Brad Williams 6079 Pantherwood Dr. Myrtle Beach SC, 29579

254-979-1863 jwilliam@coastal.edu www.bradwilliamsart.com

EDUCATION Masters of Fine Arts, Painting Florida State University May 2008 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Painting Texas Tech University December 2004 Associates of Arts, Ceramics Western Texas College May 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Art Courses Taught: 2006 - Present Two-dimensional Foundations: 20 sections Drawing I: 11 sections Drawing II: 7 sections Painting I: 4 sections Figure Drawing: 3 sections Painting II: 2 sections Advanced Media Workshop (painting): 1 section Visual Arts and Culture (Art Appreciation): 6 sections Adjunct Professor, Coastal Carolina University (foundations): Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Aug. 2010 – Present Curator and Lead Member, Voice-Thru-Art nonprofit organization: Brooklyn, New York Aug. 2009 – Nov. 2009 Professional Artist: New York, New York Aug. 2009 – July 2010 Adjunct Professor, Florida State University: Tallahassee, Florida (painting and drawing) May 2008 – July 2009 Teacher of Record, Florida State University: Tallahassee, Florida Aug. 2006 – May 2008

MFA Program Studio Grounds Construction and Maintenance Aug. 2005 - May 2006 Teaching Assistant for Ceramics and 2D, Western Texas College: Snyder, Texas 1999 – 2000

Carpenter, Williams Construction: Sweetwater, Texas 1994 – 1999

EXHIBITIONS ArtFields Juried Exhibition, town of Lake City April - May 2015, Lake City, South Carolina Exhibiting Artist Series: Funhouse, Chapel Hill Town Hall March – May 2015, Chapel Hill, South Carolina On the Wall Exhibition: A National Juried Exhibition February – March 2015 Faculty Biennial, at the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery January – February 2015, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Fleshscapes, Sikes Hall Ground Floor at Clemson University, September – November 2014, Greenville, South Carolina The 29th Tallahassee International, Museum of Fine Arts August – September 2014, Tallahassee, FL ArtFields Juried Exhibition, The ROB April - May 2014, Lake City, South Carolina BAL National 2013 International Juried Exhibition: May 2014, Beaumont, TX The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, July – August 2013, Houston, Texas Eighth Annual Small Works Show, at 440 gallery November – December 2012, New York, NY Winter Group Exhibition, Tache Gallery October – November 2012, New York, NY Faculty Biennial, at the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery September – October 2012, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, July – August 2012, Houston, Texas Axiom Project: New York at Pinion Gallery September 18th 2010, Brooklyn, NY Faculty Biennial, at the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery September 9th – October 15th 2010, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Frantic Chaos, at the 621 Gallery, Railroad Square April 2nd – 30th 2010, Tallahassee, Florida Beginnings: April Art Competition, at gallery 364 April 29th – May 21st 2009, Juried by Todd Maisel and David Jon Kassan, Brooklyn, NY Solo Exhibition, Brad Williams, at the Strange Circus Gallery, Railroad Square June 5th 2009, Tallahassee, Florida Turner/Rollin 2D-3D Juried Exhibition at the Oglesby Gallery, March – April 2009, Juried by Mr. Turner and Mrs. Rollin. Tallahassee, Florida The Art Department Faculty, at the Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University January - February 2009, Tallahassee, Florida Oil on Canvas, at the Oglesby Gallery, December - January 2009, Tallahassee, Florida 20th Annual Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Arts Center November – December 2008, Quincy, Florida MFA Thesis Exhibition 2008, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, April – May 2008, Tallahassee, Florida FLoCAS Inaugural Exhibition, at the West Tampa Center for the Arts, January – February 2008, Tampa, Florida League of Graduate Artists' Lecture Series, at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, downtown, February 2008, Tallahassee, Florida Fall Forward, at the Big Bend Contemporary, Railroad Square Art Park October 2007, Tallahassee, Florida Dissipated Memories, at the Big Bend Contemporary, Railroad Square Art Park August 2007, Tallahassee, Florida Turner/Rollin 2D-3D Juried Exhibition, at the Oglesby Gallery March – April 2007, juried by Mr. Turner and Mrs. Rollin Tallahassee, Florida

Brad Williams Solo Show, at the Big Bend Contemporary, Railroad Square Art Park March – April 2007, Tallahassee, Florida Group Show, at the Big Bend Contemporary, Railroad Square February 2007, Tallahassee, Florida Seconds, at the 621 Gallery, Railroad Square Art Park November 2006, Tallahassee, Florida Out of Town, at the Cedar Key Arts Center October 2006, Cedar Key, Florida Mayday, at the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, Railroad Square May 2006, Tallahassee, Florida Fluxuations, at Ars Magna, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory February 2006, Tallahassee, Florida MFA Fall 2005 Group Exhibition, at the Red Metal Door Gallery, Railroad Square November 2005, Tallahassee, Florida Sensation, at the Sarah Walters gallery in Amarillo March 2005, Amarillo, Texas Joint Exhibition, Joel and Brad, at On Q, January 2005, Lubbock, Texas Earnest J. Gannings Memorial Exhibition, at On Q, juried by Michael Collins and Sara Waters November 2004, Lubbock, Texas Day of the Dead Juried Art Exhibition, at Texas Tech University, juried by Celia H. Rodriguez October 2004, Lubbock, Texas 17th Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, at Texas Tech University, juried by Charles Schmidt May 2004, Lubbock, Texas Solo Exhibition, Brad Williams: New Work, at Western Texas College, September 2003, Snyder, Texas Day of the Dead Juried Art Exhibition, at Texas Tech University, juried by Ann Davis October 2003, Lubbock, Texas

COLLECTIONS Simons Petroleum, Inc. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Western Texas College Fine Arts Dept. Snyder, Texas The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Tallahassee, FL Federal Corrections Institute Tallahassee Tallahassee, FL Oglesby Gallery Tallahassee, FL Private Collections National and International HONORS AND AWARDS Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission Juried Exhibitions Series Artist 2014 Best in Show, Beginnings, Gallery 364 April 29th 2010 MFA Joan Mitchell Foundation nomination 2008 Best in Show, Turner/Rollin 2D-3D Juried Exhibition, Oglesby Gallery 2009 Dean’s List, Florida State University 2008 Golden Key Honors Society Member 2007 Who’s Who Honors 2007

Painting Faculty Award, Florida State University 2007 Dean’s List, Florida State University 2007 Full Assistantship from the Masters of Fine Arts Department at Florida State University 2006 – 2008 school years Mario J. Plescia Award in Painting 2006 Honorable Mention, Earnest J. Gannings Memorial Exhibition 2004 Dean’s List, Texas Tech University 2003 - 2004 Texas Tech School of Art Scholarship from Texas Tech University 2000 – 2003

Who’s Who Honors 1999 Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society Member 1999 Ceramics Artist of the Year from Western Texas College 1999 – 2000 school year Dean’s List, Western Texas College 1998 – 2000 school years Most Outstanding Artist from Roscoe High School 1997 – 1998 school year

REFERENCES Lilian Garcia-Roig:

phone: 850.644.1326 link: liliangarcia-roig.com lgarcia@fsu.edu international artist, MFA coordinator and Graduate Teaching

coordinator while I was at FSU, Professor of Painting FSU Paul Olsen: phone: 843.349.2704 link: http://www.coastal.edu/art/olsen.html polsen@coastal.edu Department Chair at CCU at my time of hire Mark Messersmith:

phone: 850.644.1339 link: markmessersmith.com mmessersmith@fsu.edu international artist, Professor of Foundations and Painting FSU

Carrie Ann Baade:

phone: 850.644.4365 link: carrieannbaade.com cjonesbaade@fsu.edu international artist, Professor of Painting FSU Dr. Steven Bleicher:

phone: 843.349.6472 link: http://www.coastal.edu/art/bleicher.html sbleicher@coastal.edu Associate Dean CCU

Brad Williams

Oil Paintings

Collapse, 2006, oil on canvas, 36 x 54 inches.

Collapse, 2006, oil on canvas, Detail

Fair Flags, 2006, oil on canvas, 35 x 53 inches.

Tent Townhomes, 2008, oil on canvas, 35 x 53 inches.

Fleshscape, 2008, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches.

Divertissement, 2009, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches.

Ferris Wheel, 2009, oil on canvas, 55 x 43 inches.

Stampede, 2010, oil on canvas, 55 x 86 inches.

Sand Dunes, 2011, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

Merry-Go-Round, 2011, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

Peacemaker, 2011, oil on panel, 48 x 84 inches.

Peacemaker, 2011, oil on panel, Detail,

After Party, 2012, oil on canvas, 24 x 32 inches.

What Happens in Vegas, 2012, oil on linen, 50 x 80 inches.

What Happens in Vegas, 2012, oil on linen, Detail

Greatest Show on Earth, 2012, oil on canvas, 50 x 150 inches.

Greatest Show on Earth, 2012, oil on canvas, Detail

Twin Temples, 2012, oil on canvas, 42 x 58 inches.

Erosion, 2014, oil on canvas, 39 x 52 inches.

Pinball Table #2, 2014, oil and graphite on canvas, 52 x 28 inches.

Pinball Table #3, 2014, oil and graphite on canvas, 52 x 28 inches.

Brad Williams

Examples of Facility As they pertain to the

instruction of art foundations

Ode to my Bud Chuck, 2000, graphite on paper, 16 x 16 inches.

Marlboro Brad, 2001, Charcoal on paper, 48 x 34 inches.

Lina from life: in class demonstration, 2008, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches.

Searching for content, 2014, oil on canvas & magnifying glass 40 x 30 inches with frame.

Brad Williams

Student Work Instructed 2007-2014

2D Design, Balance - Symmetry, Ink and paint marker on Illustration Board, Cindy Meeks, Coastal Carolina University

2D Design, Gestalt – open/closed, Ink on Illustration Board, Tiffany Sweet, Coastal Carolina University

2D Design, Capstone - Rhythm, Ink and marker on Illustration Board, Scott Cullum, Coastal Carolina University

Drawing, Contour Line Drawing, Graphite on Newsprint, Cody Williams, Coastal Carolina University

Drawing, Still Life, Graphite on Paper, Amanda Stoval, Coastal Carolina University

Drawing, Still Life Object – Prud’hon Method White and Black Conte on Gray Paper, Rose Williams, Coastal Carolina University

Drawing, Portrait from Photograph, White and Black Conte on Gray Paper, Christina Parsek, Coastal Carolina University

Drawing II, Color Self Portrait, Pastel on Paper, Joshua Knight, Coastal Carolina University

Drawing II, Landscape with Texture, Pastel on Paper, Marista Mercer, Coastal Carolina University

Figure Drawing, 1 hour study, Pastel and Charcoal on toned paper, Dustin Clark

Figure Drawing, Two Hour Study, White and Black Conte on Gray Paper,

Mackenzie Ryder

Painting I, Master Copy with Four Quadrants (original, black and white, complimentary reverse, warm-cool shift),

Oil on Canvas Sarah Nolan

Painting I, Still Life with Student’s Objects, Oil on Canvas,

Steve Williams

Painting I, Landscape ala alfresco, Oil on Panel Megan Shank-Beebe

Painting I, Landscape ala alfresco, Oil on Canvas Andrea Hazel

Painting I, Autoreferential, Acrylic on Canvas, Vishan Seeneth

Painting II, Metaphoric Vocabulary, Oil on Canvas, Kristen Davis

Painting II, Collaborative, Oil on Canvas, Feng Liu and Daniel Becker

Painting II, Multimedia Painting Assignment, Acrylic and oil on canvases, Britt McCardle

Painting II, Multimedia Painting Assighnment, acrylic, ink, guash, on loose canvases, Samuel Prime,

Advanced Painting Workshop

Series Paintings, Acrylic on Canvas, Phillip Nichols http://phillipnicholsart.tumblr.com/archive