Bill Claps
Bill Claps is a multifaceted artist, filmmaker, and writer whose work delves deeply into art history and language. With roots in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Claps cultivated a lifelong passion for art, earning a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University with a focus on painting and art history. His artistic journey continued through intensive studies at the Art Students League in New York and Florence, Italy, shaping his ability to intertwine narrative and visual elements across paintings, drawings, and videos. Based in New York City, Claps has garnered acclaim for his ability to merge traditional techniques with contemporary themes, inviting viewers to reconsider art history's role in cultural narratives through immersive and thought-provoking exhibitions worldwide.
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"Natural Abstractions IV" | Keyes Gallery | BK, NY
“Origins” | Evey Fine Art | Palm Beach, FL
“The Metaphysics of Nature II” | Chi Sun Hin Gallery | Beijing, CN
“Bill Claps, Recent Works” | Marciano Contemporary | Paris, FR
“The Metaphysics of Nature” | Wutong Yard Art Space | Beijing, CN
“Natural Abstractions III” | Keyes Gallery | Palm Springs, CA
“Natural Abstractions III” | Keyes Gallery | Palm Beach, FL
“Bill Claps: Recent Works” | Chi Sun Hin Gallery | Beijing, CN
“Artspeak” | MOMA Tbilisi | Tbilisi, GE
“Faces No. 3” | Galerie 55 Bellechase | Paris, FR
“Explorations in Morse”, Samuel Morse Museum | New York, NY
“Natural Abstractions II” | Keyes Art | Wellington, FL
“Recent Works” | Exhibit Gallery | Tulsa, OK
“Natural Abstractions” | Spazzio Garibaldi 77 | Milan, IT
“Gilded & Unframed” | Gallery@1 | Gstaad, CH
“Recent Works” | Exhibit Gallery | Tulsa, OK
“Pastoral Landscape, Present Tense” | Solomon Arts Gallery | New York, NY
“Enduring Conundrum” | Evartspace Gallery | Geneva, CH
“Artspeak” | Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Corsini | Rome, Italy
“Sum of the Parts” | Art for China Foundation | New York, NY
“From Line to Pixel” | Solomon Arts Gallery | New York, NY
“Recent Works” | Rockwell Fine Art | Westport, CT
“Figurative Expressions” | Bendheim Gallery | Greenwich, CT
“Autumn Passage” | Kismet Gallery | Westport, CT
“Recent Works” | NY Mercantile Exchange Gallery | New York, NY