WILLIAM GEORGE STAMOS
JERSEY CITY NJ USA
PLANET: EARTH
BIO
William has been painting and drawing for as long as he can remember. As a child attending church services, he was mesmerized by statues, paintings, and icons, seen through the haze of burning incense. In elementary school, he was deeply moved and inspired by an art appreciation program that introduced him to the study of artists and art history. His big sister encouraged him further, and gave him his first lessons in drawing technique. William's continued interest in both science and spirituality informs his work. Born in Rockville Centre, Long Island, he grew up in central Pennsylvania, and has lived in Los Angeles and New York City. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA from Penn State University, and has lived in Jersey City since 1995. His work is in numerous public and private collections.
EDUCATION
Penn State University - University Park PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Painting & Drawing Graduated with Highest Honors - 1994
Harrisburg Area Community College - Harrisburg PA
Associate of Arts - Communication & the Arts Graduated with Highest Honors - 1974
HONORS & AWARDS
Liquitex Emerging Artist of the Year:
Selected from an international competition of undergraduate & graduate art students, 1994
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Edwin R Zoller Scholarship
Tuition-free semester awarded to painting majors of exceptional promise
RELATED ACTIVITIES
BIG SMALL SHOW
Annual fundraising exhibition for Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
AFFORTABLE ART SHOW
Annual fundraising exhibition for Art House Productions, Jersey City NJ
LIBRARY PRAYER PROJECT
Photos of local interest displayed in library windows
Priscilla Gardner Main Branch, Jersey City NJ
HIV Law Project Benefit Auction
Moti Hasson Gallery, New York NY
Clothesline Art Sale
Benefit sale for ABC No Rio, New York NY
Night of 1000 Drawings
Fundraising benefit for Artist’s Space, New York NY
Jersey City Artists Studio Tour
Participation in annual studio / gallery art tour
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Mural
Permanent display on Penn State main campus
Mutli-Cultural Mural Project
Traveling exhibit of 5 student / faculty collaborative murals sponsored by Penn State University
SELECTED EXHIBITS
FORMLESS
October 2025
Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
DAY TRIPPIN'
June 2025
Fred Fleisher's Cosmic Projects, Brooklyn NY
ALL THINGS GREAT AND SMALL
October 2024
ART 150 Gallery, Jersey City NJ
VINYL DREAMS
March - April 2024
Backroom Arts, Jersey City NJ
TRANSFORMATION
October 2023
Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City NJ
RIGHT NOW
September 2022
Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City NJ
SALON DES REFUSES
November 2021
Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City NJ
RENAISSANCE: A REVIVAL
October 2021
Art House, Jersey City NJ
PEOPLE PLACE DISRUPTION
April - May 2021 Nimbus Arts Center, Jersey City NJ
COSMIC LOVE
October 4 - November 10, 2019
Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
14C ART FAIR
March 15 - 17, 2019
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Jersey City NJ
SOMEWHERE OVER THE INTERCONNECTED RAINBOW
July 28 - August 12, 2017
Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
PIN IT UP
September 16 - October 9, 2016
Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
CONTEMPORARY HUDSON COUNTY
January 31 - March 8, 2016
The Dineen & Hull Gallery
Hudson County Community College, Jersey City NJ
THE ART PROJECT
October 1, 2015 - March 25, 2016
The Art House, 150 Bay St, Jersey City NJ
MOSTLY DRAWING
September 11 - October 11 2015 Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
PANDORA’S BOX
June 5 - 26, 2014
City Life Community Space, Jersey City NJ
MULTIPLICITIES
June 27 - August 11, 2013
Victory Hall Drawing Rooms, Jersey City NJ
WILLIAM STAMOS: PAINTINGS
October 2011 - April 2013
Dixon Mills Showroom, Jersey City NJ (Solo exhibit)
JERSEY CITY ART FAIR
October 2011
The Beacon, Jersey City NJ
INNER VISIONS / OUTER SPACE
April / May 2010
ISO Tower, Jersey City NJ
THE UNIVERSE HAS US IN ITS CROSSHAIRS
October - November 2009
ABC No Rio, New York NY
CATASTROPHE
June - July 2008
Atlantic Gallery, New York NY
IT’S ONLY NATURAL
March - May 2008
77 Hudson, St., Jersey City NJ
PLAYING FOR KEEPS
June - July 2007
Atlantic Gallery, New York NY
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY? 2007
January 2007
Atlantic Gallery, New York NY
HYPNOTIZING THE MAGICIANS
October 2006
LITM ( Love is the Message), Jersey City NJ
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY? 2006
September - November 2006 Mana Fine Arts, Jersey City NJ
A MIDSUMMER’S DREAM
July 2006
LITM ( Love is the Message), Jersey City NJ
CATHEDRAL ARTS FESTIVAL
May 2006 - Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City NJ
WITH APPARENT EASE
October 2005
Victory Hall, Jersey City NJ
EVERYDAY MAGIC
June - August 2004 Times Square Gallery, New York NY
SPIRIT IN ART
March - April 2004
ISO Tower Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
METAPHORS, MUSES & MYSTERIES
March 2004 Victory Hall, Jersey City NJ
[R]EVOLUTION: WARFACE
October - November 2003
Pamela Auchincloss Project Space, New York, NY
REACTIONS
March - April 2002
Exit Art, New York NY
THE IDES OF MARCH
March 2002 - ABC No-Rio, New York NY
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
November 2000
Max Fish, New York NY
EIGHTH NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
November 1997
Viridian Artists, New York NY (Thelma Golden, curator)
ABSTRACTIONS
May - June 1996
Adam & Art Gallery, Bellefonte PA
EXCELLENCE IN ART AWARDS
February - March 1996
American Council for the Arts, New York NY
