WILLIAM   RUSSELL   WALKER

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Born

 1971 Biloxi MS
Education 1994 B.F.A., Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus OH
Teaching 2000 - 2002 Dunedin Fine Art Center, Painting Instructor, Dunedin FL
  1996 - 1999 Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Belleair FL
Figure Drawing, Painting, Painting Workshop
Galleries 2005 Grand Bohemian Gallery, The Mansion on Forsyth Park, Savannah GA
  2002 Grand Bohemian Gallery, Westin Grand Bohemian Hotel, Orlando FL
  1999 Von Liebeg Center for the Arts, Naples FL
  1998 - 2000 Old Hyde Park Fine Art Gallery, Tampa FL
  1997 Prive´ Galleries, Old Hyde Park, Tampa FL
  1997, 1999 Michael Murphy Galleries, Tampa FL
  1997 Curtis-Lopez Gallery, Clearwater FL
  1996 Studio at Long Grove, Long Grove IL
  1995 - 1996 Lawrence Charles Galleries, Old Hyde Park, Tampa FL

Permanent Collections
 

  

The Kessler Corporate Collection

Westin Grand Bohemian Hotel, Orlando FL

The Mansion on Forsyth Park Hotel, Savannah GA
Awards 2015 International 2014/2015 ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center®, Finalist
2000 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa FL, Merit Award
1999 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa FL, Merit Award
1998 Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Bellair FL, Faculty Showcase, Award of Excellence
1997 Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Bellair FL, Faculty Showcase, Award of Excellence
1989, 1990 Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus OH, Scholarship
Group Exhibitions 2002 Faculty Artworks, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin FL
1999 Refiguring the '90's, Von Liebeg Center for the Arts, Naples FL
1998 Undercurrent/Overview 98, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa FL
1998 Florida Gulf Coast Faculty Showcase, Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Belleair FL
1997 Florida Gulf Coast Faculty Showcase, Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Belleair FL
1997 Group Exhibition, Michael Murphy Gallery, Tampa FL
1997 Group Show, Curtis-Lopez Gallery, Dunedin FL
One Person Exhibit 1996 Lawrence Charles Galleries, Old Hyde Park, Tampa FL

Related Articles

 2002 "Orlando Hotel A Work of Art,” Mary Thurwachter. Dayton Daily News, Cox News Service. January 6, 2002.
2000 "Modern-day Medicis Combines Love of Art With Patronage," Noelle Haner-Dorr. Orlando Business Journal, Orlando FL. December 22, 2000.
Featured Articles 1999 "Religious Realism," Vickie Beck. Tampa Tribune, June 19, 1999.
1998 "Beyond the Canvas," Debra Radke. Cultural Affairs Magazine. September 1998.
Reviews 1999 "An Edgy Exhibit," Eileen McClelland. Neapolitan. Tampa FL. November 18, 1999.
1999 "Figuring out 'Refiguring the '90's," Mary Wozniak. The News-Press. November 21, 1999.
1999 "Galleries," Ambience Magazine. Tampa FL. December 1999.
1998 "Undercurrent/Overview 98," Mary Ann Marger. St. Petersburg Times. July 14, 1998.