Bill's profile
Bill Schmidt was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1947. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (BFA, 1969) and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine before moving to Baltimore in 1969. He received an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art’s Hoffberger School of Painting in 1971.
He has received numerous grants and awards including the Bethesda Painting Award (2015), two Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards (Painting, 2008 and Sculpture, 1990), and two Cityarts Grants from the City of Baltimore (1988 and 1990). He has exhibited his paintings, drawings, and sculpture extensively in the Mid-Atlantic region and has had solo shows in Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia. Recent group shows include “If Not For You” at the Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA; ”Variations in Paint” at the Painting Center, NY, NY; and “Interior Space – Small Scale Abstract Painting”, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
After teaching for a decade following graduate school, he began working in the field of restoration, first on gilded objects and more recently on furniture finishes. In 1996 he became the Resident Artist in MICA’s Post-Baccalaureate Program, a position he held until 2001 when he became Director of ther program. He retired in 2019.
In addition to his involvement with art, he is a musician who has played traditional American music on fiddle, banjo, and guitar for over 40 years. He has recorded numerous times and performed in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
He has received numerous grants and awards including the Bethesda Painting Award (2015), two Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards (Painting, 2008 and Sculpture, 1990), and two Cityarts Grants from the City of Baltimore (1988 and 1990). He has exhibited his paintings, drawings, and sculpture extensively in the Mid-Atlantic region and has had solo shows in Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia. Recent group shows include “If Not For You” at the Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA; ”Variations in Paint” at the Painting Center, NY, NY; and “Interior Space – Small Scale Abstract Painting”, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
After teaching for a decade following graduate school, he began working in the field of restoration, first on gilded objects and more recently on furniture finishes. In 1996 he became the Resident Artist in MICA’s Post-Baccalaureate Program, a position he held until 2001 when he became Director of ther program. He retired in 2019.
In addition to his involvement with art, he is a musician who has played traditional American music on fiddle, banjo, and guitar for over 40 years. He has recorded numerous times and performed in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
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