William Cannings

Page 1 | Biography

Born: 1970, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lives: and works in Lubbock, TX

Education
1998
MFA Sculpture, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

1995
BFA Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

1986-88
A-Level and Foundation, Northwich College of Art and Design, Northwich, UK

Solo Exhibitions
2007
Consequence, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
Pan American Art Projects, Miami, FL

2006
Pop Up, Pan American Art Projects, Dallas, TX

2005
Gathered, Squeezed, Popped, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX

2005
Inflated, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX. Currated by Clint Willour

2004
Blown-Up, Lowell Collins Gallery, Houston, TX

2003
Free Speech, Art Depot Gallery, Lubbock, TX

2002
Now See Hear, A. D. Gallery, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX

2000
Kinetics, SPARK Gallery, Syracuse, NY
5 Seconds, ZOID Gallery, Syracuse, NY

1998
From the Hip, Fine Arts Gallery, College of Oneonta, State University of NY

1997
Camouflage, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY

1996
Oh! Shit, Sarah Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY

Group Exhibitions
2007
Under Pressure: Shannon and William Cannings, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
Cherry Picked: 2007 Survey of Texas Art and Artists, Curated by Rachel Cook and Leona Scull-Hons
WFMA 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
Surface Tension, Curated by Jennifer Stark, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX (Supported in
part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts)
Texas Uprising II, Curated by Bill FitzGibbens and Scott Sherer, Blue Star Arts Center, San Antonio, TX
Introductions North, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
Check Out: Art with a View, Belmont Hotel with Pan American Art Projects, Dallas, TX

2006
White, Invitational group exhibition, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
Sculpture Now, Curator: Sally Sprout Williams, Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Biennial Southwest 06, Juror: Neal Benezra, Director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM
ArtScape 2006, Baltimore, MD
Monochrome Orange, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX

2005
Toys, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
Metal Arts 2005, The Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX
Regional Invitational - Summer 2005 Exhibition, Juror and Curator, Mary Anne Redding, New Mexico
State University Art Gallery. Exhibition is supported by a $60,000.00 grant from the Andy Warhol
Foundation for the Visual Arts, Las Cruces, NM
Way Out West, Curator: Sally Sprout, Williams Tower, Houston, TX

2004
Marfa, Texas Tech University, School of Art Sculpture Exhibition, Christopher Building, Marfa, TX
Metal Arts 2004, Juror: Sherry Owens, The Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX
Sculptors Dominion Invitational 2004 International and Colossal, Villa del Carmen, San Antonio, TX
Erotica, Jurors: Barbara Riley and Louis H. Katz, K Space Art Studios, Corpus Christi, TX

2003
Falcon International, Curator: Eric Jackson-Frostburgh, Castellani Museum, Niagara University
Art on Wheels, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State University, NY
Falcon International Project sponsored by the Castellani Museum, Niagara University, NY

2002
The Luck of the Draw, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX. Curator: Sara Kelln

Grants/Awards
2004
Juror's Recognition, Metal Arts 2004, The Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX