Scott Williams
Artist History
Scott Williams was born in 1956 and grew up in LA, Santa Barbara. He began painting with watercolor in high school, and studied art and anthropology at college. He moved to San Francisco in 1979 and began to work in color xerox.
By 1986, Williams was back in San Francisco, settling in the Mission District. In the early 1980s, Williams began to cut and paint with stencils. He also developed a handmade comic series in the 1980s with the characters Robot Dog, Cyber Kitty, and Mean Mouse, among others.
ArtUsing stencils he re-created ‘Carla’s Car’ by painting all over it.
Still using stencils, he has also painted furniture, private rooms and on jewelry.
He stopped using stencil art in the 1990’s due to health problems and moved to airbrushing and books.
