Biography
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The eldest of three children, William T. Moore III showed an early aptitude towards art, drawing spaceships on the ceiling over his bunk bed at four years old. Moore found encouragement by his family and friends as he explored portraiture and other media through his time in high school. During his years at Decatur High School in Alabama Moore, had the advantage of having two young art teachers Linda S. Lee and Doug Thorton. These progressive instructors opened the world of art to him through hours of gesture and contour drawings as well as basic Art History all preparing him for his collage years and life in the visual arts. The importance of William’s family, friends and teachers cannot be overstated as they are the foundation for everything he would become as an artist, sculptor and most importantly as a man. Without knowing it, they inspired him.
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William Moore received his undergraduate degree in drawing and sculpting from The Cleveland Institute of Art, and Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpting from
Kent State University in Ohio. Early in his career, Mr. Moore was privileged to work closely with several masters, including Edwin Mieczkowski, David E. Davis, and William M. McVey. His four years long apprenticeship with McVey resulted in many finished sculptures such as “Hart Crane,” “Sundial,” a bronze sculpture of McVey’s pet Airedale “McDog,” former mayor “Tom L Johnson,” and “Coach John W Heisman” a co-signed sculpture with McVey. Among other sculptural renderings. Their friendship and professional relationship would continue for another eight years until McVey’s death in the summer of 1995.
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Mr. Moore has also worked closely in the craft of cabinetry at Thomas Miller Custom Cabinets in Cleveland, Ohio, where he learned about and participated in the manufacturing of High-end custom cabinetry making kitchen cabinets, libraries, tables, and other furniture. This taught Moore various wood joinery and finishing techniques from sanding preparation to lacquering and painting surfaces, all of which he would continue to use in his personal abstract sculpture.
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Mr. Moore’s work has been shown in many solo and group exhibits throughout North America, and online in Canadian and European virtual galleries. He has been the recipient of numerous prizes, including 1st prizes in the 12th and 14th annual Russell Art Show, and 2nd prize in “Strange Abstractions” at the Fredericksburg Center for the Arts in Virginia. Most recently his sculpture has appeared in Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine, issue 11, by The Circle Foundation of the Arts, as well as Masterful Minds Digital Magazine, volume 8, sponsored by both The Circle Foundation of the Arts and World Wide Art Books and Artavita.
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Mr. Moore has combined his eclectic artistic background to form a unique artistic voice. His personal abstract creations investigate visual and tactile forms and shapes in both large and small scale. Flowing sculptures with varied textures inspire his mind, and he hopes you find pleasure in the artwork he is presenting. “To leave a positive mark on this world is what I am about,” says Mr. Moore. “I am trying to do that with my sculpture and my legacy, following the footsteps of my great teachers and mentors, those who went before me; those who taught me to express myself and find my voice in my artistic endeavors.”
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Mr. Moore is represented by The Circle Foundation of the Arts. He is free to enter exhibitions both nationally and internationally.