Charles Edward Williams
Website: http://charlesedwardwilliams.com/
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Artist: Charles Edward Williams
Email: cewpaintings@gmail.com
ABOUT: Charles Edward Williams is a contemporary visual artist from Georgetown, SC, and holds a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, GA and an MFA at the University of North Carolina (UNC Greensboro) in Greensboro, NC. Creating compelling imagery in oils, video/film, and sound installations, Williams's work investigates current, historical cultural events related to racism, and to suggestive stereotypes formed within individuals. His works define self–representation of human emotive responses that lie within cultural identity, and reveal tension to expose the complexities within our sociopolitical environments. Through his visions, we are encouraged to engage in self-examination, to question false boundaries that separate us, and view the inner connectedness of our common existence.
Williams has attended summer artist residencies at Otis College of Art and Design (Los Angeles, CA), SOMA (Mexico City, Mexico), the Gibbes Museum (Charleston, SC), and the McColl Center for Art + Innovation (Charlotte, NC). Solo exhibitions include "Warm Water: New Works by Charles Williams" at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, "Here we Stand: Charles Edward Williams" at the Ellen Noel Art Museum, "Swim: An Artist's Journey" at the Myrtle Beach Museum (Myrtle Beach, SC), "SUN + LIGHT" at Residency Art gallery (Inglewood, LA), "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC), “Black River “ (UNC Charlotte Rowe Galleries, Charlotte NC) and "Swim" at Morton Fine Art (Washington, DC). His work was also recently exhibited at Aqua and Scope Art Fair / Art Basel (Miami, FL). Group exhibitions include the Weatherspoon Museum (Greensboro, NC), the Mint Museum (Charlotte, NC), East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN), Tiger Strike Asteroid project space (Philadelphia, PA) and other national institutions.
Works have been reviewed in local and national publications and media, which include the Washington Post, NPR, and South Carolina's ETV network (PBS affiliate). Permanent collections include the North Carolina Museum of Art (NC), the Gibbes Museum (SC), Knoxville Museum of Art (TN), and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art (NJ). Williams also received the Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Award from the State of South Carolina for the development of enriching art programs within local communities.
