Christopher Williams
Assistant Professor
Christopher Adam Williams is a visual artist whose practice utilizes portraiture and figurative painting to convey complex narratives, including that of race and gender. Born in Oakland, California, Williams' current studio base is in New Jersey, where he resides with his wife. His drawings, paintings and films have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, television, museums and galleries, including The L Word Generation Q season 2 and 3, Root Division: Black artist fellow, Tunnels of the Mind (Times Square, NY), Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Spark+Echo Arts (New York, NY), My Studio Gallery (Sacramento, CA) and The Golden One Center (Sacramento, CA). His art practice focuses on Black Joy—a spiritual feeling that has uplifted the African Diaspora through countless trials and tribulations in the quest for freedom and equity.
Willams received his BFA and MFA from San Francisco Art Institute, where he was awarded Best in Show, MFA/ He was a finalist for the Headlands Arts Center Graduate Residency, the 2020 winner of The Black Artists Fund Sower Award and a 2022 AICAD Fellow. He is an assistant professor at Moore College of Art & Design.
Website: theblackdavinci.com
