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William Wolff    (American, 1922-2004)

 William Wolff - Astral Theater (Paintings) h: 60 x w: 72 in / h: 152.4 x w: 182.9 cm
William Wolff
Astral Theater circa 1960
 
 William Wolff - Astral Theater (Paintings) h: 60 x w: 72 in / h: 152.4 x w: 182.9 cm
William Wolff
Astral Theater circa 1960
 
 William Wolff - Bathers (Paintings) h: 48 x w: 72 in / h: 121.9 x w: 182.9 cm
William Wolff
Bathers circa 1960
 
 William Wolff - Bill & Toni Brown (double portrait) (Prints) h: 15.5 x w: 22.5 in / h: 39.4 x w: 57.2 cm
William Wolff
Bill & Toni Brown (double portrait) 1976
 
 William Wolff - Carrying Stone (Paintings) h: 60 x w: 72 in / h: 152.4 x w: 182.9 cm
William Wolff
Carrying Stone circa 1960
 
 William Wolff - Helyn Sleeping 1 (Paintings) h: 34 x w: 46.5 in / h: 86.4 x w: 118.1 cm
William Wolff
Helyn Sleeping 1 circa 1950
 
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Biography
1939 - 1943 Studied at the California School of Fine Arts
1950 BA, University of California, Berkeley
1950 Studied with Max Beckmann at Mills College
1951 MA, University of California, Berkeley
1951 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Annual Art Show, Drawing Award
1949 - 1955 Shared studio with James Weeks
1967 Graphics Award, Rochester Festival of Religious Art, Rochester, New York
1968 Studied etching with Gordon Cook
1969 Studied lithography with Richard Graf
1976 Purchase Award, Annual San Francisco Arts Festival
1987 - 1988 Studied with Rupert Garcia
2000 Honored by the Graphics Arts Workshop for his many years of artistic contribution

Exhibitions
2005 Looking Back and Seeing Forward, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco
2003 The Curatorial Eye: Fifteen Perspectives, (curated by Theres Rohan) Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa
2003 Night Shift (Aspects 0f the Night) Collectors Gallery at the Oakland Museum
2002 Proof(s) of Life, The Graphic Arts Workshop 1952 - 2002, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco
2002 Masquerade and Revelation: A William Wolff Retrospective, Heart Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA, catalogue (solo)
2001 The Spirit of Handmade Prints, California Society of Printmakers, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2001 Unique Voices, six artists, Hayward Arts Council, Green Shutter Gallery, Hayward, CA
2001 Multi-drop/Multi-plate, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA, curated by Daniel Robeski
2000 California Society of Printmakers annual exhibit 2000, College Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA
1999 California Prints From Wood IV, Collectors Gallery, Oakland, CA curated by Art Hazelwood
1999 ifth Anniversary Invitational Exhibit, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA curated by Daniel Robeski
1999 The View From Here-10 Years of Art from the Street Sheet, 509 Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
1999 Street Sheet Ten Year Anniversary, Art Show and Auction, SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 Small Works from the California Society of Printmakers, 1999 Annual Exhibition, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
1999 On the Edge of the Century: Printmaking and Social Commentary in the 1990s, Berkeley Art Center, juror Rene Yanez
1999 Write the Things Which Thou Hast Seen, woodcuts, etchings and paintings by William Wolff, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA, catalogue (solo)
1999 From A to Z: How Prints are Made, Janet Turner Print Gallery, Chico, CA
1998 The Third Annual California Artists’ Prints From Wood, Collectors Gallery, Oakland, CA
1998 Tradition and Transition in the 90’s, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 A Tradition Continued: Relief Prints, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA Juror, Daniel Robeski
1998 Points of Passing, Artists of the Street Sheet, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco
1998 California Society of Printmakers 85th Anniversary Exhibition, Academy of Art College Gallery, San Francisco
1997 Prints from Wood 2, Collectors Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1997 The Shakespeare Folio, Coastal Arts League Museum Gallery 92 West, Half Moon Bay, CA
1997 Spiritual Pathways, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994 Pacific Prints, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
1994 The Cutting Edge, Woodblocks and Linocuts, C. I. Clark Galleries, Bakersfield, CA
1993 Ink and Clay, Bay Area Edition Printmakers and Clay Artists, Holmes Fine Arts Gallery, San Jose
1993 Annual Holiday Invitational, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 Return of Amorphous Mollusc III, Bridge Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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