Russo Lee Gallery is pleased to present Arcade by Bill Will. The work in this exhibition is inspired by the historical 20th-century penny arcade games. Using the same mechanical movements and miniature scenes, Will has replaced the original themes with contemporary issues in a hopefully humorous and disarming way.
Bill Will is a conceptual sculptor and installation artist. He received his BA in Fine Arts from Washington State University. Will has had over sixty-five solo exhibitions and installations, has completed more than thirty public art commissions, and has received numerous grants and awards including the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award. Will is a professor emeritus at Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, Oregon.
The Portland Art Museum recently acquired two pieces from our August exhibitions. A large diptych by Julian V.L. Gaines and an interactive multimedia wall sculpture by Bill Will.