Don Williams

Don Williams (born in Louisiana) is an American painter and printmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area, known for his finely crafted realist works in painting and print media. He earned a BFA at the University of Nebraska and an MFA from Tulane University before moving to the Bay Area in 1969, where he has since exhibited widely in solo and group shows.

Williams has received numerous grants and awards—including from the Pollock‑Krasner Foundation and San Francisco Arts Commission—and his work is included in institutional collections such as the Sheldon Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum of Art, and the Knoxville Museum of Art.