William Luz
William Luz is an artist and educator who is concerned with drawing, in that he cares about drawing. Most recently he is interested in how he can draw without making drawings.
Sometimes he draws things that people ask him to as a commercial artist, sometimes he draws things for himself, other times he makes work about drawing, in a way to think about the personal and performative activity of art making. This work usually finds form as drawings, that often become cut up, reformed, layered and pieced together to make documents of action, collages of many little moments.
The work also finds form as moving image work that reflects back on this action, thinking about process and trying to look at drawing from a different, embodied, expanded angle.
Other times, this work is producing images that get emailed to clients but may be made outside of the computer; these pictures, often using bold, colourful graphic forms and flowing gestures, embrace the drawn line.
William has an MA in drawing with distinction from Arts University Plymouth where he now teaches across the arts MA programmes, is one third of Nous Vous and has exhibited in solo and group shows across the UK and internationally.
Drawing as thinking,
drawing as feeling,
drawing as sensing,
drawing as not drawing.
Selected Exhibitions:
2024
Working Drawings / Royal William Yard, Plymouth
Make Yourself at Home / Hweg, Cornwall
2022
A Ghost Subject (for wall) / Exeter Phoenix
2021
A Scarcity of Thought / Ocean Studios, Plymouth
2020
A Pavilion for U.S. / Plymouth Art Weekender
2019
Folk / Utrecht, Tokyo (with Nous Vous)
2018
Abstract Waffle / Senhora Presidenta, Porto (with Nicolas Burrows)
2017
Illustrator in Residence at House of Illustration (NV)
2016
Risorama / Protein Studio, London, UK
2015
Artist in Residence / Facebook HQ, California (NV)
Flim Flam Flum / KK Outlet, London (NV)
2014
A Watery Line / The Tetley, Leeds (NV)
2013
Insel Paradies / KRETS, Sweden
Thought... Process / Good Press Gallery, Glasgow (with Malin Gabriella Nordin)
Chubby Stumps / 38b, London (NV)
Transatlantic Texas / Big Medium at Bolm, Texas (group show)
2012
Now or Ever / Ter delift, Belgium (NV)
Primaries / Yes, Cincinnati OH (group show)
2011
Loop Arts / Marshalls Mill, Leeds (NV)
Colossal Tomb! / Dama Aflita, Porto (NV)
Pick Me Up / Somerset House, London (NV)
The Joy of Living / Somerset House, London (NV)
2010
Turn Up The Colour / Analogue Books, Edinburgh (group show)
Pick Me Up / Somerset House, London (NV)
Awesome Movement / Fantastic Motion /
Harewood House, Leeds (NV)
Rotate / Contemporary Art Society, London (NV)
2009
Massive Contact / Square Yard, Newcastle (NV)
Heavy Bones / Analogue Books, Edinburgh (NV)
Morphic Resonance / PSL, Leeds (NV)
Big Fire / Jaguar Shoes, London (NV)
2008
Hot Sausage / Rhysandhannahpresent, Bristol (NV)
Education:
2019 - 2022
MA Drawing (Distinction), Arts University Plymouth
Other Awards:
2023
Developing your Creative Practice / Arts Council England
Time, Space and Money bursary / the Artist Information Company
