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Born 1947 Anchorage, Alaska. Known for: Trompe l'oeil southwest-still life painting.
Known for his highly realistic still lifes, often combining objects of the present and the past, William Acheff became a resident in 1973 of Hondo, near Taos, New Mexico where he has his studio in... Read full biography
Known for his highly realistic still lifes, often combining objects of the present and the past, William Acheff became a resident in 1973 of Hondo, near Taos, New Mexico where he has his studio in his home. He was born in Alaska and moved with his family to San Francisco when he was age five. He... Read full biography
Known for his highly realistic still lifes, often combining objects of the present and the past, William Acheff became a resident in 1973 of Hondo, near Taos, New Mexico where he has his studio in his home. He was born in Alaska and moved with his family to San Francisco when he was age five. He lived in the Bay Area for twenty years and began painting in 1969 when, working as a barber, he came in contact with Roberto Lupetti, an Italian artist. He took art lessons from him and received much... Read full biography
Known for his highly realistic still lifes, often combining objects of the present and the past, William Acheff became a resident in 1973 of Hondo, near Taos, New Mexico where he has his studio in his home. He was born in Alaska and moved with his family to San Francisco when he was age five. He lived in the Bay Area for twenty years and began painting in 1969 when, working as a barber, he came in contact with Roberto Lupetti, an Italian artist. He took art lessons from him and received much direction including marketing help with gallery representation in northern California. At first he worked from photographs but changed his technique to working from the objects themselves. He positions his subjects several feet from his easel and... Read full biography
Known for his highly realistic still lifes, often combining objects of the present and the past, William Acheff became a resident in 1973 of Hondo, near Taos, New Mexico where he has his studio in his home. He was born in Alaska and moved with his family to San Francisco when he was age five. He lived in the Bay Area for twenty years and began painting in 1969 when, working as a barber, he came in contact with Roberto Lupetti, an Italian artist. He took art lessons from him and received much direction including marketing help with gallery representation in northern California. At first he worked from photographs but changed his technique to working from the objects themselves. He positions his subjects several feet from his easel and paints them in the north light of his studio. In Taos he credits artist Robert Daughters as being very helpful. Source: "Southwest Art... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art Association
- •Artists of America
Art Teacher
- •Roberto Lupetti
Awards/Recognition
- •Frederic Remington Award, Prix de West
- •Prix de West Awards
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club
- •National Academy of Western Art-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
- •Masters of the American West, Autry Center
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Prix de West Invitational