ABOUT WILLIAM SNYDER III

artist 
​statement

et enfin, le crocodile lèche mes yeux.

education

​Masters of Fine Arts, 2006        
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Integrative Arts, 2003    
​The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

appointment

Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Drawing & Foundations, School of Visual Arts, Penn State University

exhibitions

2018
Invited Artist, GetExposed-2, Black Sun, State College, PA
Invitational, SAMA, Bedford, PA
Rwanda Beautiful, Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA

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2017    
Superfine! Art Fair, NYC, NY
Central Pa Festival of the Arts, State College, PA
* Briar Valley Winery, Bedford, PA
Funky Chicken, Key West, FL
 * #BigVespa, Public Installation, Hilton Garden Inn, Sioux Falls, SD
 * The Blue Rider, Public Installation, 8th & Railroad, Sioux Falls, SD


2016    
* Save144, Public Installation, State College, PA
Walking Sculpture Tour, Mankato MN
* #BigVespa, Public Installation, Amerivespa Scooter Rally, Memphis, TN
* #BigVespa, Public Installation, State College, PA
Stix & Stones, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Invited Artist, GetExposed, Black Sun, State College, PA


2015    
* #BigVespa, Public Installation, NYC streets @ MOMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Times Square. 
* Mongoose Fest, Happy Valley Optical, State College, PA
* #BigVespa, Public Installation, Rhoneymeade Sculpture Garden, Centre Hall, PA
* #BigVespa, Public Installation, Route 550, Stormstown, PA    


2014     
* #BigVespa, Public Installation, State College, PA
* #BigVespa, Public Installation, Central PA Festival of the Arts, State College, PA
* 800,000 ACKNOWLEDGE. REMEMBER. RENEW., Old Bowery Station, NY, NY
* 800,000 ACKNOWLEDGE. REMEMBER. RENEW., UN Headquarters, New York, NY
Behold the Blossom, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
PSU / MFA, Penn State Lehigh Campus, Allentown, PA
 
2013     
Under the Rug, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
Gesturing into Consciousness, Zoller Gallery, Penn State, University Park, PA
Alumni Show, Bellefonte Art Museum, Bellefonte, PA

2009     
* 800,000 ACKNOWLEDGE. REMEMBER. RENEW., North Adams, MA
The Hybrid Book, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
 
2007     
* Prophetic Portraits & Large Paintings, State Theatre, State College, PA 
* 800,000 ACKNOWLEDGE. REMEMBER. RENEW. Bedford United Methodist Church, Bedford, PA
 
2006     
* 800,000 ACKNOWLEDGE. REMEMBER. RENEW., Central PA Festival of the Arts, State College, PA
* 800,000 ACKNOWLEDGE.REMEMBER.RENEW., Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, PA
21st Annual Graduate Exhibition, Hub-Robeson Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
 
2005     
Group Exhibit, Two Fish Gallery, Life Center Ministries, Harrisburg, PA
20th Annual Graduate Exhibit, Hub-Robeson Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
 
2004     
Graduate Student Exhibit, Painting and Printmaking, Penn State University, Altoona, PA
 
2003     
Interiors and Exteriors, Gamble Mill, Bellefonte, PA
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Penn State University. University Park, PA
80th juried art show, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
Father and Son, Bedford County Arts Center, Bedford, PA
 
2002     
Art in Common, Southern Alleghany Museum of Art, Altoona, PA
Uprising Hope, Area 51, State College, PA

commissions

2018   Bedford County Fair Mural, Downtown Bedford Inc, Bedford, PA
2017    Treasure Island, Nittany Theatre at the Barn, Boalsburg, PA
2016    Save144, Jana Marie Foundation, State College, PA
2015    Mongoose, Happy Valley Optical, State College, PA
2013    Imagine, Public Mural, Tyrone-Snyder Public Library, Tyrone, PA
2003    Samba, Paris II, Paris Creperie, State College, PA

awards & grants

2019     "Focus on Appearance" Award, Wild Geese Mural, Design Review Board, State College Borough
2016     2nd Place Other Materials, “The Blue Rider”, Walking Sculpture Tour, Mankato, MN
2014     Excellence in Sculpture award, Behold the Blossom, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. 
2009    Emerging Artist Award, The Hybrid Book, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007     PA Council on the Arts Creative Fellowship 
2006     1st Prize, 21st Annual Graduate Exhibition, Hub-Robeson Center, Penn State. University Park, PA
2006     Nomination - Penn State Graduate School Alumni Society’s Humanitarian Award
2005     Graduate Assistantship, Penn State University
2004     Project Grant, Global Strategic Alliance     
2004     Travel Grant, Penn State Graduate School 
2004     Travel Grant, Penn State School of Visual Arts  
2003     Graduate Assistantship, Penn State University
2003     Runner-up, Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Penn State University  
2002     Juror’s Award, Art in Common, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, PA
2002     Merit Scholarship, Penn State University