The Katzen – The Seven Deadly Sins
The Katzen – The Seven Deadly Sins “William Woodward: The Seven Deadly Sins” American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center (Sept 5 – Dec 17, 2017) Exhibition Overview For the past two decades, William Woodward has delved into the rich history and aesthetic possibilities of the seven deadly sins. The master drawings and narrative […]
WSJ Magazine – Washington’s Little Inn That Could
WSJ Magazine – Washington’s Little Inn That Could “Washington’s Little Inn That Could” Howie Kahn for Wall Street Journal Magazine (May 30, 2021) Selected quote: The boxy exterior of the cafe’s building has been updated with crown molding and striped sage-colored awnings. The wild, climbing foliage has been cut down. The once brown facade is […]
Washington Post – Restaurant Nudes Left Undraped…
Washington Post – Restaurant Nudes Left Undraped… “Restaurant Nudes Left Undraped by Va. Authorities” Thomas Grubisich for the Washington Post (August 1980) Selected quotes: The piece de resistance of the Palm Terrace in the new Clyde’s restaurant at Tysons Corner is not anything on the menu, but nine murals featuring nude men and women engaged […]
William Woodward: Master Drawings 1958-2018
William Woodward: Master Drawings 1958-2018 “Museums: Reviews William Woodward: Master Drawings 1958-2018″ Mark Jenkins for The Washington Post (5 April 2019) William Woodward is not literally an Old Master, of course. But the local painter has the range and technique of one, and “Master Drawings 1958-2018” is a fitting title for his show at Addison/Ripley […]
TheLatest.com – William Woodward’s Natural Beauty
TheLatest.com – William Woodward’s Natural Beauty “William Woodward’s Natural Beauty” Laurence Jarvik · October 26, 2018 · thelatest.com For Woodward, artistic beauty isn’t merely a social construct. It is actually inherent in human nature. In fact, it is found within our DNA. The pull of beauty is eternal, and from the cave-dwellers of Lascaux, to […]
Piedmont Business Journal – Mural, mural on the wall
Piedmont Business Journal – Mural, mural on the wall “Mural, mural on the wall: William Woodward leaves his mark on the art world” Betsy Burke Parker for Piedmont Business Journal (Summer 2013) Selected quote: Woodward’s larger-than-life murals stop people in their tracks where they are found around the nation. Every one of the millions of […]
GWU – Professor Woodward Brings Christo & Jeanne-Claude
GWU – Professor Woodward Brings Christo & Jeanne-Claude “Professor William Woodward Brings Big Names to George Washington University Department of Fine Arts” The George Washington University Newsletter (Summer 2002) Selected quote: At an exclusive opening for the Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, painting professor William Woodward decided to […]
Fauquier Citizen – An Artist, An Anachronism and A Charismatic Teacher
Fauquier Citizen – An Artist, An Anachronism and A Charismatic Teacher “William Woodward: An Artist, An Anachronism and A Charismatic Teacher” Mary Beth Martin for The Fauquier Citizen (October 2000) Selected quotes: “Light and movement seem to dance across the 21 paintings in his show opening Saturday, Oct. 21, and running for two weeks at […]
GWU – William Woodward’s Ringling Circus Mural
GWU – William Woodward’s Ringling Circus Mural The George Washington University Alumni Magazine (2000) Selected quote: Woodward is painting the largest mural in North America in the lobby of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus headquarters in Northern Virginia. The work-in-process is exactly one-half the size of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement. The painting’s theme is, appropriately, the […]
Fauquier Citizen – William Woodward’s Seven Deadly Sins
Fauquier Citizen – William Woodward’s Seven Deadly Sins “William Woodward’s Seven Deadly Sins” Connie Sprague for The Fauquier Citizen (March 1995) Selected quote: “The whole thing is, don’t use a pig,” says Woodward, explaining why he chose the rotund [elephant] for his depiction of Gula (gluttony). “Avoid stereotypes or it will look banal and sophomoric.” The vivid, […]