Elizabeth M. Williams
b. 1962, in Connecticut, U.S.A.
Lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area
EXHIBITIONS and RELATED UNDERTAKINGS
(Group shows, unless otherwise indicated)
2024 onward
Work shown on website only
2023
"The DeYoung Open," Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
"Seen/Unseen," Snap Photographic Center, Orlando, FL
2022
"Open Call," Flaherty's Gallery, New York City
"Joy," Boston University Global Programs, Boston, MA
2021
"BART Basel," Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco, CA
"All the Small Things," We the Collected, Oakland, CA
2020
"Hold Still," National Portrait Gallery Online Exhibit, London, U.K.
"The DeYoung Open," Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2018
"MissPerception," Tertulia, Oakland, CA
San Francisco Camerawork auction, San Francisco, CA
2017
"The Unauthorized SFMOMA Show," San Francisco, CA
"We Women," The Knockdown Center, New York City
Pro Arts benefit, Oakland, CA
2016
"Spectrum Gestalt," bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Instantly Yours," Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA
"From Me to You," Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
San Francisco Camerawork auction, San Francisco, CA
2015
"Snap to Grid," Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
"Pay It Forward," New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA
"California in Small Works," PHOTO, Oakland, CA
Kala Art Institute benefit, Berkeley, CA
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
2014
"Framed," Candid Arts Trust & Gallery, London, U.K.
"Sky's the Limit," Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
"New Directions in Photography," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Photographic Works," solo exhibit, Sotheby's Montclair Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Regarding Human Perception," solo exhibit, Remmers Global, Oakland, CA
Bedford Gallery auction, Walnut Creek, CA
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
London New Artist Fair benefit, London, U.K.
2013
New Artist Fair, London E1 Art District, London, U.K.
"In Focus," Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Palm Beach, FL
"Three Views," Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Focus on Photography," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Lens Online," Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, FL
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
2012
"Urban Information," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Paper Girls," Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Fine Arts Fair, under the auspices of Slate Art, Fort Mason Center
for Arts and Culture, San Francisco, CA
"Small Works," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
2011
"Reinterpreting Reality," solo exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Selected Works," solo exhibit, Serpentine, San Francisco, CA
"Review/Preview," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Recent Works," solo exhibit, Earl Warren Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Oakland School for the Arts benefit, Oakland, CA
2010
"Roll Call," San Francisco Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
Intersection for the Arts benefit, San Francisco, CA
2009
"Women Artists," Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Perception and Reality," solo exhibit, Stanford University
2008
"Realities and Illusions," Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Earlier Group Shows and Related Undertakings:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco auction, San Francisco, CA
Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Teresa Mullens Gallery, San Francisco, CA
City College of San Francisco Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES
2017
Inclusion in "The Unauthorized SFMOMA Show" exhibition catalog
2016
Artwork chosen by Mariecar Mendoza, Senior Digital Arts & Entertainment Editor,
San Francisco Chronicle, for photographic tribute to Oakland Ghost Ship fire
Artwork selected to brand "From Me to You" exhibit, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
Artwork made available at Wander Atelier, Berlin, Germany
2015
Artwork made available at SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
and Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL
Multiple images selected for SFMOMA's curated Tumblr site
Finalist, Alameda County Arts Commission Artwork Acquisition Program
2014
Finalist, London Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London, U.K.
Panelist, "Fair-Use Issues in Photography," Hastings College of the Law,
University of California
Artwork featured in Galleries magazine, U.K., promoting London New Artist Fair
Artwork used to brand "Sky's the Limit" exhibit; artwork included in curatorial
audio tour of selected works in that exhibit, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Special commendation, with honorarium, and guest speaker, docent
orientation, "Sky's the Limit" exhibit, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Artwork featured on cover of Diablo Arts magazine promoting "Sky's the Limit"
exhibit, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Mention in "An Endless Source of Inspiration" review, Contra Costa Times and
San Jose Mercury News, by art critic Lou Fancher, "Sky's the Limit" exhibit,
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Artwork used for "Visit Oakland, California," with honorarium
Guest speaker, "Regarding Human Perception" solo exhibit, Remmers Global,
Oakland, CA
Artwork included in rotating exhibits, Sticks Framing & Art Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2013
One of five artists mentioned in "Five Artists to Look Out For" post by arts
writer Lisa Holmes, London New Artist Fair, London, U.K.
2012
Guest speaker, "Urban Information" exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
2011
Artwork made available at Slate Art, Oakland, CA; gallery representation,
2011-2014
Mention in East Bay Express review, "Looking in All the Right Places," by art
critic DeWitt Cheng, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art,
Oakland, CA
Artwork selected as "Critic's Pick" by arts writer Jennifer Modenessi, Oakland
Tribune, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Artwork chosen for "Don't Miss" arts column by feature writer Mary Eisenhart,
San Francisco Chronicle, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art,
Oakland, CA
Guest speaker, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Inclusion in Slate Artists publication
2010
Inclusion in "Roll Call" exhibition catalog, San Francisco Camerawork,
San Francisco, CA
2009
"Top Pick" selection by Stanford Weekly Editorial Staff, "Perception and Reality"
solo exhibit, Stanford University
Multiple images chosen for "96 Hours" column, San Francisco Chronicle,
"Perception and Reality" solo exhibit, Stanford University
Guest speaker, "Perception and Reality" solo exhibit, Stanford University
CORPORATE ART COLLECTIONS
Remmers Global, Oakland, CA
Sotheby's International Realty, Oakland, CA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
London, England
Stockholm, Sweden
Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, United States
EDUCATION
Boston University
B.S., Mass Communication, Art History minor
magna cum laude
1985
b. 1962, in Connecticut, U.S.A.
Lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area
EXHIBITIONS and RELATED UNDERTAKINGS
(Group shows, unless otherwise indicated)
2024 onward
Work shown on website only
2023
"The DeYoung Open," Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
"Seen/Unseen," Snap Photographic Center, Orlando, FL
2022
"Open Call," Flaherty's Gallery, New York City
"Joy," Boston University Global Programs, Boston, MA
2021
"BART Basel," Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco, CA
"All the Small Things," We the Collected, Oakland, CA
2020
"Hold Still," National Portrait Gallery Online Exhibit, London, U.K.
"The DeYoung Open," Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2018
"MissPerception," Tertulia, Oakland, CA
San Francisco Camerawork auction, San Francisco, CA
2017
"The Unauthorized SFMOMA Show," San Francisco, CA
"We Women," The Knockdown Center, New York City
Pro Arts benefit, Oakland, CA
2016
"Spectrum Gestalt," bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Instantly Yours," Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA
"From Me to You," Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
San Francisco Camerawork auction, San Francisco, CA
2015
"Snap to Grid," Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
"Pay It Forward," New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA
"California in Small Works," PHOTO, Oakland, CA
Kala Art Institute benefit, Berkeley, CA
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
2014
"Framed," Candid Arts Trust & Gallery, London, U.K.
"Sky's the Limit," Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
"New Directions in Photography," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Photographic Works," solo exhibit, Sotheby's Montclair Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Regarding Human Perception," solo exhibit, Remmers Global, Oakland, CA
Bedford Gallery auction, Walnut Creek, CA
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
London New Artist Fair benefit, London, U.K.
2013
New Artist Fair, London E1 Art District, London, U.K.
"In Focus," Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Palm Beach, FL
"Three Views," Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Focus on Photography," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Lens Online," Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, FL
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
2012
"Urban Information," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Paper Girls," Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Fine Arts Fair, under the auspices of Slate Art, Fort Mason Center
for Arts and Culture, San Francisco, CA
"Small Works," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Oakland Art Murmur auction, Oakland, CA
2011
"Reinterpreting Reality," solo exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Selected Works," solo exhibit, Serpentine, San Francisco, CA
"Review/Preview," Slate Art, Oakland, CA
"Recent Works," solo exhibit, Earl Warren Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Oakland School for the Arts benefit, Oakland, CA
2010
"Roll Call," San Francisco Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
Intersection for the Arts benefit, San Francisco, CA
2009
"Women Artists," Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Perception and Reality," solo exhibit, Stanford University
2008
"Realities and Illusions," Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Earlier Group Shows and Related Undertakings:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco auction, San Francisco, CA
Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Teresa Mullens Gallery, San Francisco, CA
City College of San Francisco Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES
2017
Inclusion in "The Unauthorized SFMOMA Show" exhibition catalog
2016
Artwork chosen by Mariecar Mendoza, Senior Digital Arts & Entertainment Editor,
San Francisco Chronicle, for photographic tribute to Oakland Ghost Ship fire
Artwork selected to brand "From Me to You" exhibit, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
Artwork made available at Wander Atelier, Berlin, Germany
2015
Artwork made available at SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
and Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL
Multiple images selected for SFMOMA's curated Tumblr site
Finalist, Alameda County Arts Commission Artwork Acquisition Program
2014
Finalist, London Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London, U.K.
Panelist, "Fair-Use Issues in Photography," Hastings College of the Law,
University of California
Artwork featured in Galleries magazine, U.K., promoting London New Artist Fair
Artwork used to brand "Sky's the Limit" exhibit; artwork included in curatorial
audio tour of selected works in that exhibit, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Special commendation, with honorarium, and guest speaker, docent
orientation, "Sky's the Limit" exhibit, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Artwork featured on cover of Diablo Arts magazine promoting "Sky's the Limit"
exhibit, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Mention in "An Endless Source of Inspiration" review, Contra Costa Times and
San Jose Mercury News, by art critic Lou Fancher, "Sky's the Limit" exhibit,
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Artwork used for "Visit Oakland, California," with honorarium
Guest speaker, "Regarding Human Perception" solo exhibit, Remmers Global,
Oakland, CA
Artwork included in rotating exhibits, Sticks Framing & Art Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2013
One of five artists mentioned in "Five Artists to Look Out For" post by arts
writer Lisa Holmes, London New Artist Fair, London, U.K.
2012
Guest speaker, "Urban Information" exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
2011
Artwork made available at Slate Art, Oakland, CA; gallery representation,
2011-2014
Mention in East Bay Express review, "Looking in All the Right Places," by art
critic DeWitt Cheng, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art,
Oakland, CA
Artwork selected as "Critic's Pick" by arts writer Jennifer Modenessi, Oakland
Tribune, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Artwork chosen for "Don't Miss" arts column by feature writer Mary Eisenhart,
San Francisco Chronicle, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art,
Oakland, CA
Guest speaker, "Reinterpreting Reality" solo exhibit, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Inclusion in Slate Artists publication
2010
Inclusion in "Roll Call" exhibition catalog, San Francisco Camerawork,
San Francisco, CA
2009
"Top Pick" selection by Stanford Weekly Editorial Staff, "Perception and Reality"
solo exhibit, Stanford University
Multiple images chosen for "96 Hours" column, San Francisco Chronicle,
"Perception and Reality" solo exhibit, Stanford University
Guest speaker, "Perception and Reality" solo exhibit, Stanford University
CORPORATE ART COLLECTIONS
Remmers Global, Oakland, CA
Sotheby's International Realty, Oakland, CA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
London, England
Stockholm, Sweden
Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, United States
EDUCATION
Boston University
B.S., Mass Communication, Art History minor
magna cum laude
1985
