Large Original Mickey Williams Oil on Canvas "Fading Rainbows" painted in 1994. Measures 50"x50"x1.50". Weight 12 pds. Williams was born in 1961 in Anchorage, Alaska. At ten his family moved to the Isle of Palms, at a time when most of the island remained undeveloped and unspoiled. His interest in art dates from his childhood and although he won many awards in high school, he earned his college degree from the University of South Carolina in Government and International Studies. Six years after graduating from college, while working in the restaurant business, Williams started painting again and quickly realized that this would be his life's path. Williams is a self-taught artist who learned his craft from studying art in books and museums. His work is inspired by the spiritual and romantic beauty of the lowcountry that he fell in love with as a child. Today Mickey maintains a studio on Sullivans Island and a Gallery on Broad Street in Charleston. His current work focuses on not only the Ace Basin but surrounding barrier islands and wetlands as well. The Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto Rivers empty into a vast area of wetlands resulting in one of the world's most pristine estuaries. Mickey is currently focusing on the coast and it's erosion and ever changing form. His work is also included in permanent collections, including the Medical University of South Carolina, Roper Hospital, the University of South Carolina at Sumter, Cox Enterprises, Atlanta Georgia and The Department of Commerce Columbia SC in the Commerce Secretary's office and the office of the former United States Ambassador to Tanzania. Corporate Collections Governor's Mansion, South Carolina (private collection) University of South Carolina, Sumter, SC Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC Baker Motor Company, Charleston SC Munich, Inc. Charleston SC Warner Summers Ditzel Benefield Ward and Associates, Architects and Interior Design, Atlanta GA N. A. B. I., Miami FLA Awards Selected Artist, Worldfest Film Festival, Charleston SC 1996 First Place, Piccolo Spoleto Art Festival Charleston SC 1992 Mayor's Award, Piccolo Spoleto Art Festival, Charleston SC 1991

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