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Wiley was born in Bedford, Indiana, in 1937. His parents moved to Richland, Washington, when he was still young and he credits his high school art teacher with stimulating further his already keen interest in art. He receivd both his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the San Francisco art Institute and then began teaching in 1962 at the University of California at Davis.
Source: Bulletin, September-October 1972.
Exhibition History"Words to be Seen," The Brunnier Gallery and Museum, Ames, Apr. 17 - Aug. 28, 1994
"Diversity of Line: A Selection from the Permanent Collection," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 16, 1990 - Apr. 7, 1991
"Painting from the San Francisco Bay Area," organized by the Paine Art Center & Arboretum, Oshkosh, WI, Sept. 25 - Nov. 20, 1988; (Circulated to: North Carolina Museum of Art, July 24 - Sept. 4, 1988; Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Jan. 8 - Feb. 12, 1989)
"William T. Wiley the Iowa Collections," Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Oct. 21 - Dec. 18, 1985
"Wiley Territory," organized by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, Dec. 9 - Jan. 27, 1980; (Circulated to: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, May 10 - June 21, 1980; Denver Art Museum, July 19 - Aug. 31, 1980; DMAC, Sept. 29 - Nov. 5, 1980; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Dec. 12, 1980 - Jan. 25, 1981(exhibition shown at Phoenix Art Museum, but "Hide as a State of Mind" not included))
"Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Sept. 3 - Nov. 21, 1976
"Wizdumb," a retrospective exhibition organized by the University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, Sept. 15 - Oct. 24, 1971; (Circulated to: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Nov. 16 - Dec. 19, 1971; Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 15 - Feb. 20, 1972)
Published ReferencesDMAC News, May/June 1994, p.4
"Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, exh. cat. no.206, p.149
Charles C. Eldredge, PACIFIC PARALLELS: ARTISTS AND THE LANDSCAPE IN NEW ZEALAND, The New Zealand - United States Arts Foundation, San Diego Museum of Art, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 1991, b/w ill. p.55
Jerome Tarshis, "Art In Northern California Since 1960: Anything Goes," PORTFOLIO, Vol.V, No.4, July/Aug. 1983, color ill. p.51
"Wiley Territory," Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1980, exh. cat. checklist no.41, ref. pp.23 & 32, color ill. p.34
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.213 - 215, b/w ill. pl.145, p.215
Gallery Guide for "Diversity of Line," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 1990
DMAC Bulletin, July/Aug. 1974 (Membership print)
Dan Tooker, "How To Chart A Course (an interview with William Wiley)," ARTSCANADA - MAPS AND MAPPING, No.188/189, Spring 1974, ill. p.82
"Wizdumb," University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, 1971, exh. cat. ref. no.69, p.62, color ill. p.9
Exhibition History"Words to be Seen," The Brunnier Gallery and Museum, Ames, Apr. 17 - Aug. 28, 1994
"Diversity of Line: A Selection from the Permanent Collection," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 16, 1990 - Apr. 7, 1991
"Painting from the San Francisco Bay Area," organized by the Paine Art Center & Arboretum, Oshkosh, WI, Sept. 25 - Nov. 20, 1988; (Circulated to: North Carolina Museum of Art, July 24 - Sept. 4, 1988; Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Jan. 8 - Feb. 12, 1989)
"William T. Wiley the Iowa Collections," Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Oct. 21 - Dec. 18, 1985
"Wiley Territory," organized by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, Dec. 9 - Jan. 27, 1980; (Circulated to: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, May 10 - June 21, 1980; Denver Art Museum, July 19 - Aug. 31, 1980; DMAC, Sept. 29 - Nov. 5, 1980; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Dec. 12, 1980 - Jan. 25, 1981(exhibition shown at Phoenix Art Museum, but "Hide as a State of Mind" not included))
"Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Sept. 3 - Nov. 21, 1976
"Wizdumb," a retrospective exhibition organized by the University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, Sept. 15 - Oct. 24, 1971; (Circulated to: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Nov. 16 - Dec. 19, 1971; Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 15 - Feb. 20, 1972)
Published ReferencesDMAC News, May/June 1994, p.4
"Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, exh. cat. no.206, p.149
Charles C. Eldredge, PACIFIC PARALLELS: ARTISTS AND THE LANDSCAPE IN NEW ZEALAND, The New Zealand - United States Arts Foundation, San Diego Museum of Art, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 1991, b/w ill. p.55
Jerome Tarshis, "Art In Northern California Since 1960: Anything Goes," PORTFOLIO, Vol.V, No.4, July/Aug. 1983, color ill. p.51
"Wiley Territory," Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1980, exh. cat. checklist no.41, ref. pp.23 & 32, color ill. p.34
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.213 - 215, b/w ill. pl.145, p.215
Gallery Guide for "Diversity of Line," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 1990
DMAC Bulletin, July/Aug. 1974 (Membership print)
Dan Tooker, "How To Chart A Course (an interview with William Wiley)," ARTSCANADA - MAPS AND MAPPING, No.188/189, Spring 1974, ill. p.82
"Wizdumb," University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, 1971, exh. cat. ref. no.69, p.62, color ill. p.9
DimensionsSheet: 22 1/2 × 30 5/16 in. (57.2 × 77 cm)
Image: 20 7/16 × 28 5/8 in. (51.9 × 72.7 cm)
Image: 20 7/16 × 28 5/8 in. (51.9 × 72.7 cm)
Accession Number 1971.23
Classificationswork on paper
InscriptionsWm. T. Wiley (l/l on verso
ProvenanceArtist; (Hansen-Fuller Gallery, San Francisco); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 1971]
