Lawrence Williams is known for his extensive and expan-
sive installations, sculpture, and drawings. He studied at
the Kansas City Art Institute and received his MFA from
the University of Illinois. Williams was a professor at
Rochester Institute of Technology where he taught
painting, printmaking, sculpture and figure drawing
from 1963 until his retirement in 1996.

In 2002 he was the recipient of the Fairchild Award for
his sculpture “Sledges and Piers: Water and Ice.” His work
is part of the permanent collections of a number of
museums and galleries, including the Memorial Art
Gallery, the Allan Stone Gallery, and the Everson
Museum of Art.