Welcome to the website for brothers William and Darrell Ishmael!
  • William Ishmael's Artwork
    • Artist Statement for "The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts"
    • Suiseki
    • Oak Gall Ink
    • Celebrating Natural Objects!
    • Two dimenisons are wonderful too!
    • Clay may be the most versatile material!
    • Geegaws
    • Paint and rust on sheets of steel!
    • Weave those steel strips!
  • Darrell Ishmael's Artwork
    • Darrell's Resume
    • Equine
    • Figures
    • Land & Seascapes
    • Abstracts
    • Art in Homes & Businesses
    • Studio Shots
    • Art in Action
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William has also won "BEST IN SHOW" for the Infinity Art Gallery "Black and White Expo".  More details at this link:  BEST IN SHOW

And was the "Critic's Choice" for the February Art Walk in Palm Springs: hit this link for that:  Critic's Choice

William's excerpted C.V. is below: 
                                                                                                        William Ishmael
                                                                                                          916-335-2673
                                                                                              e-mail:  [email protected] 
                                                                                              web site:  www.iamishmael.com
 
William Ishmael has been an artist for the last 25 years, beginning with watercolor landscapes and progressing to large abstracts utilizing 

latex paint, sand, organic materials, and the natural elements of the weather to achieve the weathered, multilayered effects on many of his 
canvases.  
His primary focus has been on commissioned work and he has an outstanding list of clients and is widely praised for the way in which his 
paintings enhance his client’s homes and offices. 

Recent Juried shows and Awards

  • “Slice” Juried  Regional Exhibit, pence Gallery, Davis, California July 2020
  • Art in Public Places,  “Wholeness and Fragmentation” accepted by SMAC for  permanent installation in the Sacramento County Administration Building 2014

  • Art in Public Places, "With Age Comes Wisdom" a SMAC/CADA project for utility boxes 2014

  • "Best In Show", Black and White Expo, Infinity Art Gallery, 2014 

  • Volunteer of the Year, Sacramento Art and Business Council, finalist, 2013 

  • Crocker Art Museum, Art Auction, Sacramento, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2105, 2016, 2017 

  • Merit Award, California Fine Arts, California State Fair, 2005, 2013

  • Artist of the Year, Sacramento Art and Business Council, 2011

  • Founder's Choice Award, Black and White Expo, Infinity Art Gallery, 2011

  • 2d City Council Gallery, “America”, Long Beach, 2011

  • Santa Cruz Art League, “Mixed Media”, Santa Cruz, California, 2011

Recent exhibits, galleries, and representation:   
  • "Wholeness and Fragmentation" Show at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, September 2018 

  • "Form is Emptiness, Emptiness if Form: mediations one the Heart Sutra" Solo Show, Tim Collom Gallery, March 2018

  • "The Art of Collaboration"  William's collaborations with 15 different artists, Archival Gallery, November 2016

  • The Temp, "Simple Forms, Some Corroded" November 2014

  • ....earlier....  
  • Capital Public Radio, exhibit in studio, on air interview, January to April 2013
  • Artize Gallery, Palm Springs, April 2013 to present
  • Artist Attic, Lexington, Ky May 2014 to present
  • Home, interior design store and consultancy, Menlo Park, January 2012 to  2013
  • Vertical Peaks Fine Art, representation beginning November 2011 to 2013
  • Blue Line Gallery, “Plates and Totems Show” 2012, 2013
  • Ligne Roset, San Francisco, solo show May - July 2012
  • The Temp, Sacramento, October 2012
  • Shimo Gallery, Sacramento, joint show, November 2012  
  • Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, California (solo show for paintings, in conjunction with Meech Miyagi, a sculptural artist) September 2011  
  • The Temporary Contemporary Gallery, Northern California Abstract Retrospective 2000-2010, October 2011

Get in touch!


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  • William Ishmael's Artwork
    • Artist Statement for "The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts"
    • Suiseki
    • Oak Gall Ink
    • Celebrating Natural Objects!
    • Two dimenisons are wonderful too!
    • Clay may be the most versatile material!
    • Geegaws
    • Paint and rust on sheets of steel!
    • Weave those steel strips!
  • Darrell Ishmael's Artwork
    • Darrell's Resume
    • Equine
    • Figures
    • Land & Seascapes
    • Abstracts
    • Art in Homes & Businesses
    • Studio Shots
    • Art in Action