ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jimmy Williams is a fine art and commercial photographer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. After completing his studies in Visual Design at North Carolina State University, Williams opened an independent studio where he established himself as a successful and award-winning advertising photographer. Now, more than thirty years later, Williams dedicates much of his time nurturing and growing his fine art photography collection into significant bodies of work.

Much of Williams' fine art photography focuses on fleeting moments rich with emotional dialogs. His two most recent series, Tuscany and Music Makers, are natural extensions of this previous work, purposefully expanding on meaningful themes like preservation and perseverance. Williams’ images capture people and places as they are and as he sees them. The photography allows the subject to tell a story honestly, without pretense or expectation.

Williams' photography has been well received by the fine art and publishing community. Most recently, Williams was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Photography at the 2008 International Spider Awards and 2nd place Deeper Perspective Photographer of the year at the 2008 Lucie Awards Gala at the Lincoln Center, NYC. Other recent accolades include: 1st place at Center’s 2007 Singular Image Awards, Outstanding Fine Art Photographer of the Year at The International Spider Awards 2004, and multiple features in Photo District News, B&W, Communication Arts Photo Annual, and Graphis Photo Annual.

 

ABOUT THE WORK

The giclée prints are personally created by the artist to ensure the highest standards of quality.
Every image is printed on white cotton-rag watercolor paper; 100% acid and lignin-free. Inks are 100% pigment-based.
All gallery prints are released in series of 25 limited edition prints. They are signed, titled and numbered by the artist directly below the image along the bottom white border. Please note: published print size represents overall final size, which includes white surrounding border.

Note: Prices are subject to change. As prints within an edition are sold, prices will increase accordingly.

For any questions regarding prints, custom orders or orders outside the Continental U.S., please e-mail galleryprints@jwproductions.com or contact the studio at (919) 832-5971.

 

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

2009 Archive Magazine
Landscape photography showcase – commercial
2009 Color Magazine Special Issue
Excellence Award winner – Music Makers series
2009 Photo District News Faces Competition
Finalist – “Whistlin’ Britches”
2009 ICA Masters Cup Awards
2nd Place Merit of Excellence in Nature Photography
2009 B&W Magazine’s Special Issue (Dec-Jan)
Merit Award – “James” for portraiture; “Sousaphone” for Music Photography
2008 Lucie Awards
2nd Place - Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year - Music Makers
2008 Spider Awards
1st Place – Outstanding Achievement in Photography – “John Dee Holeman” (for CD cover image)
2008 Billboard/PDN Summer Music Series
Group Winner – Music Maker Series
2008 Review Santa Fe
Juried Portfolio Review participant
2008 PDN Photo Annual
Multiple single and series winners
2008 B&W Magazine’s Single Image Contest Awards Annual
“John Dee Holeman” – Bronze Award
2007 International Photography Awards
“John Dee Holeman” – 3rd Place honors in Music category
“Faces of Italy” series – 2nd Place honors in Travel category
2007 Center’s Singular Image Award
1st Place Award Winner - “James”
2007 B&W Magazine - Issue 51
Article: Four-page Photographer “Spotlight” editorial 2006 Spider Awards
5 nominations in Advertising and People Categories
2006 International Photography Awards
Honorable mention in 7 commercial and fine art categories
2005 Kodak Propass magazine
Article: “Jimmy Williams: Doing What he Likes”
2005 Communication Arts Magazine Photo Annual
Juried Award – “Sousaphone”
2005 Graphis Photo Annual
Juried Award
2004 Photo District News Photo Annual
“Best Of” Juried Award
2004 Spider Awards
1st place - Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography

 

EXHIBITS

Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO, Solo Exhibit “Music Makers” and “Tuscany” (upcoming 2010 Schedule)
Durham Art Guild Exhibit, Durham, NC, Solo Exhibit “Music Makers” (upcoming 2010 schedule)
Raleigh City Museum, NC, Group Exhibit “Portraits of Raleigh” (2009)
John Cleary Gallery, TX, Group Exhibit (2008-09)
North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Betty Ray McCain Gallery, NC, Juried Exhibit by director of the NC Museum of Art (2008)
SPoT! Exhibit at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, NCSU, Juried Group Exhibit (2007)
Photo Review Web Exhibition “Menagerie”, Juried Group Exhibit (2007)
Masters of Photography International Exhibit, Brazil (2006)
Somerhill Gallery, NC, “The Big Picture” Group Exhibit (2006)
Eisner Museum, WI, “Right Here in the U.S.A.” Group Exhibit (2005)
Exploris Museum, NC, “Picture This” Juried Group Exhibit (2005)
Betty Ray McCain Gallery, NC, “People and Places” Solo Exhibit (2004)
Period Gallery, NE, The Landscape III International Juried Art Exhibition - Special Recognition Award (2003)
Frankie G. Weems Gallery, NC, Raleigh Fine Arts Society 25th Annual Artists Exhibition – Group Exhibit (2003)
Gallery West, VA, 7th Annual Juried Exhibition – Group Exhibit (2003)
Somerhill Gallery, NC, Permanent Representation