Ranked among the top ten, most important self-taught artists by the world's most respected experts, the eighty-five year old Bill Traylor created approximately 1500 works from 1939-42. Observing street life in Montgomery, AL and recalling memories from his life on a farm, the artist quietly composed uniquely styled images of people, animals and abstract constructions.
Major Recent Exhibitions 1991 New York, NY; Luise Ross Gallery New York, NY; Ricco/Maresca Gallery Philadelphia, PA; Janet Fleisher Gallery Chicago, IL; Carl Hammer Gallery Montgomery, AL; Leon Loard Gallery Paris; Galerie Montenay 1992 New York, NY; Hirschl & Adler Modern 1993 Reading, PA; Freedman Gallery at Albright College 1994 New York, NY; Davis and Langdale Company Inc. 1995 El Paso, TX; El Paso Museum of Art Jacksonville, FL; Cummer Gallery of Art Madison, GA; Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Montgomery, AL; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts New York, NY; Hirschl & Adler Modern 1997 New York, NY; Hirschl & Adler Modern Chicago, IL; Carl Hammer Gallery New York, NY; Ricco/Maresca Gallery 2001 Houston, TX; University of Houston – Downtown 2003 Orlando, FL; Mennello Museum of American Folk Art 2004 Baltimore, MD; American Visionary Art Museum (group) 2004-05 Champaign, IL; Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois (group) Traveled to: Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY The Menil Collection, Houston, TX 2005 New York, NY; Andrea Rosen Gallery (group) 2007 New York, NY; Luise Ross Gallery (group) 2008-09 New York, NY; Luise Ross Gallery (group) 2010 New York, NY; Luise Ross Gallery (group) 2011 New York, NY; Luise Ross Gallery Boston, MA; Sherman Gallery at Boston University, Fresh Flowers (group)