William Meddick - Painter
About Bill Meddick
Artist
Plein Air (“open air,” on-location) Painter
Professional Regional Artist with a life-long dedication
and strong work ethic in the creation of artwork.
Landscapes, Interiors, Still life and Portraits
March 2015 – Recipient: “Best in Competition”
Weiss Sister’s Award
New Haven Paint and Clay Club 114th Annual Juried Art Exhibit
One Person Shows
- Slater Museum, Norwich, CT
- George Billis Gallery/ Manhattan Athletic Club, NYC
- Kershner Gallery, Fairfield, CT
- Gallery in the Woods, South Windsor, CT
- New Haven Lawn Club
- Town and County Club, Hartford, CT
Two Person Shows
- John Slade Ely House, New Haven
- Seton Hall, University of New Haven
Group Shows
- International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI
- Artists choose Artist, Munson Gallery, New Haven
- The Urban Landscape, John Slade Ely House, New Haven
- Park Avenue Atrium, NYC
- Contemporary Portraits, Creative Arts, New Haven
- Artists of the Dragon, River Street Gallery, New Haven
- Landscapes, Ridgefield Art Guild, Ridgefield CT
- Paint & Clay Group Show - 2015
Exhibitions
- Art of the Northeast, Silvermine, CT
- Mill Gallery, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT
- Academy of Fine Arts, Hartford, Mystic
- Guilford Art League
- City of Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
- New Haven Paint & Clay Club, New Haven, CT
- MFAC, Milford, CT
- City-Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
- Gilded Lily Gallery, Milford
- Bowery Gallery, NYC
Publications
- American Art Review Magazine 10/2000
- Fowl Feathered Review, Canada 01/2013
- numerous press articles & reviews
- Paint & Clay Club 100th Anniversary
- High Tide Magazine
I was honored by The City of Milford to have their Permanent Art Collection named:
“The William Meddick Permanent Art Collection”
Collections
- Slater Museum. Norwich, CT
- The Milford Bank - Governor’s Art Collection, Hartford, CT
- New Haven Paint & Clay Club Permanent Art Collection
- numerous private collections
- Connecticut Collection, University of CT, Farmington, CT
- Chase Manhattan Bank
- Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
- City of Milford Permanent Art Collection
Employment History
Artist/Painter 1974 -
Executive Director, Milford Fine Arts Council, 1982 - 2012
Artist-in-Residence/ Milford Public Schools, 1981 - 1982
Painting Instructor, 1978 - 1980
Atlas Scenic Studios, Scenic Painter, Norwalk, CT , 1975 - 1977
(Theater Productions on/off Broadway)
Education
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY - Studied Advertising
Pratt Institute – Changed Major to Painting (Instructors: Bove, Riggopolus, & Montague)
Silvermine Art School, CT – night courses (Instructors: L. Fox, W. Barnett & R. Franco)