Bill Updegraff

2009 S.C. Festival of Flowers Print Contest Winner

Mr. Updegraff began his painting career over twenty five years ago and is very dedicated to the medium. Bill supports several watercolor societies and is a signature member of the following: Kentucky Watercolor Society, Indiana Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Society of Alabama. He currently exhibits with the Brown County Artist Guild Gallery in Nashville, Indiana.

His works are in private collections, corporate collections and the permanent collection of the Sheldon Swope Gallery in Terre Haute, Indiana. Below is a list of exhibitions and shows he has participated in:

Aqueous 83,85, 88, 90, 98, 2003, 2004 Kentucky Watercolor Society (annual juried)
Annual Wabash Valley Exhibitions 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, and 91 –Sheldon Swope Gallery, Terre
Haute, IN. (work purchased for permanent collection)
Patrons Watercolor Gala 1988, Oklahoma (national juried) (purchase award)
Northwest Territory Art Guild 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91. –Vincennes, Indiana
Adirondacs Annual Watercolor Show 1987. (sold work)
Hoosier Salon Annual 86, 88. Indianapolis, Indiana (juried)
Indiana Artist Club Annual 1990. (juried)
Watercolor Society of Indiana, 90, 91, 94, 96. Indianapolis, Indiana (national juried)
Watercolor Society of Alabama, 86, 89, 90, 91, 95, 2003. (national juried) purchase award.
Lander University solo show 8/06 and the MACK solo show 1/07

Mr. Updegraff has attended many watercolor workshops with nationally known painters to include:

Donny Finley
Judi Betts
Irving Shapiro
Jeanne Dobie
Bridget Austin
Tom Lynch (three master classes)
Alex Powers
Mario Cooper
Nita Engle (level 1 and 2)

Bill has held several watercolor classes and taught workshops over the past 10 years. He is offering watercolor techniques classes at the MACK in McCormick and at the Arts Council in Greenwood.

Bill & Sally, his wife live in Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick, South Carolina. Bill continues to work out of his studio in his home and exhibits currently with the Brown County Artist Guild in Nashville, Indiana.