Kelly D. Williams

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Kelly D. Williams is an accomplished American artist, poet, and graphic designer. Growing up as a dedicated skateboarder in an archetypal small town provided Williams with an intrinsic need to be distinctly creative. Artistic invention & expression has been a key element in his art career, and the fact that Williams has been geographically disconnected from the lowbrow, outsider, and street art scene at large for most of his career has obviously given him a unique view of what it means to be an artist.

Upon closer study, it is easy to recognize the influence of artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mike Giant and Mark Gonzales in Williams’ colorful collection of work. This raw form of art has been exhibited in various galleries in New York City, Salt Lake City, Austin, San Francisco, Los Angeles and the United Kingdom. Williams currently continues to work as a highly demanded designer and freelance artist.

[edit] Exhibition & Media Summary

Halcyon Studio, “Hard Times 2”, Brooklyn, New York (2005)
Storm Show Benefit, Jackson, Wyoming (2004)
UNK Gallery, “Board Show”, Salt Lake City, Utah (2006)
UNK Gallery, “Compute This: The Art of Kelly D. Williams & Damion Silver” (2006)
Boonika Online Art Collective, Member Designer (2006)
Joint Effort Gallery, Featured Artist, Jerusalem (2006)
MASS Art Gallery, 50 States, 50 Artists, Austin Texas (2006)
Things From Here Gallery, Permanent Collection, Bristol, United Kingdom, (2006)
Rise Magazine, “It’s The Streets Talking” (Summer 2005)
Snowboarder Italy, Art Interview with Damion Silver (2004)
Snowboard Magazine (2006)
Transworld Business Magazine (2006)
Street Resource, “Interview with curator F. Gerhardt Spanbauer” (2006)
15 Bytes Magazine, “Not Just For Landscapes” (2006)
Staf Magazine, Interview (2006)
Gimme Shelter Global Tour, Group Show (2006)