William Woodward Art

William Woodward, a third-generation native Washingtonian, is among America’s most sought-after and admired classically trained painters. The recipient of multiple awards and commissions, Woodward’s works have been acquired by museums, as well as scores of corporate, public and private collections. Woodward, as director of George Washington University’s MFA program in Studio Arts for more than 30 years, has mentored three generations of artists in the techniques of the great masters and is a popular guest speaker at prestigious venues, such as the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Woodward has been called a virtuoso, a painter’s painter by Rafael Squirru, former Cultural Director of the Organization of American States.