BIO Lucy graduated in 2014 from Georgia College with a degree in Studio Art. After a few months of studying and working in Cortona, Italy, and teaching high school art, she has been working full-time as an artist in Atlanta. Her work can be found in galleries and private collections throughout the US. Lucy currently lives on the East side of Atlanta and works from her studio space in Roswell. Lucy's paintings are inspired by storytelling, and the power stories have to invite us into beauty and rest. Colors, textures, and marks in her paintings are inspired by elements of the environments in which our narratives take place: architecture, textiles, and details found in nature. ARTIST STATEMENT Each day is comprised of moments both formative and fleeting that when woven together create a story. Sometimes our stories are short like poetry, and just as sweet. Other times they are complex dramas in which conflict dominates the plot until finally giving way to resolution. My paintings illustrate such stories – stories of peace, of bliss, of tension, of rest, of longing, but always of redemption. Faint layers and indistinct marks are only moments on their own, but together they create a narrative – a work of art. Abstraction, specifically, speaks to the power of mystery, and the undeniable presence of beauty and purpose even amidst what is undefined. I deeply believe all people carry an innate desire to forge connections with beautiful things. Through stories, paintings, songs - we want to be reminded of goodness; to listen, touch, or look on something that speaks to us and invites us somewhere beautiful. And there lies my desire in painting: To create and share the invitation into a unique story laden with abundant beauty and richest life. CV LUCY REISER WILLIAMS b. 1992 EDUCATION: 2014 BA Studio Art, Georgia College & State University, Cum Laude 2010 George Walton Comprehensive High School, Marietta, GA SOLO/GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2016 Art of Abstract, Anne Irwin Fine Art 2016 Group show hosted by Lindley Arthur, Dallas, TX 2015 Mes Amis Artistes, Atlanta, GA 2015 Emerging Artists Show, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA 2015 Featured Artist, Industrious, Atlanta, GA 2015 Anne Meets Insta, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA 2015 Featured Artist, 200 Mill, Marietta, GA 2015 La Mostra: Cortona, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA 2014 Alumni Art Exhibition, Ennis Hall, Milledgeville, GA 2014 La Mostra, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy 2014 Accompanying Exhibit to Etruscan Collection, MAEC Museum, Cortona, Italy 2014 Solo exhibition, Clippings, Blackbird Coffee, Milledgeville, GA 2014 Synchronicity, Blackbridge Hall Gallery, Milledgeville, GA In Defense of Flowers, Blackbridge Hall Gallery, Milledgeville, GA 2011 College Board headquarters, Washington DC 2010 Group exhibition, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA 2010 Group exhibition, Georgia Capitol Building, Atlanta, GA PAPERS/PUBLICATIONS: 2015 Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, painting 2015 HGTV, House Hunters, photography 2014 Georgia College Student Research Conference 2014 The Corinthian (Student Research Catalog), paintings, essay, and cover images 2014 The Peacock’s Feet (Literary Magazine), photography, painting 2014 The Colonnade (Newspaper), painting 2013 The Peacock’s Feet (Literary Magazine), photography, painting 2013 British Vogue, September Issue, Printmaking TEACHING: 2014 Teaching Assistant, Painting 4100, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA 2014 Art Teacher (supply), Walton High School (classes: AP, Adv. Drawing/Painting, Drawing, Comprehensive; National Art Honor Society sponsor) AWARDS / HONORS: 2014 UGA Art stipend recipient, Cortona, Italy 2010-2014 Dean's List / President's List 2011-2014 HOPE Scholarship 2011-2014 Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society 2010-2014 National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2010 National Art Honor Society, Historian 2010 Thespians Honor Society REPRESENTATION: Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA Rivers Spencer Interiors, New Orleans, LA Lindley Arthur Antiques & Interiors, Dallas, TX