WILLIAMS BRIAN
Etching, lithography, silkscreen. Born 1950 Lima, Peru.
Has lived in Kyoto for last thirty years. University of California; Kyoto Institute of Technology.
Permanent Collections: the British Museum, London; the Cincinnati Museum of Art; the New South Wales Museum of Art; the Cleveland Museum of Art. Exhibitions: 60 plus exhibitions in Japan. Three books published about his works. Regular appearance on Japanese TV and media in regard to his art and environmental issues.
Williams developed his love of nature in his childhood growing up in South America. His works often depict landscape and scenery of rural Japan and his love of the countryside has also led him to be active on environmental issues. Originally a watercolour artist and etcher, he has moved into oils, lithography and silkscreen printing. He is currently working a large project to be displayed in a major temple in Kyoto in 2011.
