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William McAllister
(b. 1935)
William McAllister was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 15th of August 1935. In 1941, at the age of six, he started painting in oils. In 1944 he received his first commission to paint a portrait. He made enough money painting portraits to buy two race horses by the time he was eleven. At the same time he apprenticed to Frank Vittor, a well known sculptor in Pittsburgh.
In 1946, McAllister was enrolled in a special course for painters at Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. He attended Trinity College in Oxford, England, and received a BFA from Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh.
In 1964, he started to work in the Art Departments of major motion picture studios, (including Desilu, Walt Disney, MGM, Columbia, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros., Viacom, Lorimar, and many independent producers), as a Set Designer. Named Art Director and Production Designer in 1975, Mr. McAllister did enjoy thirty-six years of work in this challenging field. He now paints full-time. Mr. McAllister is in constant demand as a juror, lecturer, and conductor of very creative, style forming workshops.
Exhibited: Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, 1986; Dubins Gallery, Los Angeles, 1988-92; Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA, 1993; Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, 1993; D'Art Museum, Dallas, TX, 1993; Howard Mandeville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, 1993; Quinlan Art Center, Gainsville, GA, 1993; Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, 1994-95; Cypress Gallery, Carmel, 1994-96;Watercolor West, 1994-97; Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, 1996, 2000; Northwest Watercolor Society, 1996; American Watercolor Society, 1997; Galleria Prova, Tokyo, 1998; National Watercolor Society, 1998; Sparrow Gallery, Solana Beach, 1999-2000; Patchings, Nottinghamshire, England, 2001; Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath, England, 2001; The Singer & Friedlander/ Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Mall Gallery, London, 2001; Chome' Fine Art, Bath, England, 2005;
James Gallery, West End, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005-06.
Awards: First place, The Home Savings of America; The Ruth Rosenau Silver Medallion and The Pulsifer Award; Winner, West International Exhibit; Louisiana Watercolor Society Award & Silver Medallion; Past Presidents Award, Northwest Watercolor International Exhibition; award, Philadelphia Watercolor Club; award, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society; selected, National Watercolor Societies National Travel Exhibition, 1999-2000; winner, Savoir Faire - Lana Paper Award, Muckenthaler Art Center; The Carter Sexton Award; Pluss Award, Patchings Show, Nottingham, England, 2001.
Source:
Hughes, Edan M. Artists In California 1786-1940. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Sacramento: Crocker, Art Museum, 2002. N. pag. 2 vols. Print.
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