Name:
William Austin
Born:
1951
San Diego, California
Training / Education:
1997 – 1999
Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pieter Kusters, Ken Zeph, Mattie van der Vorm
1995 – 1997
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Jewelry/ Dawn Nakanishi USA
1991 – 1992
Studio One, Oakland California
1990 – 1991
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Jewelry/Dawn Nakanishi
1970 – 1972
El Centro College, Dallas Texas Fashion Design USA
Work Experience:
Since 1999
Self employed jewelry artist,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1991 – 1997
Gap/Ganana Republic, Director of Technical Design / Technical Services,
San Francisco, California
1998 – 1991
Owner/Designer, Bill Austin Contemporary Men’s Clothing,
San Francisco, California
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
2013
Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, California USA, La Frontera
2013
Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico La Frontera
2005
De Novo Fine Comtemporary Jewelry, Palo Alto, California USA, Beyond Ornamental
2005
Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan USA, Proximity: The Sensory and Displacement
2000 thru 2005
SOFA Chicago, USA, presented by Charon Kransen Arts
2000 thru 2005
SOFA NY, USA, presented by Charon Kransen Arts
2003
Internation Arts and Desigh Fair, NY USA presented by Charon Kransen Arts
2002
Dutch Design, NY, USA presented by Charon Kransen Arts
2002
Group exhibition ‘BROOCH’, Forum Ferlandina, Barcelona, Spain
2002
Forum Ferlandina, Barcelona, Spain
since 2000
SOFA Chicago, USA, presented by Charon Kransen Arts
since 2000
SOFA NY, USA, presented by Charon Kransen Arts
May 2000
Galerie Projekt, Antwerp Belgium
May 1999
Student Presentation, Gerrit Rietveld Academy
Collections (Private & Museum):
2001
Acquisition Gemeente Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Publications:
2013
La Frontera, Velvet Da Vinci Gallery
2005
Proximity: The Sensory and Displacement, Wayne State University
2004
Playboy Netherlands
2000
Kunstwerk Netherlands