - Illustration for MasterCard
1993 Baseball: A Treasury of Art and Literature, ed. by Michael Ruscoe
1992 to present - Bill Goff, Inc., Kent, CT - Limited Edition Prints
1991 Chicago White Sox Media Guide and Pocket Schedule Cover
1991 Oakland A’s Magazine
1991 Legends Sports Memorabilia Featured Artist
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Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
First Federal Bank, Burke, SD
National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, Cooperstown, NY
U.S. Naval Academy - Annapolis
College Football Hall of Fame Museum, South Bend, IN
Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol, TN
New York Yankees Baseball Club, Bronx, NY
Cal Ripken, Jr. - Baltimore Orioles, Hall of Famer
Midland National Life Insurance Co., Sioux Falls, SD
David Stern - Commissioner of the NBA
West Michigan Whitecaps, Grand Rapids, MI
Jay Berwanger Family - 1935 Heisman Trophy
Traveling Trophy - Air Touch Cellular Pro Team Golf Challenge
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Bill Parcells - Head Coach, Dallas Cowboys
Darren McCarty –Detroit Red Wings
Curt Schilling – Boston Red Sox
Ernie Banks – Hall of Fame Baseball Player
Phil Rizzuto – Hall of Fame Baseball Player
Buck Showalter – Major League Baseball Manager
Bob Boone – Major League Player and Manager
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