BIOGRAPHY
Bill Guffey is a self-taught artist working mainly in oils with brushes and palette knives. Now living in his native Kentucky, with detours through Colorado, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Bill strives to bring life to his landscape and urban paintings. He tries to convey the feeling to the viewer that made him stop and paint what was before him.
Bill enjoys painting from life, either en plein air or in the studio, and works from photographs he has taken. Bill has also been experimenting with Google's Street View technology for over a year. Finding inspiration through his virtual travels, Bill has completed several series of works, has organized a virtual monthly paintout with artists from around the world, and continues to push past his comfort zone with more ideas and series in the works.
Bill's innovative use of Google Street View technology to travel the world virtually looking for that perfect painting destination has recently been the focus of many news stories, with much of that in Europe and South America. Hailed by Google for his inspiring use of their technology, Google Street View product manager Stephen Chau says, "Bill's use of Street View, to inspire his paintings and to create a virtual community of artists, is a remarkable example that we hadn't imagined but are really excited to see."
PRESS
PBS Television Interview on July 9th, 2009, by WKYU in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Show air date is still to be determined.
ABC News article published on August 11, 2009, regarding Bill's use of Google Street View to open the world to artists. Article written by Ki Mae Heussner. The link to the article is HERE.
Blogger named Bill's blog as the BLOG OF NOTE on August 17th, 2009. The link to that distinction is HERE.
Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Mass. Interview on August 18th, 2009, by Amy Farnsworth for the CS Monitor Blog. The link to the article is HERE.
ABC World News Interview on September 2, 2009, by Julia E. Bain for ABC World News Webcast. The link to that spot is HERE. And another link HERE.
America This Morning on September 3, 2009. The same interview by Julia E. Bain for ABC World News Webcast.
Telegraph, London, England newspaper website on September 9, 2009. The link is HERE.
And Finally, a British news website on September 9, 2009. The link is HERE.
The Sun, 2 Page Spread in the British newspaper on September 10, 2009.
The Sun, online short piece in the British newspaper on September 10, 2009. The link is HERE.
Daily Telegraph, the print version, on the top of page 3, of the British newspaper on September 10, 2009. The link is HERE.
Daily Mail, online version of the British newspaper on September 10, 2009. The link is HERE.
Metro, article in the print version of the British newspaper on September 10, 2009. The link is HERE.
Faded Tribune, online version of the British newspaper on September 10, 2009. The link is HERE.
Express Buzz, online Indian newspaper on September 10, 2009. The link is HERE.
The Architects' Journal - The Home of British Architecture, online mention on September 11, 2009. The link is HERE.
Architecture & Design, online Australian architecture magazine, mention on September 11, 2009. The link is HERE.
Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA), a non-profit based in San Francisco, California, on September 11, 2009. The link is HERE.
TalkSPORT Radio, a sports radio program in the UK, live interview on September 12, 2009.
The Daily Dish by Andrew Sullivan - The Atlantic Magazine, on the magazine's blog, on September 13, 2009. The link is HERE.
Terra Brazil - On their website, on September 13, 2009. The link is HERE. In Portuguese.
La Matin - French online Journal, on their website, on September 14, 2009. The link is HERE. In French.
La Repubblica - One of the largest newspapers in Italy, on the website, on September 16, 2009. The link is HERE. In Italian.
Capitoloprimo - Italian newspaper, on the website, on September 16, 2009. The link is HERE. In Italian.
IGN (Italy Global Nation) - Italian newspaper, on the website, on September 16, 2009. The link is HERE. In Italian.
Terra Venezuela - On their website, on September 17, 2009. The link is HERE. In Spanish.
Estadao - Brazillian newspaper and website, on October 6, 2009. The link is HERE. In Portuguese.
American Profile Magazine - A Sunday Supplement in many newspapers across the United States. A mention in the Tidbits section in October 2009.
SOKY Happenings Magazine - A regional magazine targeted to readers in South Central Kentucky. Two page color spread on pages 6 and 7, November 2009 issue.
Reader's Digest - Story and photographs in the January 2010 issue in Great Britain.
AFFILIATIONS AND GALLERIES
Associate Member of the
Oil Painters of America
Abend Gallery
The Gallery at 916
EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
All Kentucky Juried Fine Art Exhibition 2008, Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky
"Sizzling Summer" Show, June 2009, at the Gallery at 916 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, September 6, 2009 in Rist Canyon, Colorado.
19th Annual Holiday Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery Fine Art, Denver, Colorado, December 4th through the 31st, 2009.
All Kentucky Juried Fine Art Exhibition 2009, Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky
COLLECTIONS
Bill's work can be found in Private Collections in the United States and Europe, as well as Corporate Collections in the U.S. and Great Britain.
EDUCATION
Self-taught.
3 Day Ken Auster Workshop ~ October, 2008
GRANTS & AWARDS
Individual Artist Professional Development Grant received from the Kentucky Arts Council, September 2008.
Painting selected as Juror's Top 15% in the December 2009 FineArtViews Painting Competition. The juror for December was Nancy Guzik.
Painting selected as Juror's Top 15% in the February 2010 FineArtViews Painting Competition. The juror for December was Logan Hagege.
Bill Guffey has received professional development funding through the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supported by state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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