Artist Biography

Bill Buchman, an internationally represented American artist is on the faculty of the Ringling College - Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Longboat Key, FL. Before moving in 2001 to Sarasota, where he has his studio, Bill lived and worked as an artist for twenty years in Europe, primarily in Copenhagen and Paris.

Accomplished as artist and educator, Bill gives workshops around the country on both abstract painting and figure drawing and has made popular educational DVD’s on both of these subjects. His new book “Expressive Figure Drawing”, is to be published by Watson-Guptill/Random House, in late 2010. He studied painting and drawing with renowned teacher Victor D’Amico at the Museum of Modern Art’s Institute of Modern Art, East Hampton, NY and also with leading American figurative painter Fletcher Martin at the Albany Institute of Art, in Albany, NY. Bill attended Cornell University, School of Fine Arts and Boston University, School of Liberal Arts and has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in music from the New England Conservatory of Music. Buchman’s brightly colored spontaneous abstractions and his expressive figure drawings may be seen in private and public collections in Denmark, Sweden, England and the US.

Bill is also an accomplished jazz pianist and composer(see Music Biography)., a writer of film music, poetry, and children’s stories and a photographer too.

Bill says, of his work, “Harmony is my keynote. Ideas from the realm of music are my main source of inspiration. At the same time, a broad spectrum of ideas and techniques of European Modernism of the early 20th century, the artistic philosophy and methods of Chinese and Japanese painting, as well as Renaissance and Classical concepts all provide some bearings for the ongoing voyage.

Bill newest works are on view at Gallerihuset, Strandvejen 138A in Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark and at The Tennis Gardens at Longboat Key Club on Longboat Key in Florida. (See Upcoming Exhibitions)

*NEWS : In addition to Bill's book (available in Dec.), check out his new instructional DVD's (available now) which are two of his coolest projects ever. "Art Is an Attitude:The Art Of Figure Drawing" and "Creative Breakout: The Art of Freedom" have been well received and are available in art stores throughout the US and online. You may learn more about them, see clips, and get them now at:
www.billbuchman.com/instructional-art-dvds/ .

Check out the article from May 27th, 2009 in "New Times" San Luis Obispo, CA: www.newtimesslo.com/art/2644/not-your-average-bowloffruit-painting/

And this article at "Your Observer": www.yourobserver.com/news/sarasota/A-and-E/010620103923/Figurative-language

Selected Publications:
DVD’s: Creativity Breakout: The Art of Freedom, 2009
Art Is an Attitude: The Art of Drawing the Figure, 2008
CD’s: Out Of The Blue, 2004, Birthday Party w. Sammy Rimington, 1998
Children’s Short Stories: Solomon’s Wish, 2002; God Smiles, 2001
Poetry Book, Suite for Modern Man, 1988
Film Scores: Silence of Flight, 1998; Transformations, 1986
LP: Easy Street, 1980
Posters: Faroe Islands Jazz Festival, 2000; Galleri Aalborghallen, 1999; Gallerihuset, 1997; Landskrona Konsthall, 1995; Gammelgaard Kulturhus, 1991

Selected Exhibitions:

•Tennis Gardens, Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key, Fl, 2010

• Herning Kunstmesse, Denmark, 2009
• Gallerihuset, Denmark, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005,

2004,2000, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993

• State of the Arts Gallery · Sarasota, 2006, 2007

• Lauritzen/Rush Galleries - Marco Island, FL, 2005

• Art Copenhagen · 2004, 2000
• Gallerie Des Artes · Sarasota, 2004, 2003, 2002
• At The Loft (group) · Omaha, Nebraska, 2003
• Longboat Key Art Center for the Arts · Longboat Key, Fl, 2003

• Galleri Aalborghallen · Aalborg, Denmark, 1999
• Roskilde Town Hall · Roskilde, Denmark, 1999
• Galleri Caramel · Helsingborg, Sweden, 1999
• United States Embassy · Copenhagen, 2000, 1998
• Louise Rimington Gallery · Faversham, Great Britain, 1997

• Kunstkorridoren Nådada · Copenhagen, 1996
• Landskrona Konsthall · Landskrona, Sweden, 1995
• Galleri Anesen · Hillerød, Denmark, 1992
• Gammelgaard Kulturhus · Herlev, Denmark, 1991
• Galleri Gaia · Copenhagen, 1989, 1988, 1987
• Blomsten · Copenhagen, 1988, 1987, 1986
• SAS Art Society · Kastrup, Denmark
• Mærsk Data Art Society · Copenhagen
• Det Øst Asiatisk Kompagni, Art Society · Copenhagen
• Handel og Kontorforbund, Art Society · Copenhagen
• Kreditforeningen Danmark, Art Society · Copenhagen
• Danish Ministry of Energy, Art Society · Copenhagen

Other Recent Activities

In May, 2004, PBS TV station, WEDU, in Tampa did a profile on Bill and his art and music for their cultural news program “West Coast Journal”. (see The Movie).

In the March of 2004 he was one of the featured artist’s in “Sarasota Creator’s and Collector’s Tour” presented by the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota.

In the summer of 2004 Bill gave a workshop entitled “The Creative Process” at the River Rock Studio art retreat in the Canadian Rockies outside of Calgary and Bill’s newest paintings sold out at an exhibit at the international art gallery, Gallerihuset, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Then, in October, Bill juried the annual “International Society of Experimental Artists” (ISEA) exhibition at the Alliance of the Arts in Ft. Myers, FL and gave a workshop there in “Creative Techniques and Ideas”. Also in October, Bill’s paintings were presented by Gallerihuset with other notable artists in Denmark’s largest yearly art fair entitled Art Copenhagen.

Since the beginning of 2005, Bill has given lectures on the concepts of abstract painting with demonstrations of his painting techniques at Sarasota's Selby Library, at the Palm Aire Art Society in Bradenton, the Education Center on Longboat Key, and for the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota. During this period, Bill has given workshops for the Art League of Marco Island, and at Vanderbilt University in Nashville for the Tennessee Watercolor Society, as well as workshops and classes at The Longboat Key Center for the Arts, at Art Center Sarasota, and at Art Center Manatee. Workshops in 2007 include the Venice Art Center, the Art League of Marco Island and Art Center Manatee. Recent and upcoming activities include workshops at the Learning and Product Expos in both Chicago and Pasadena and demonstrations at the Florida Watercolor Society Show in Del Ray Beach,FL and at Pearl Paint art stores in Ft Lauderdale and Miami. Along with the continued expansion of teaching and exhibiting activities Bill produced two DVD's, "Art Is an Attitude" and "Creative Breakout" in 2007 and 2008 respectively. In 2009 Bill wrote the manuscript for his exciting upcoming book for Watson Guptill/Random House entitled "Expressive Figure Drawing" to be published later this year (Dec.) For the 2010 season see Class and Workshop Schedule.