Biography

Born in Texas to a military family in 1953, he grew up mainly in the Midwest and Europe.  As a youth, he attended many different schools before graduating from Frankfurt American High School, in W. Germany.  Later, studied the art of printmaking and received a BFA from Kansas State University in 1975 and an MFA from Indiana University in 1982.  Immediately sold everything he owned and moved to New York City.  There he lived a full and eventful life as an East Village artist; painting and exhibiting studio work, doing decorative and mural painting, illustration, set building, backdrop painting, photography, modeling, bicycle racing, etc. Escaped New York on September 9^th, 2001 and moved to Rhode Island.   Joined the faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design where he currently teaches drawing and printmaking part-time in the Illustration Department.

Academic Research/Areas of Interest

At this moment, my research has turned towards design, screenprinting, and surf/skate culture. In the studio, my work has revolved around a newfound interest in type combined with hand-drawn images to create surface decoration on everything from surf/skateboards to limited edition T-shirts.

Randy L Willier

Senior Critic
rwillier@risd.edu
401-454-6250

• BFA, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• MFA, Indiana University, South Bend

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