William Rhodes
William Rhodes is a mixed media artist that blends fine art, craft and design with meaning and function. His work explores themes of hidden knowledge, iconographic imagery and forms and how they can change meaning, depending on the cultural context. It is informed by the people, art and cultures of his travels, who have challenged him to integrate non-Western approaches. Rhodes received a BA in Furniture Building and Design from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a MFA from the University of Massachusetts. His creative works are in the collections of various galleries and museums, including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Rhodes dedicates part of his time to art education, including art collaborations with schools in San Francisco, South Africa, Italy and Egypt. Rhodes is the co-founder of a Black art collective in San Francisco, the 3-9 Art Collective, formed in 2011 in response to the declining Black population in San Francisco.
