TODD WILLIAMSON
Todd Williamson was born in Cullman, Alabama.
In 1984, he began his career in art and music study at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1989, Williamson moved to California and studied at California State University, UCLA, working towards his MFA.
Since 2004. Williamson lives and works in Los Angeles.
Awards. Grants. Acknowledgements:
2024 Foundation Grant. Pollock Krasner Foundation. NY NY
2023 Best Short Documentary, NXTup International Film Festival, San Francisco International Theme Award- Finalist. Art Revolution. Taipei Biennale Letter of Recognition. Prime Minister. Hesse Germany Letter of Recognition. Prime Minister. Bavaria Germany
2022 Royal Society of St. George. Honorary Member. CA
2021 Icon Award-LABA International Art Festival. LA CA
Premio Speciale Miglior Artista Internazionale. MAV Museum.
Portici Italy
2020 Special Artist Recognition Award. Art Non-Stop International Film Festival. Buenos Aires Pollock Prize for Creativity.
2019 Pollock Krasner Foundation. NY NY
2015 Best Foreign Artist. Bluduemila Association Sport & Arte. Naples Italy Foundation Grant.
2010 Pollock Krasner Foundation. NY NY
Artistic Merit Award. Art 1307. Naples Italy Abstract Showcase Award. 3rd round. Artslant International Abstract Showcase Award. 4th round. Artslant International
2007 Curators Choice Award. Spectrum. Micro Museum. NY
Williamson’s “Processional,” an art and music collaboration with composer Greg Walter, was one of twenty official exhibitions at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, with 100,000 visitors, and was a top pick by Forbes, Domus, Widewalls, Artteez, and the Venice Insider!
“My work explores the intricate relationship between color, sound, and perception, inviting viewers to experience an emotional resonance through layered visual and auditory stimuli…”
Desire & Love
2024
oil on watercolor paper
48” x 48”
The Paradox of Stillness
2024
oil egg tempera on canvas
60” x 84”
Ever Deepening Chasm
2023
oil on linen
84” x 60”
Simple Expression
2020
oil on canvas
84” x 60”
Take My Hand
2022
oil on linen
48” x 36”