Susan Angharad Williams (b. 1943, Glamorgan, South Wales) lives and works in Kent. Williams studied at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, before undertaking her Fine Art Masters at the Royal College of Art in 1969. She studied under the tutelage of Sir Peter Blake and Donald Hamilton Fraser. During her time at the Royal College she was awarded the ‘Drawing Prize’ and gained a distinction in her degree. She was also considered by tutors as ‘one of the two most outstanding artists of the last twenty five years at the college, the other being Kitaj.’
However, Williams chose to step away from the art world and the public eye but never stopped drawing and painting. In 2006, she decided to restart her public art career. She exhibited at the Welsh Artist of the Year show in Cardiff. She then entered the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, 2007. Williams was chosen from over two thousand artists to win the ING Purchase Prize. Selectors for the prize included Charles Saumarez Smith. This resulted in her solo show at ING Bank Headquarters in London in 2008. As a result, she had her first solo show with Jonathan Cooper in 2009.
Williams depicts natural forms, including flowers, seed pods, skeletal forms, found objects, as well as cherished objects she has collected throughout her life. Her choice of subject matter and composition continue to evolve as she focuses on the relationship between objects and the geometry of composition. Williams also plays upon the effects of patterning, juxtaposing those that resonate with one another to increase the tension of the painting.
Williams’ work is displayed in several public collections including; ING Art Collection, Royal College of Art and Carlisle Art Gallery, as well as several mixed exhibitions in the UK and USA.