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William Wolff Biography
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1939 - 1943 |
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Studied at the California School of Fine Arts
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1950 |
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BA, University of California, Berkeley
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1950 |
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Studied with Max Beckmann at Mills College
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1951 |
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MA, University of California, Berkeley
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1951 |
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Annual Art Show, Drawing Award
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1949 - 1955 |
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Shared studio with James Weeks
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1967 |
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Graphics Award, Rochester Festival of Religious Art, Rochester, New York
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1968 |
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Studied etching with Gordon Cook
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1969 |
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Studied lithography with Richard Graf
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1976 |
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Purchase Award, Annual San Francisco Arts Festival
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1987 - 1988 |
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Studied with Rupert Garcia
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Honored by the Graphics Arts Workshop for his many years of artistic contribution
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2005
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Looking Back and Seeing Forward, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco
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2003
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The Curatorial Eye: Fifteen Perspectives, (curated by Theres Rohan) Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa
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2003
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Night Shift (Aspects 0f the Night) Collectors Gallery at the Oakland Museum
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2002
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Proof(s) of Life, The Graphic Arts Workshop 1952 - 2002, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco
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2002
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Masquerade and Revelation: A William Wolff Retrospective, Heart Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA, catalogue (solo)
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2001
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The Spirit of Handmade Prints, California Society of Printmakers, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
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2001
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Unique Voices, six artists, Hayward Arts Council, Green Shutter Gallery, Hayward, CA
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2001
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Multi-drop/Multi-plate, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA, curated by Daniel Robeski
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2000
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California Society of Printmakers annual exhibit 2000, College Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA
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1999
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California Prints From Wood IV, Collectors Gallery, Oakland, CA curated by Art Hazelwood
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1999
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ifth Anniversary Invitational Exhibit, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA curated by Daniel Robeski
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1999
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The View From Here-10 Years of Art from the Street Sheet, 509 Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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Street Sheet Ten Year Anniversary, Art Show and Auction, SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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Small Works from the California Society of Printmakers, 1999 Annual Exhibition, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
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1999
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On the Edge of the Century: Printmaking and Social Commentary in the 1990s, Berkeley Art Center, juror Rene Yanez
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1999
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Write the Things Which Thou Hast Seen, woodcuts, etchings and paintings by William Wolff, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA, catalogue (solo)
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1999
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From A to Z: How Prints are Made, Janet Turner Print Gallery, Chico, CA
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1998
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The Third Annual California Artists’ Prints From Wood, Collectors Gallery, Oakland, CA
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1998
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Tradition and Transition in the 90’s, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1998
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A Tradition Continued: Relief Prints, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA Juror, Daniel Robeski
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1998
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Points of Passing, Artists of the Street Sheet, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco
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1998
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California Society of Printmakers 85th Anniversary Exhibition, Academy of Art College Gallery, San Francisco
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1997
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Prints from Wood 2, Collectors Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
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1997
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The Shakespeare Folio, Coastal Arts League Museum Gallery 92 West, Half Moon Bay, CA
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1997
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Spiritual Pathways, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1994
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Pacific Prints, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
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1994
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The Cutting Edge, Woodblocks and Linocuts, C. I. Clark Galleries, Bakersfield, CA
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1993
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Ink and Clay, Bay Area Edition Printmakers and Clay Artists, Holmes Fine Arts Gallery, San Jose
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1993
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Annual Holiday Invitational, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1993
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Return of Amorphous Mollusc III, Bridge Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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