Alonzo Williams
alonzoswilliamsjr@gmail.com
O'Fallon, IL
EDUCATION

2027 University of Washington in St. Louis, Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture


2024


University of Missouri - Columbia, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing, GPA: 3.96/4.00


SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2026 (Upcoming Graduate Exhibition), John M. Olin Library Gingko Room, St. Louis, MO [Upcoming May]


The Kasper Collection of Contemporary Biblical Art, Sidney Larson Gallery and Orr Street Studios Gallery, Columbia, MO [Jan]


2024


Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO [Sept]
Juror: Heather Alexis Smith

Live Drawing, Josephine Gallery, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO [Feb-Mar]


CoolFest 2024, Arcade District, Columbia, MO [May]


Nascent Spaces, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO [Apr-May]


Origami Virtual Exhibition, Paper Circle (Virtual), Nelsonville, OH [Feb]


Chancellor's Arts Showcase, University of Missouri - Columbia College of Arts & Science, Missouri Theatre, Columbia, MO [Feb]


2023

Zipper Festival, Arcade District, Columbia, MO [Sept]


The Asian American Voice: Reclaiming the Narratives, ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO [May]

Visual and Design Showcase, Columbia Art League & Ragtime Cinema, Columbia, MO [Apr]

Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO [Feb-Mar]
Juror: Priya Kambli


TEACHING


2025-present

Teaching Assistant, Reading and Making Comics, Drawing, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

2024


Art Tutor, Independent Client, Columbia, MO [Jan-May]


AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS


2025

Catherine M. and Stanley R. Miller Scholarship Recipient, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO


2023

Michael C. Niles Grant Recipient, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO


Hazel S. Burney Art Scholarship Recipient, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Special Jury Recognition, Visual and Design Showcase, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO

Purchase Prize, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, George Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO


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