EDUCATION
1997-2002
School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), Boston, MA.
Tufts University, Medford, MA. Bachelor of Fine Arts.
EXHIBITIONS
2021 ALLEGORIES , dimensional works of Will Callnan III,
solo exhibit, CAMi Art & Wine, Calistoga, CA.
2019 ENGAGE Art Fair, dimensional works exhibit
Calistoga Fairgrounds, Calistoga, CA.
2018 “I’m F$#@ing Painting Again!” solo exhibit,
Yo el Rey Roasting, Calistoga, CA.
2017 “Unearthed” NBC Pottery solo exhibit, The Spotlight Gallery
Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, CA.
2015 “NOURISH”, Napa Valley Musuem, Yountville. CA.
2013 “In the Round,” ECHO gallery, Calistoga, CA.
“Proof of Some Existence,” ECHO gallery, Calistoga, CA.
2012 “Creatures,” ECHO gallery, Calistoga, CA.
“Bright Moments,” ECHO gallery, Calistoga, CA.
2011 “Child’s Play,” Yo el Rey Roasting, Calistoga, CA.
Oaktown Indie Art Mayhem, Oakland, CA.
Oakland Art Murmur, The Parts Room Gallery, Oakland, CA.
“Source,” Martin Design Showroom, St. Helena, CA.
“Familiar Forms, Figures & Faces,” four artists from Napa Valley,
Domaine Chandon, Yountville, CA.
2010 The White Barn Shrine Show, St. Helena, CA.
2009 “Chomp” chalk artist, Tahoe Arts Festival, Crystal Bay, NV.
2008 “Sublime Transitions,” solo exhibition, g studio, Napa, CA.
2007 El Dia de Los Muertos, mural workshop, Nimbus Arts, St. Helena, CA.
Take a Chance on Art, exhibit & raffle, Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, CA.
11th Annual Art Sale and Auction, The Lab, San Francisco, CA.
2006 “The Gift,” public mural, Sonoma, CA.
“California Dreamin’,” di Rosa Preserve: Art and Nature, Napa, CA.
“Paradise Lost and Found,” Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, CA.
William John Callnan III
artist’s statement
Artwork is the vehicle in which I communicate and share the profound importance of creativity in thought and action. Creative thinking instills a sense of empowerment and fascination in an active engaged viewer. The content of the work deals with the contrasting push and pull of despair and hope in one’s own actions and morality, as well as the world at large. I approach this goal through the juxtaposition of content that is sentimental, satirical, beautiful and macabre. I use all media to attain this aim.
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