William Downs American, b. 1974

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Otherworldly: Drawings Relating to an Imaginary or Spritual World, 2022
Otherworldly: Drawings Relating to an Imaginary or Spritual World, 2022

"The implications of Downs’ drawings can fluctuate. There is something willfully vaporous in both his technique and his intent."

 

-Felicia Feaster

William Downs a contemporary American artist whos work includes drawing, painting, printmaking, installation and three- dimensional studies.  Using a variety of techniques and textures to convey a sense of depth and mystery, Downs promulgates lines and stark contrasts to create a sense of tension and drama, while intricate details and subtle shading draw the viewer into the image, encouraging them to linger and explore.
Biography
William Downs
William Downs

For William Downs,  artwork is a medium to  express his truth in common forms turned ambiguous, while his use of repetition distorts expectations of truth. For Downs, “the line” is paradoxically fundamental and surreal, based on its infinite  capabilities. Downs’ forms form, reform, and deform.

 

 Downs received a B.F.A in Painting and Printmaking from the Atlanta College of Art and Design and a multidisciplinary M.F.A from the Mount Royal School of Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art. His awards include Artadia, The Working Artist Project at MOCA GA, and The Nellie Mae Rowe Fellowship at Hambidge  Creative Residency Program. His work has been included in nationally touring  shows with Art AIDS America, curated by Rock Hushka and Jonathan Katz and in Black Pulp! curated by Mark Thomas Gibson and William Villalongo. Downs has exhibited at venues nationally and abroad including: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis MO, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL; Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA, the Century Gallery in London, UK, and Derek Eller Gallery in New York, NY. His work resides in collections such as The High Museum of Art, Drawing Collection, The Birmingham Museum of Art, and The Smithsonian Museum of Art.

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