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  • Artist: Carl Joe Williams (b. 1970)

Carl Joe Williams is a contemporary African American artist known for his multimedia paintings, sculpture, installations, and interdisciplinary works. Williams creates paintings and painted sculpture from found objects. He describes his works as “symphonies of colors” that present a powerful visual experience.

Williams’ installation, Journeys, was featured at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atlanta, GA in 2002. His Sculptural Trees public art installation in Metairie, Louisiana, was described as reminiscent of “lollipops in a Candyland forest,” with their custom acrylic light boxes attached to crepe myrtles.

Williams is one of the founders of Blights Out, a Creative Capital-supported project in New Orleans along with artists Lisa Sigal and Imani Jacqueline Brown. Blights Out is a community- and artist-led initiative to activate agency.

Love Letter to New Orleans by Carl Joe Williams, Image 1.
  • Carl Joe Williams
  • Love Letter to New Orleans, 2025
"Joy and Happiness" by Carl Joe Williams, Image 1.
  • Carl Joe Williams
  • "Joy and Happiness", 2023
Mixed Media on doors
66 x 79 in
(167.64 x 200.66 cm)
Charlie "Tree" Milton Eating Red Beans and Rice by Carl Joe Williams, Image 1.
  • Carl Joe Williams
  • Charlie "Tree" Milton Eating Red Beans and Rice, 2022
Mixed media on mattress
Sam...they didn't have the Red So I went Head and got the Blue! by Carl Joe Williams, Image 2.
  • Carl Joe Williams
  • Sam...they didn't have the Red So I went Head a..., 2020
Mixed media on wood gate
60 x 48 in
(152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Harmony by Young Artist Movement (YAM), Carl Joe Williams, Image 11.
  • Carl Joe Williams, Young Artist Movement (YAM)
  • Harmony, c. 2021
Mixed Media
Unity by Young Artist Movement (YAM), Carl Joe Williams, Image 5.
  • Carl Joe Williams, Young Artist Movement (YAM)
  • Unity, c. 2021
Mixed Media
Story of Water by Young Artist Movement (YAM), Carl Joe Williams, Image 1.
  • Carl Joe Williams, Young Artist Movement (YAM)
  • Story of Water, 2019
Alafia by Carl Joe Williams, Image 4.
  • Carl Joe Williams
  • Alafia, 2020
You Want Some by Carl Joe Williams, Image 1.
  • Carl Joe Williams
  • You Want Some
Mixed media
70 x 31 in
(177.8 x 78.74 cm)
...Hey Neighbor.......50 cent! by Carl Joe Williams, Image 2.
  • Carl Joe Williams
  • ...Hey Neighbor.......50 cent!, 2020
Mixed media on doors
78.75 x 59.375 x 4 in
(200.03 x 150.81 x 10.16 cm)