Kent Williams (artist)

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Amalgam, 2006, oil/resin on canvas, 40 x 30 in.

This article is about Kent Williams, the artist. For the actor, see Kent Williams (actor).

Kent Williams is an American painter, illustrator and graphic novel artist. From 1980 he studied in New York City at the Pratt Institute.

Among his works, the miniseries Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown for Epic Comics (1989) and Blood: A Tale, written by J. M. DeMatteis. His work has been published in numerous national and international publications including Playboy, Omni, and The Learning Channel magazine. A catalogue of his paintings, Kent Williams: Selected Works, was published in 1995.

Williams is the recipient of a number of awards for his work, both in comics and illustration, including the Italian Yellow Kid Award, four medals from the Society of Illustrators, and the Joseph Henniger Award for Best of Show.

Williams recently completed the graphic novel based upon the original script for the Darren Aronofsky film, The Fountain, starring Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman. The graphic novel took approximately two years to complete.

Williams currently lives in Los Angeles, and is teaching painting at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

External link

• www.kentwilliams.com