When not making art in Cambodia, New York artist William Graef works in his studio in Manhattan' s East Village. He studied engineering at The University of Michigan and holds a fine art degree from Pratt institute. Since 1987, he has exhibited his work in and around New York City and was awarded fellowships at both MacDowell and Franconia and recently has been accepted in the Art In Embassy program where three of his sculptures are currently on display at the residence of the American Ambassador here in Phnom Penh. He has been reviewed in The New York Times and is in the collection of The New-York Historical Society. Graef's work reflects and comments on contemporary life in our fast paced and ever changing world.
Discipline:
Visual Art
William Graef
Discipline:
Visual Art
Region: Brooklyn, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 1997
Studios
Heinz
William Graef worked in the Heinz studio.
The icehouse, built of fieldstone in 1914–1915, was a practical part of Marian MacDowell’s plan for a self-sufficient farm. Winter ice cut from a nearby pond was stored here for summer use on the property. Idle since 1940, it was a handsome but outdated farm building. In 1995, Mrs. Drue Heinz, a vice chairman…