Exhibitions, Awards & Collections

Documented Exhibition History

The documented record of Don Williams's exhibition career, from his first solo exhibition in 1969 through 2014, together with selected group exhibitions, collections, grants and awards.

Documented résumé

Solo Exhibitions

Presented most recent first, grouped by decade. This is the documented record of solo presentations.

28 documented

2010s

2014

Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, Nebraska

2011

Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, Nebraska

2000s

2009

The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California

2007

Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California

2004

Edith Caldwell Gallery, Sausalito, California

2002

Edith Caldwell Gallery, Sausalito, California

2000

Solomon/Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, California

1990s

1999

I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, California

1996

Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, California

1994

Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, California

1993

Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Santa Monica, California

1992

Mecene Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

J. Noblett Gallery, Sonoma, California

1991

Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, California

Tatistcheff Gallery, Santa Monica, California

1990

J. Noblett Gallery, Sonoma, California

1980s

1989

Allport Gallery, San Francisco, California

1987

Allport Gallery, San Francisco, California

1984

Allport Gallery, San Francisco, California

1983

Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska

1982

San José Museum of Art, San Jose, California

Sonoma State University, Cotati, California

Allport Gallery, Larkspur, California

1981

Allport Gallery, Larkspur, California

1970s

1979

Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California

1977

Upper Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California

1976

Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska

1974

Upper Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California

M. H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, California

1973

Upper Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California

1971

Upper Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California

1970

Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, California

1960s

1969

Gallery of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Selected Group Exhibitions

Selected, not exhaustive — juried and invitational presentations alongside other artists.

2000s

2009

Gallery Artists, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, Nebraska

2008

Shades of Summer, Bernarducci-Meisel Gallery, New York, New York

Haiku Show, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California

2007

Still Lifes and Interiors, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California

2006

Eighth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California

2002

Night and Day, Bernarducci-Meisel Gallery, New York, New York

Nocturnes, Harris Gallery, Houston, Texas

1990s

1992

Summer Selections, Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, New York

1980s

1988

Contemporary Still Lifes, Allport-Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, California

1986

Nocturnal Imagery, O.K. Harris Gallery, New York, New York

1983

Invitational Show, California Realists, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, California

California Drawings, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

1970s

1974

Northern California Painting and Drawing Show, San Francisco, California — Purchase Award

1973

California Landscapes, Oakland Museum, Oakland, California

1960s

1969

National Drawing Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Grants & Awards

Foundation grants, residencies and civic awards, with the documented year of each.

2009

The Williams-Lewellin Foundation Artist Grant

2009

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grant

2008

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency, Nebraska City, Nebraska

2006

The George Sugarman Foundation Artist Grant

2002

Sonoma County Arts Council Grant

1974

San Francisco Arts Commission Award — a solo exhibition at the M. H. de Young Museum

Publication Award

Hopper Car in Fog received Pastel Journal's 2011 Pastel 100 Best of Show. This is a publication award, listed separately from the foundation grants above.

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Selected Collections

Where the work is held

Museum, corporate and hospital collections holding the work.

  • The Gund Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael, California
  • Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Dulin Art Museum, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • AT&T, New York, New York
  • Citicorp, Los Angeles, California
  • Hughes Aircraft, Los Angeles, California
  • Prudential Insurance, New York, New York
  • Stephens Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Bergen Brunswick Corporation, Los Angeles, California
  • Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California
  • Landmark Vineyards, Kenwood, California
  • Huntington Bank, Columbus, Ohio
  • Solomon Brothers, Los Angeles, California
  • First National Bank, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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