About the Artist

My name is Frank James Williams. I received my Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. I also have two Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Oklahoma in Norman.  

As a professional artist, I have been fortunate to have won scholarships and fellowships throughout my academic and professional careers. In addition to being known nationally and internationally as a visual artist, educator, and designer, I have been featured in one-man and group exhibitions. My artwork can be found in public and private collections throughout the United States, and has been included in several publications.

Throughout my artistic career, I have had the opportunity to teach art at both the high school and college levels, including lectures about my art and about how art is linked to art history.

As a contemporary artist who was inspired at the very early age of three, art has always been a part of my life; it continues to be to this very day. Because I am passionate about all facets of art, my educational training was in many schools of thought, from the Classical period to conceptual arts. 

My creative evolution has been a leisurely, beautiful process and journey. Although there have been many different influences in my life, my artwork is about me and how I see the world around me.

I work with enamel paint on wood. By combining these two mediums, it allows me the freedom and flexibility needed to create both sculpture and painting together. I like building with my hands to see each image transform and come alive. Colors of paint flowing into one another bring drama, movement, and excitement to each piece; they become frozen moments that seem timeless, a language of my own. This is the new artwork of Frank James Williams. There are no limitations–only great possibilities!  

If you would like to know more about me and my artwork, or have any questions, please feel free to contact me at my e-mail address. frank@frankjwilliams.net.