Bill Guffey

Bill Guffey was born and raised in the small, south central Kentucky town of Burkesville. Growing up in the rural area left much to be desired in the way of entertainment, and Guffey turned to drawing and painting at a young age. With no art teachers in the vicinity he took it upon himself to learn what he could through the use of television and books and magazines. He set up a booth at the annual Arts and Crafts Fair at the age of 12, with his simple, enthusiastic paintings. To his delight the high school started their first art class his senior year. The next few years to follow were filled with sketching, drawing, and painting sporadically, accompanied by much travel and adventure.

Leaving Kentucky, Bill headed west as a young man and ended up in the ski resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. After the first winter of over 300 inches of snow he was ready for a warm destination. So it was off to the Caribbean. Bill lived for a short time on the small island of St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Beach life and night life was the laid back, and slowly paced norm on St. John, to which he was happy to endure both. Living in an apartment with only screens for windows and the daily lizards in the shower was a precursor of eclect...

Upcoming 2 month solo show at SKyPAC (Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green, KY. December 2015 thru January 2016.


Over the past two years...

All Kentucky Juried Fine Art Exhibition 2013, Honorable Mention, Bowling Green, Kentucky

23rd Annual Holiday Miniatures Show 2013, Abend Gallery Fine Art, Denver, Colorado

Solo Show, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky 2014

7th Annual Artworks, Inc. Members Only Exhibition, Best of Show & Merit Award, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2014

All Kentucky Juried Fine Art Exhibition 2014, WKU Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky

24th Annual Holiday Miniatures Show 2014, Abend Gallery Fine Art, Denver, Colorado

Presbyterian Church Exhibition 2014, Bowling Green, Kentucky

U.S. Bank Celebration of the Arts Exhibition, WKU, 2015, Bowling Green, Kentucky

8th Annual Artworks, Inc. Members Only Exhibition, 1st Place Award, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2015

Six Week Exhibition, Health & Wellness Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2015

Upcoming, Solo Abstract Exhibition at SKyPAC (Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center), Main Gallery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, December 2015 thru January 2016


AWARDS


1st Place Award, 8th Annu...