William T Ayton

Born northern UK, November 11, 1958. Currently living in Hudson Valley (upstate NY).
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I've been influenced by many types of art & many artists -- surrealism, expressionism, symbolism, popular culture. My work deals with myth & imagination & the way they interface with the darker side of the human condition.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS | MAJOR EVENTS

November 2007
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Middlebury, Vermont

October-November 2006
BARRETT ART CENTER
Poughkeepsie, NY

October 2005
DIRECT ART MAGAZINE
4 page article/back cover

June 2005
ALTERNATIVE BOOKS
Kingston, NY/Pulse magazine cover & interview

August 2004
CHASHAMA GALLERY
New York City, New York

August 2004
SHAHINIAN FINE ART
Poughkeepsie, NY

December 2002
ALISON WINERY GALLERY
Red Hook, New York

August 2001
NEW YORK TIMES Op-Ed page
Illustration for Hiroshima article

December 1998
SURROGATE COURTHOUSE BUILDING
New York City, New York

October 1998
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS ART GALLERY
Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 1998
NATIONAL ART CENTRE OF CANADA
Ottawa, Ontario

June 1998
VETERANS' WAR MEMORIAL & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
San Francisco, California

May 1998
THE U.S. SENATE ROTUNDA
Washington, D.C.

November 1997
THE PEACE MUSEUM
Chicago, Illinois

October 1994
HARD TO FIND GALLERY
Boone, North Carolina

July 1994
QUARTERSAW GALLERY
Portland, Oregon

December 1993
PALAIS DES ...