William D. Paul, Jr. (Bill Paul)
Position
Professor Emeritus of Art
Artist, professor, arts administrator, collector.
EDUCATION
University of Georgia, AB (‘58) and MFA (‘59)
Atlanta College of Art, BFA (‘55)
EMPLOYMENT
University of Georgia
Emeritus Professor of Art, 2002-present
University of Georgia Faculty, 1965-2002.
Lamar Dodd School of Art Faculty, 1980-2002
Georgia Museum of Art, 1965-1980
Director, 1969-1980
Curator, 1967-1969.
Kansas City Art Institute
Faculty and Gallery Director, 1959-1965
LEADERSHIP ROLES ON GOVERNING BOARDS
American Federation of Arts (New York)
American Association of Museums (Washington, DC)
Arts Festival of Atlanta (Atlanta) and other regional boards
SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
More than 40 solo exhibitions in United States including Seattle, New Orleans, and Georgia; more than 160 group exhibitions that included installations, tableaux and altars. National and regional venues.
Curated or co-curated more than 250 thematic exhibitions for the Kansas City galleries, the Georgia Museum of Art, and the Arts Festival of Atlanta, included exhibitions which were circulated in US and Canada.
IN PRINT
Personal art reviews have included several hundred critiques, citations and articles including features by Associated Press Wire Service and a profile by NPR as part of Performance Today.
As a writer or critic the bibliography also includes reviews, articles, and abstracts written about other artists and art works for journals and exhibition catalogues.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Activities include chair or membership on awards committees for the College Art Association and a guest of the Midwest Society for Art History for the drafting of policy statements governing university art museums for the Association of Art Museum Directors. Member of accreditation committees for the American Association of Museums.
Served as moderator, presenter, and panelists at national conferences including the topic of censorship in politics and art for People for the American Way and other education oriented groups. Member of a delegation of 30 fine arts deans and museum directors from the United States to celebrate the reopening of art schools in China after having been closed for 30 years by Chairman Mao.