Piers Williams
I am 50. As a young child I lived in Japan. I was educated at boarding schools in England, (same prep school as Prince Charles (!), and joined my parents one holiday a year in Hong Kong, spending the other holidays with my grandparents and sometimes my parents in Sussex. I did a years junior College as a fine arts major in California, and then went to Chelsea and Byam Shaw art schools in London. Since leaving Art school in 1979 I have worked as a figurative painter.
I live with my Chinese wife Hailin in Rotherham, Yorkshire. I like cooking, eating, drinking, fishing and twanging guitars. I’ve traveled a bit. I like Mongolia and Norway. In 1987 I walked across France. We usually go to China once a year. I paint most days.
Art Career
I painted race horse portraits until 1985. This included painting trips in Australia, Hong Kong, and a six month stay in Kentucky. Notable commissions in this field were for:
The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. 1980 Christmas card
(The late) Lord Weinstock. 200th Derby Winner ‘Troy’
Over the years I have worked on a commission basis for many clients. These have included portraits, landscapes in oils and watercolours. In addition to many private individuals, I have painted for:
The Hong Kong Club
The Peninsular Hotel Group
Exhibitions
!980 Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. Horse Paintings.
!996 Richford Gallery. Wells next the Sea. Joint Exhibition with Neil Woodall. ‘From then ’til Now’. Work derived from northern landscapes by Turner, Girtin, and Cotman.
2006 Feb 2nd – 23rd Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield ‘The Attraction of Flowers’
Piers laughing with Neil Kirkham