| 1931 - 2010 | Born, Camden, NJ Lived and worked, Philadelphia, PA |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 |
from bits and pieces / from lots of places / from different spots in time, JTT, New York, NY |
| 2021 | Material Gestures, Fleisher / Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2018 | Bill Walton, Frith Street Gallery, London, UK |
| 2015 | Bill Walton, Fleisher / Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2014 | Bill Walton, Artist to Artist, Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2013 | Bill Walton, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR |
| 2012 | Bill Walton, JTT, New York, NY and James Fuentes Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2011 | Bill Walton Studio, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA Bill Walton, Fleisher / Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Bill Walton, 206 Space, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2003 | Bill Walton: New Work, 206 Space, Philadelphia, PA Bill Walton: Folded / Stacked, Salem State College, Salem, MA |
| 2002 | West of Roulette series, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | 1/4 Turn, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | Wisteria Series, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1995 | Bill Walton, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1994 | An Indication, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1993 | Works from the “West Main” Series, Jessica Berwind Gallery B, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1992 | Letters, Memos, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1990 | Six or Seven Places in One Place, Morris Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA (cat. with text by Ann Monahan) New Works, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1989 | New Works, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1988 | Markers, Views Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA New Works, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1987 | Paul Cava Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1983 | Wiliam Walton, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1981 | William Walton, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1975 | William Walton, Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1973 | William Walton, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1971 | William Walton, Diane Vanderlip Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2021 | Dear John, JTT, New York, NY |
| 2020 | Fold, Stack, Turn, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR |
| 2015 | A Walk..., Tripoli Gallery East Hampton, NY. Curated by Rob Teeters |
| 2013 | Rohrer—Walton—Andrade: On Paper, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012 | My safe reduction to form, Exile, Berlin, DE Everyday Abstract, Abstract Everyday, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Matthew Higgs 60/60, Fleisher / Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 | The Medicine Bag, Maccarone Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Ellen Langan and Jasmin Tsou |
| 2010 | Four Decades, Fleisher / Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 | Michael Toenges, Peter Tollens, Bill Walton, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA A Cleaner Heart A Do It, Fleisher / Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 | Stop, Pause, Forward, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2004 | Open, Spruance Art Gallery, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA. Co-curated by Sandra Firmin and Richard Torchia Trace, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Sid Sachs |
| 2003 | Stacked/Folded - Bill Walton, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA |
| 2002 | Breathing Room, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Bill Walton Roulette, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2001 | Focus Exhibition, Bill Walton, John Zurier, Robin Miller, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | Landscape Revisited, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA. Curated by Christopher Youngs |
| 1999 | First Show, White Box Gallery, New York, NY 10/27 Show, White Box Gallery, New York, NY, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1998 | Frank Badur / Bill Walton, Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Open House, Site installation 922 Spruce, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Leah Douglas |
| 1997 | Drawing Currents Art, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | David Goldstein, Bill Walton: Between Painting and Sculpture, Condesco Lawler Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Margaret Thatcher Materials Matters, AOI Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. Curated by B. Foshay-Miller |
| 1995 | Objects and Souvenirs: Artist’s Multiples, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Leah Douglas |
| 1994 | Conversation Pieces with Bill Walton, Hamish Fulton, Tom Chimes, Alan Charlton, Richard Wentworth,and Richard Torchia, ICA, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Patrick Murphy |
| 1993 | Cold Sculpture, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Michael MacFeat Tom Chimes, Joel Fisher, Bill Walton, Larry Becker, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1992 | Selections from the Permanent Collections/Purchases from the Julius Bloch Fund, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA In the Realm of the Monochrome, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Richard Torchia |
| 1991 | The Next Show, Gallery at the State Theater for the Arts, Easton, PA Philadelphia Art Now: Artists Choose, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (cat. with text by Patrick Murphy, Julie Courtney, Janet A. Kaplan, and Judith E. Tannenbaum) |
| 1989 | Back to the Wall, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (cat. with text by Marilyn J.S. Goodman) Landscapes of Thought, Momenta / Art Alternatives, Philadelphia, PA Night Circle Canvas / Copper Edition, The Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1988 | Bill Walton, David Wetzl, William H. Cook Gallery, Sacramento, CA Markers, Views, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1987 | Made in Philadelphia VII, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (cat. with text by Janet Kardon and Judith Tannenbaum) Perspectives from Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (brochure with text by Elaine King) Glass, Temple Gallery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by J. Courtney Craig Group Show, Craig Cornelius Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1985 | Visions and Voices, Lawrence Gallery, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA |
| 1984 | Small Scale Sculpture, Matthews Hamilton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Glass, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA |
| 1982 | New Printmaking, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA Abstract Icons, Kling Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1979 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1978 | Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
| 1972 | Philadelphia Artists Today, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 |
Everitt Howe, David. Critics’ Picks: Bill Walton, Artforum. November 18. |
| 2015 | Asfour, Nana. Bill Walton, Art In America. July 7. |
| 2013 | Russeth, Andrew. 10 Rediscoveries from 2012, Galleries NY. January 2. |
| 2012 | Asfour, Nana. Bill Walton, Art In America. July 7. Scott, Andrea. Bill Walton, The New Yorker. April 2. Smith, Roberta. Bill Walton, The New York Times. March 15. Heinrich, Will. Up Against the Wall: Bill Walton at JTT Gallery and James Fuentes, The New York Observer. March 14. Gopnik, Blake. With-It Art That's Ancient History, The Daily Beast. March 12. Boucher, Brian. JTT Gallery Pioneers the New Lower East Side, Art In America. February 24. |
| 2011 | Sozanski, Edward J. When Words Get in the Way of the Pictures, The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 18. Newhall, Edith. Two Phila. Visions: Hushed Sculpture, Abstract Stripes, The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 6. |
| 2010 | Newhall, Edith. Galleries: ‘Four Decades’ Traces Evolution of an Art Aficionado’s Taste, The Philadelphia Enquirer. October 10. Newhall, Edith. Exhibition Captures a Sculptor’s Quiet and Quirky Aesthetic, The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 9. |
| 2005 | Torres, Anthony. Bill Walton Doing More With Less at Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Northside (Fillmorepaper). April. |
| 2003 | Morgan, Robert. Bill Walton, Sculpture Magazine. September: 67. Newhall, Edith. Bill Walton, ArtNews. June: 122. Fallon, Roberta. From Here To Where, Philadelphia Weekly. January 15. Fallon, Roberta. Quite A Gamble, Philadelphia Weekly. January 1. |
| 2001 | Hagen, Susan. Focus Group, Philadelphia City Paper. June. |
| 1999 | Hagen, Susan. Contemporary Wood Sculpture, Woodworking Magazine. August. |
| 1997 | Csaszar, Tom. Bill Walton, Sculpture Magazine. September: 47. Seidel, Miriam. Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia, Art in America. September: 115. |
| 1996 | Bensley, Lis. City Focus Santa Fe: Hip Hopping, ArtNews. June: 67. Brown, Gerard. Fall Preview. Philadelphia Weekly, September: 26. Brown, Gerard. Energy Sources, Philadelphia Weekly. October: 45. Sozanski, Edward J. Larry Becker, The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 22. |
| 1995 | Schwendenwein, Jude. Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia, New Art Examiner. September: 49. Tobier, Nicholas. Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia, Juliet. October/November: 59. |
| 1992 | Bohn, Donald Chant. In the Realm of the Monochrome. Review of Exhibition at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, New Art Examiner. December. Neff, Eileen. Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia, Artforum. November: 112. |
| 1990 | Csaszar, Tom. Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia and at the Academy of the Fine Arts, Morris Gallery, Philadelphia, New Art Examiner. April: 47. Neff, Eileen. Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia, Artforum. March: 165. Kase, Lori Miller. Bill Walton: Hiding From Art Stardom?, New Art Examiner. February. Sozanski, Edward. J. Galleries: Some More Places of Tenuous Reference/Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer. January: 29. |
| 1989 | Bohn, Donald Chant. Philadelphia’s Guarded Optimism, New Art Examiner. May: 33. |
| 1988 | Sozanski, Edward J. On Galleries: Thirteen Marriages of Many Materials/Bill Walton at Larry Becker, Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer. October: D3. |
| 1987 | Harris, Ann Sutherland. Sculptural Idioms, Dialogue, An Art Journal. May 1987: 47. Sachs, Sid. Bill Walton at Paul Cava, Philadelphia, New Art Examiner. January: 57. |
| 1986 | Jarmusch, Ann. Bill Walton at Paul Cava, ArtNews. December. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 1974 - 90 | Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1972 - 74 | Drexel College, Philadelphia, PA |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
| Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Wesley College, Dover, DE | |
| Yale University Gallery, New Haven, CT | |