WILLIAM NELSON

Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942.

Studies began at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago at age twelve

and continued until awarded a full scholarship to the same school.

MAJOR EXHIBITONS

2010 Kamp Galleries, Chicago, Winnetka, IL 1991 Prince Galleries, Chicago, IL
2007 University Club, Chicago, IL 1990 Prince Galleries, Chicago, IL

2006 Art Post Gallery, Glenview, IL 1989 Galerie Park Palace, Monaco

2004 Municipal Art League of Chicago 1988 Janice Hunt Galleries, Chicago, IL

2000-2001 Gallery Art 3, Osaka, Japan 1987 Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA

1998 Gallery Venus, Nagoya, Japan 1986 Green Street Gallery, New York, NY

1998 Intermode Station, Osaka, Japan 1985 Mussavi Gallery, New York, NY

1997 Gallery Fleg International, Tokyo, Japan 1984 The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1996 Timely Elegance Gallery, Nagoya, Japan 1981 Ta Nisia Galleries, New York, NY

1995 Union League Club, Chicago, IL 1981 Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

1994 William DeLind Galleries, Milwaukee, WI 1979 Sante Fe Festival of Arts, Santa Fe, NM

1993 William DeLind Galleries, Milwaukee, WI 1975 Peterson Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA

1992 Oil Painters of America Exhibitions, Chicago, IL 1974 Senate Caucus Room, Russel Senate

Office Building, Washington, DC

1973 Vincent Price Gallery, Chicago, IL

MAJOR COMMISSIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

Created series of paintings and limited edition Designer of commemorative plate for Limoges,

lithographs for Timely Elegance Gallery and France

Runon Corporation in Nagoya and Osaka, Japan

Portrait of Chef Jean Banchet and other works

Series of paintings—Monaco and The Riviera, other works depicting gala nights at LeFrancais

An American Viewpoint, Galerie Park Palace, restaurant

Monaco

Produced posters of Chicago Theatre painting

First artist to have a private show in the Senate Chicago Landmark Preservation Council to

Caucus Room, Washington, DC help defray legal costs to save the Theatre

Recording artist of the Oglala Sioux Sundance Commissioned to paint A Bicentennial History

Ceremony at Pine Ridge, SD. Commissioned by of the United States 1976 by Bicentennial

Dr. James Gillihan, Director of Cultural Preservation Administration President John Warner

Appointed by the U.S. Olympic Committee to Commissioned by Ray Kroch to paint portrait

complete a series of paintings depicting the of Lou Brock, baseball player for the St. Louis

Innsbruck and Montreal Games in 1976 Cardinals; presented painting during ceremony

(first offical artists of the U.S. Olympics) at game in San Diego stadium

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Pat Fitzgerald - Head Coach, Northwestern Football Team
William P. Campbell, Curator of American Painting, Barbara and Wally Phillips

National Gallery of Art Bruce Jenner

Colonel Donald Miller, Past President, U.S. Olympic Paul Newman

Committee Joanne Woodward

Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA Burt Reynolds

Northern Trust Bank, Chicago, IL Jim McKay

Morton’s Steakhouse Chef Jean Banchet

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Evansville Museum of Art and Sciences, IN

Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL Brigham Young University, UT

W. H. Over Museum, SD Oakton Community College, IL

Crazy Horse Memorial, SD