Artist: James Michael Williams

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Artist: James Michael Williams (b. 1963)

Mike Williams born 1963 in Sumter, SC, received a BFA from the University of South Carolina in 1990. In 1988 he began a professional career as a fine artist and sign painter while finishing his degree. Residing in Columbia, SC, with his wife and two children, he works as a full-time painter and sculptor.

His work has been exhibited in the South Carolina State Museum, the Columbia Museum of Art, the Lake County Museum, Chicago, Ill., the Carillon Building in Charlotte, NC, the Sun Trust Plaza in Atlanta, GA, and the Volksbank in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Permanent collections include: the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, South Carolina State Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, the South Carolina State Art Collection, the Pritchard’s Island Foundation, the Spring Island Trust, Palmetto Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC.

James Michael Williams
Revolution, 1997

acrylic painting

80 x 90 in

The mission of the South Carolina Arts Commission is to promote access to the arts and support the cultivation of creativity in South Carolina. We envision a South Carolina where the arts are valued and all people benefit from a variety of creative experiences.

A state agency created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the SCAC works to increase public participation in the arts through grants, direct programs, staff assistance and partnerships in artist development, arts industry, arts learning, creative placemaking, and folklife and traditional arts. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the SCAC is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts, and other sources.

South Carolina Arts Commission

Columbia, South Carolina

Artist: James Michael Williams (b. 1963)