William C. Farmer -- visual artist
| Born | |
| 1922 | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Resides | 2127 So. 35 Ave., Omaha, NE 68105 -- 402.345.8810 |
| Education | |
| 1949 | University of Colorado, studied with Max Beckmann |
| 1950 | University of Nebraska, BFA |
| 1951 | Cranbrook Academy of Art, MFA Graduate of School of Humanities in Madrid, Spain |
| 1953-1954 | Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain |
| 1958-1959 | College of Technology, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 1967-1970 | Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska |
| 1979-1980 | Creighton University, Systems Sculpture |
| Art Travels | |
| 1953-1954 | Spain, studied works of El Greco and Goya |
| 1966-1967 | Mexico, paintings and bronze sculptures |
| 1971-1973 | Panama, Meditation series |
| 1989-1992 | Nicaragua, four trips building and reconstruction of bronze casting foundry |
| 1993 | Mexico, studied murals of Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros |
| 1996 | Suwon, South Korea |
| 1996 | Valdivia, Chile |
| 1997 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Professional Experience | |
| 1955-1958 | Advertising; World Insurance Company, Omaha |
| 1961-1962 | Art Instructor; College of St. Mary, Omaha |
| 1967-1970 | Art Instructor; Creighton University, Omaha |
| 1970 | Art Instructor; Omaha University, Adult Education, Omaha |
| 1971 | Artist-in-Residence; College of St. Mary, Omaha |
| 1975 | Art Instructor, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Center for Urban Education, Omaha |
| 1975-1976 | Artist-In-The-Schools; Educational Service Unit 3, Omaha Department of Labor, C.E.T.A. and NAC, Omaha |
| 1976 | Art Instructor; Metropolitan Community College, Department of Continuing Education, Omaha |
| 1983 | Art Instructor; Art Centers, Omaha |
| 1983 | Art Instructor; Sienna House, Omaha |
| Commissions | |
| 1981-1982 | The Spirit, welded steel outside wall mural whose symbolism is based on Octavio Paz, commissioned by the Iowa Arts Council for the Iowa School of the Deaf. |
| 1982 | Labyrinth, cedar sculpture, commissioned by the Nebraska Arts Council for the Prospect Hill Park Association |
| 1994 | The Horrors of War, 6 paintings – enamel on 4' x 8" wood panels, Prairie Peace Park, Lincoln, Neb. |
| Residencies | |
| 1976-1978 | Western Heritage Museum, Omaha |
| 1978-1979 | Philip Sher Home, Omaha |
| 1982 | NAC Artist in Schools, Ryan High, Omaha-sculpture park |
| 1983 | Ryan High, Omaha – Guatemala protest sculpture |
| 1984 | NAC, Father Flanagan High School, Omaha – Sculpture Sanctuary |
| 1984 | NAC, Children's Museum, Omaha – Styrofoam sculpture |
| 1985 | NAC, York High School, York, Neb. – Peace outdoor sculpture |
| 1985-1986 | NAC, Presbyterian Metropolitan Ministries of Omaha – children's sculpture |
| 1992 | Holdrege High School, Holdrege, Neb. – sculpture garden of socially aware works |
| 1993 | Cheney and Rokeby Schools |
| 1994 | Thedford Schools |
| 1997 | Ainsworth High School |
| Selected Exhibitions | |
| Solo | |
| 1964 | Loyola University, Chicago |
| 1965 | Mexico City College, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1965 | Galeria Quijano, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1965 | Governor's Invitational, Omaha |
| 1966 | Museo de Artes Plasticas, Xalapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico |
| 1967 | Larcada Gallery, New York City, N.Y. |
| 1967 | Nebraska Art Today, Centennial Invitational Exhibition, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha |
| 1984 | Antiquarium, Storage Gallery, Omaha |
| 1985 | Waxes, Guatemalan Refugee Camps, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1986 | Paintings & Bronze Images from the Tabernacle Floor, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1987 | Drawings, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1987 | Bronzes, Guatemalan Refugee Camps, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1988 | Lost & Found, Paintings & Bronzes, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1988 | Recent Bronzes, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1989 | Bronzes of social protest and religious themes |
| 1989 | Bronzes, tour of South Central Nebraska |
| 1990 | Nicaragua, Bronzes & Drawings, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1990 | Mary, Nicaraguan Bronzes |
| 1991 | Bronzes, Garden of the Zodiac, Omaha |
| 1991 | Bronzes, Farmer Gallery, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1993 | Paintings, Farmer Gallery, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1995 | Bronzes, Paintings, Mixed Media, The Forum Gallery, Dana College, Blair, Neb. |
| 1996 | Bronzes, Paintings, Mixed Media, Fremont Area Art Association, Fremont, Neb. |
| 1996 | Paintings, enamels done in Suwon, South Korea with The Magic Theatre, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1997 | Cement sculptures and enamels on paper, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| Group | |
| 1987 | Western Nebraska Arts Center, Scottsbluff, Neb. |
| 1987 | Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Neb. |
| 1989 | Mexican Paintings, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Neb. |
| 1991 | Dog Dada, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1992 | Bronzes, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1992 | Paintings, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1993 | The Artel, Kearney, Neb. |
| 1993 | The Artel, Antiquarium, Omaha |
| 1996 | Paintings and sculpture, Dana College, Blair, Neb., The Elders |
| Theatre Set Design & Construction | |
| 1986 | Sea of Forms, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1987 | Line of Least Resistance, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1987 | Sea of Forms, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa |
| 1988 | Walking Through Walls, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1988 | Eight Play Events, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1988 | Babes Unchained, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1988 | Classics, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1988 | Consequences, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1988 | Amtrak, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1988 | The Birth of Limbo Dancing, Magic Theatre, Omaha |
| 1993 | Do You See What I Am Saying, Magic Theatre, Omaha |