GALLERY REPRESENTATION
MAUNE CONTEMPORARY www.maune.com - Santa Barbara, CA contact: Heidi Maune - heidi@maune.com
BIOGRAPHY
b. 1971, NEW YORK CITY
William Day is an American painter known for his large-scale compositions of colorful shapes and energetic marks. Now living in Boulder, Colorado, Day can often be found in his studio working on multiple pieces at the same time. His process leads him to create paintings in series, each focusing on different nuances of the human experience. His works are comprised of textures and complex layers demonstrating his interaction with a canvas in a moment. These series of paintings all nod to certain periods of Day’s life that bring years of intensity, joy, spirituality, conflict and resolution to the canvas.
Day begins each new work by rolling unprimed raw canvas out on the floor. Primarily working with oil and acrylics, he creates textures and layers with various tools, discovering relationships between the colors and the unexpected structures. His paintings, which tower above their viewers, are monoliths of creative freedom projecting to the world Day’s belief in the sublime powers of color and form. Inspired by hope and beauty, burgeoned by his own personal struggles, Day is an artist whose eyes are fixed firmly on the horizon. After September 11th 2001, when Day’s wife Aimee, survived the collapse of the World Trade Towers, Day left a career in finance and studied architecture at PRATT Institute, which ultimately lead him to becoming a painter.
His architectural impulsivity carried over into his style of painting with expressive actions of manipulating his implements, often those associated with construction. Day’s work has been published in LUXE Magazine, FORBES.com, WHITEHOT Magazine, STIR WORLD Magazine, TAINTED Magazine, 5280 Magazine and has been a TEDx Speaker. His art is featured in both private and public collections throughout the United States, Europe and North Africa. He exhibits at galleries in Boulder, CO, Santa Barbara, CA and New York City.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
”ART IN THE METAVERSE - NEW EARTH SERIES,” - Exploring Web3 ecosystem
2023
"LOVE LETTERS,” - Mosaic Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
VIVID DELIGHTS,” - The Gallery at Windsor, Vero Beach, FL
2022
"BREAKOUT - LOOKING BEYOND OURSELVES,” Boulder, CO
"DREAMSCAPES” - The Colorado Landmark Gallery, Boulder, CO
2021
"PAINTINGS FROM ABOVE” - UNICOM CAPITAL ART GALLERY, DENVER, CO
2020
"THE HOPE SERIES - CREATIVITY IN UNCERTAINTY” - Black Lab ART GALLERY, Boulder, CO
2019
"THE WONDER SERIES - ART MEETS POETRY “ - Black Lab ART GALLERY, Boulder, CO
2018
“CONVERSATIONS IN ABSTRACTION” MESSINGER ART GALLERY (JURIED SHOW),- Boulder Jewish Community Center, Boulder, CO
“TRUTH & BEING,” Black Lab ART GALLERY, Boulder, CO
2017
“NOIR ET BLANC” The MAX Fashion Gallery, Boulder, CO
“EXALTATION,” The McLOUGHLIN Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016
“SUPER BOWL 50,” The MAXIM PARTY, San Francisco, CA
2015
“ART MIAMI WYNWOOD,” - The McLOUGHLIN Gallery, Miami, FL
“ART FROM 71 ABOVE,” US BANK TOWER ART GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
2014
“AWAKENING THE CREATIVE SPIRIT,” ANAM CARA Gallery, Greenwich CT
“FREEDOM TO LIVE,” CUSHING Academy Art Gallery, (JURIED SHOW), Ashburnham, MA
”PATHWAYS TO ABSTRACTION” OSMOSIS GALLERY, Niwot, CO
2013
“ETHEREAL LANDSCAPES,” The REMSENBURG Art Academy, Remsenburg, NY
”NEW HORIZONS,” ANAM CARA GALLERY, Greenwich, CT
2012
“CITY OF ANGELS”-INSPIRED COLLECTION-The Desmond Building Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011
“THE JOURNEY COLLECTION”- MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION, Houston, TX
“OPENING DOORS,” - K. SAARI GALLERY, Steamboat Springs, CO
2010
“SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS,” OSMOSIS Gallery, Niwot, CO
“BEGINNINGS,” - K. SAARI GALLERY, Steamboat, CO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
”ART + LOVE COLLIDE,” (JURIED SHOW), THERE WITH CARE FOUNDATION, BOULDER, CO
”SANTA BARBARA DOWNTOWN ART TOUR,” MOSAIC ARCHITECTS, SANTA BARBARA, CA
2022
”ART OF THE STATE 2022,” ARVADA ARTS CENTER, (JURIED SHOW) ARVADA, CO
2021
”IT’S PERSONAL” - CENTER FOR THE ARTS EVERGREEN (TWO PERSON SHOW), EVERGREEN, CO
”VIRAL INFLUENCE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS,” ARVADA ARTS CENTER, (JURIED SHOW) ARVADA, CO
"THE ERA OF CHANGE” - THE VISIONARY PROJECTS (JURIED SHOW) - NEW YORK, NY
"LOUD/FAST” - BELL PROJECTS ART GALLERY (JURIED SHOW) - DENVER, CO
2019
"THE MODERN HABITAT” - BUILDING ENERGETIC SPACES (JURIED SHOW) - THE DAIRY ARTS CENTER, Boulder, CO
2018
“ART PALM SPRINGS,” - The McGloughlin Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
“UPSTART MEMORIES,” Black Lab ART Gallery, Boulder, CO
2017
“SOFA CHICAGO”, - The McGloughlin Gallery, (JURIED SHOW) Chicago, IL
“ARCHITECTURE & ABSTRACTION,” The GENSLER ART Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“ART ASPEN,” - The McGLOUGHLIN Gallery, Aspen, CO
2016
“ART SAN FRANCISCO,” - Fort Mason, The McGloughlin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
”FOUR PILLARS of ABSTRACTION,” - THE AKA GALLERY, (JURIED SHOW) Boulder, CO
2015
“ART HAMPTONS,” - The McGloughlin GALLERY, Bridgehampton, NY
“ART ASPEN,” - The McGloughlin Gallery, Aspen, CO
”ABSTRACT & READY TO PLAY,” Rembrandt Yard Art Gallery, Boulder, CO
2014
”OPEN STUDIOS,” Fall Tour, (JURIED SHOW) Boulder, CO
2013
”GEOMETRY SATELLITE,-UNEXPECTED LINES” - K. SAARI Gallery, (JURIED SHOW) Steamboat Springs, CO
2012
”VISIONS of COLORADO,” The FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, (JURIED SHOW) - Lewis Art Consulting, Denver CO
2010
”COLOR MEETS POETRY,” HIBISCUS ISLAND ART GALLERY (MIAMI ART BASEL) - Miami, FL
EDUCATION
PRATT Institute, New York City, NY – Masters in Architecture
OHIO WESLEYAN University, Delaware, OH – Bachelor of Arts
TRINITY COLLEGE, Dublin, Ireland
L’Ecole Commerciale de la Chambre de Commerce et D'industrie Paris, France
CUSHING Academy, Ashburnham, MA
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2023
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER- Daniels College of Business & Entrepreneurship, Denver, CO
2021
CENTER FOR THE ARTS EVERGREEN, “ITS PERSONAL”, EVERGREEN, CO
2019
TEDxCU (TED TALK) - “FINDING CREATIVITY IN THE CHAOS,” Boulder, CO
HACH (Danaher Corporation) Innovation and Creativity Panel - Denver, CO
2017
GENSLER ARCHITECTURE - “ART MEETS ARCHITECTURE,” San Francisco CA
2016
“141st COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS- TO THE CLASS OF 2016, CUSHING ACADEMY, Ashburnham, MA
OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY -SCHOOL OF ART, “THERE ARE NO STRAIGHT LINES,” Delaware, OH
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
THE US PEACE CORPS - TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA