ABOUT

Steve Williams is a graphic artist using materials that, ordinarily would be deemed as waste or recyclable such as envelopes, commercial documents, packaging, plastics. Examples of this collage approach can be seen in the series, Ulysses (using site specific, found objects and photographs) or Music Art (which uses soft plastics which are difficult to recycle as the main ingredient to the pieces), or pulped paper 3D shapes recycling old year end accounts as pieces of sculptural designs. His prints use bold typography, pushing the boundaries and legibility of text and image.

BACK STORY

Originally from North Wales, Williams moved to Bath completing a post graduate in printmaking at Bath School of Art and Design. After completing a Post-Graduate in Printmaking, he worked as an illustrator for publishers such as Random House and HarperCollins whilst also lecturing at Bath Spa University and Trowbridge College of Higher Education. Where possible, Williams (re)uses materials that, ordinarily would be deemed as waste or recyclable such as envelopes, commercial documents, packaging, plastics. Examples of this approach can be seen in the series, Ulysses (using site specific, found objects and photographs) or Music Art (which uses soft plastics which are difficult to recycle as the main ingredient to the pieces), or pulped paper 3D shapes recycling old year end accounts as pieces of sculptural designs. His prints use bold typography, pushing the boundaries and legibility of text and image. In 1994, he was awarded Windsor & Newton Young Watercolourist of the Year by the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. Following a solo exhibition titled 3 Bodies of Work at the Anatomy Department of Cardiff University in 1994, Williams was invited to produce a series of images to accompany the text of James Joyce’s Ulysses, alongside artists such as Tom Phillips and John Furnival. These works were featured in several group exhibitions, and all 18 of Williams' pieces were later showcased in a solo exhibition at Freespace Gallery in London. In 2001, he moved to London and began a career as a Creative Director working for publishers and brands such as Condé Nast, EMAP, Mappin & Webb, Burberry, Jaeger, Oliver Sweeney and Elemis. Alongside his commercial work, Williams continues to create artworks and prints and has exhibited in several local galleries and community spaces in North London. He works out of Print Club London in Hackney, London.

JOIN THE COMMUNITY

He is passionate about keeping things local. Over the years, Williams has supported charities and local schools by running workshops, art projects and charity auctions.