'Wayne Williams: A Retrospective'
at FLCC Gallery

The Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at Finger Lakes Community College presents, Wayne Williams: A Retrospective from March 13 to April 18. The exhibit will include a retrospective of drawings and sculpture by Wayne Williams, FLCC professor emeritus, who lives outside of Newark.

Located at 4355 Lakeshore Drive, the gallery will hold an informal discussion with the artist on Thursday, March 13 from 1-2 p.m. A formal reception is scheduled for March 14 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery. The reception is sponsored by the FLCC Foundation. All events are free and open to the public.

From 1958-68, Williams worked as a professional sculptor. In 1968 he was hired as FLCC's first fine arts instructor, overseeing the development of the Colleges art program. Williams also served as art gallery coordinator and department chair. Williams professional work has included several commissions, including the life-size statue of William Simon at the University of Rochester's Simon School and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial soldier at Highland Park in Rochester. Williams also recently completed a bronze sculpture cougar for North Rose-Wolcott School.

Williams received two fine arts degrees from Syracuse University. While at Syracuse he was the recipient of a summer art scholarship to the Skowegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. He also received the Louis Comfort Tiffany award for creative research. After receiving his bachelors degree, Williams was the recipient of a John Armstrong Chaloner Fellowship for study and travel abroad.

He studied and exhibited in Belgium, including the Belgian Salon Des Beaux Arts in Ghent. His work is also in the collection of the Belgian Government Office of Flemish Culture.

In 2003, Williams retired from FLCC as professor emeritus and continues to work as an artist, represented by the Oxford Gallery in Rochester. He continues his love of teaching at the Wayne County Council for the Arts in Newark, where he lives. Following his retirement, the FLCC art gallery was renamed in honor of Williams and Professor Emeritus Thomas Insalaco.

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday/Sunday noon to 5 p.m. For information, contact gallery34@flcc.edu

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