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Born 1937 Dixon, Illinois. Known for: Abstraction-fantastic landscape painting.
Abstract painter William Conger grew up in Chicago, Illinois and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico. There he worked closely with abstract painters Raymond... Read full biography
Abstract painter William Conger grew up in Chicago, Illinois and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico. There he worked closely with abstract painters Raymond Jonson and Elaine de Kooning. He returned to Chicago for post-graduate study (Master of Fine Arts,... Read full biography
Abstract painter William Conger grew up in Chicago, Illinois and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico. There he worked closely with abstract painters Raymond Jonson and Elaine de Kooning. He returned to Chicago for post-graduate study (Master of Fine Arts, University of Chicago, 1966) and has been showing his paintings in group and solo exhibitions for c. fifty years. He taught at college art programs since 1971 and is Professor Emeritus at Northwestern... Read full biography
Abstract painter William Conger grew up in Chicago, Illinois and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico. There he worked closely with abstract painters Raymond Jonson and Elaine de Kooning. He returned to Chicago for post-graduate study (Master of Fine Arts, University of Chicago, 1966) and has been showing his paintings in group and solo exhibitions for c. fifty years. He taught at college art programs since 1971 and is Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University. His paintings blend arrangements of color and form, some of them geometrically precise. Selected Solo Exhibitions:. Union League Club of Chicago, 2010. Happy, Los Angeles, CA. "Criss-Cross" Gouache Paintings, 2010. 1958-2008 Retrospective of... Read full biography
Abstract painter William Conger grew up in Chicago, Illinois and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico. There he worked closely with abstract painters Raymond Jonson and Elaine de Kooning. He returned to Chicago for post-graduate study (Master of Fine Arts, University of Chicago, 1966) and has been showing his paintings in group and solo exhibitions for c. fifty years. He taught at college art programs since 1971 and is Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University. His paintings blend arrangements of color and form, some of them geometrically precise. Selected Solo Exhibitions:. Union League Club of Chicago, 2010. Happy, Los Angeles, CA. "Criss-Cross" Gouache Paintings, 2010. 1958-2008 Retrospective of Paintings, Chicago Cultural Center, 2009. Jonson Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Aug.-Oct.... Read full biography
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Abstract painter William Conger grew up in Chicago, Illinois and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico. There he worked closely with abstract painters Raymond Jonson and Elaine de Kooning. He returned to Chicago for post-graduate study (Master of Fine Arts, University of Chicago, 1966) and has been showing his paintings in group and solo exhibitions for c. fifty years. He taught at college art programs since 1971 and is Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University.
His paintings blend arrangements of color and form, some of them geometrically precise.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Union League Club of Chicago, 2010
Happy, Los Angeles, CA. "Criss-Cross" Gouache Painting...But wait, there's more...
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