e genevieve williams
www.studioegenevieve.com
My work is a collaboration between my brain, my heart, and my materials. I like mistakes and odd combinations. I understand my mistakes as archaeological digs into my psyche.
Deep Forest
I love the smells, sounds, critters, and plants found in the deep forest. This painting evokes those things for me. $3200.00 US
New Palette
Acrylic on paper, 9” x 11”, unframed, 2023. My work involves constantly searching for a new, interesting palette. This is my most recent. $225.00 US
Aquatic
Watercolor on paper, 30” x 20”, unframed. 2020. This watercolor is one from a set of several that were chosen to hang in a skyscraper on 96th St and Broadway, NYC. $2300.00 US
For Mom
Acrylic on board, 36” x 24”, framed, 2022. My happiest effort for my mom. $3250.00 US
Rain Dance
Watercolor and Ink on paper, 30” x 20”, unframed, 2021. Asking the skies to bring rain. $2300.00 US
Morning Lily Pads
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas, 39” x 31”, unframed, 2023. A cheerful assemblage of colorful shapes with lily pads, dragonflies, and algae. $3250.00 US
Eve and the Blue Man
Oil and Collage on Canvas, 41” x 51”, unframed, 2016. She seduced him into doing something he also desired. $4800.00 US
Sweeties
Watercolor on paper, 8” x 8” x 2”, framed, 2019. These small and soft watercolor paintings are based on nature themes. They look great in groups both sitting on a shelf or hanging. $165.00 US each
When You Were Still Here
Acrylic on Board, 36” x 24”, framed, 2022. This aquatic, flowing theme is one I developed around the time of my father’s death and return to for grounding. $3250.00 US
North Eastern Trees
Acrylic on Board, 12” x 12”, framed, 2022. Finally, from a distance, I found a way to paint the trees of my youth.
$520 US each
Sweet Eye
Acrylic on board, 12” x 12”, framed, 2022. The sassiest and prettiest paintings I’ve made.
$520 US each
Asian Girl
Oil, Ink, and Collage on board, 36” x 52”, framed, @ 2006. She’s strong and proud and she’s had enough of this covid craziness. $3250.00 US
Afghanistan
Acrylic on board, 12’ x 12” framed, 2022. About the devastation in Ukraine, crumbling cement, frayed nerves, blood, and tears.
$520 US each
Airplane Girl
Oil, Ink, and Collage on board, 36” x 52”, framed, @ 2006. While the world’s swirling around her, she’s holding her own. $3250.00 U
Pink Power
Acrylic on board, 12” x 12”, framed, 2022. Because everyone loves a little mid-century modern. $520 US each
Bio
My artistic journey began with figurative storytelling that reflected my intimate experiences with the people, plants, and animals I knew as a child roaming the woods of rural Pennsylvania.
My father, a landscape architect and a horticulturist, was my first mentor and teacher. He taught me to appreciate nature. With him I learned the names of the plants, common and Latin. His landscape paintings are true and depict the harsh terrain we knew together.
I escaped my rural roots by seeking an education. I studied stained glass in London with Alan Younger. Working in stained glass helped me abstract my figurative style and forced me to work in brilliant, transparent colors. My fascination with transparency and light has endured.
I studied drawing and painting respectively with John Groth and William Scharf at the Art Students League in NYC. I have Master’s in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, mentored by Will Insley whose involvement with bettering the earth and mankind pushed my work in new directions.
Additionally, I have a master’s in Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in NYC, and a Ph.D. (ABD) in Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought from The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
I taught at the School of Visual Arts in NYC for twentyfour years. I have been a resident artist and lecturer in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Italy.
My work spans decades and takes many forms—from sculpture to painting to stained glass. It is grounded in the patterns and themes found in nature. Currently, I am working in acrylics on board. I have shown and sold my work locally and internationally.
I teach privately and at Parsons, The New School in NYC.