He was heavily influenced by Abstract Expressionism and the East Coast (New York) art movements of the early 1960s, since then he has developed a somewhat hard edged version of expressionism which sometimes converges with personal symbolism and figurative abstraction.
Bill Urban has exhibited in both the United States and Canada and was
represented in Toronto by Olga Korper Gallery (Gallery O) during the late1970s.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
COLLECTIONS:
Private collections in Canada, United States and Venezuela
National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York
WORKS IN LOCAL (MUSKOKA AREA) COLLECTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
Town of Huntsville Collection Housed temporarily in The Huntsville Public Library
Muskoka Arts & Crafts Permanent Collection Housed in The Chapel Gallery Bracebridge
Huntsville High School Collection Housed in Huntsville High School (Library)
COMMISSION:
Huntsville Festival of the Arts 2007 season
PRIZES/AWARDS:
First Prize, Celebrate The art Space Exhibition, Huntsville Art Society, Ontario 2010
Award of Excellence, Muskoka Arts & Crafts Spring Show, Bracebridge, Ontario, 2010
Award of Excellence, Muskoka Arts & Crafts Spring Show, Bracebridge, Ontario, 2009
Graphic Prize, World Future society, Washington, D.C., 1978
Mrs. John L Porter Prize, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1965
Mrs. John L Porter Prize, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1964
FORMAL EDUCATION:
B.F.A. in Painting, Carnegie-Mellon University (formerly Carnegie Institute of Technology) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1965
Teaching Certification, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario 1971-1972
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