Todd Williamson
Contemporary abstract artist · Los Angeles
Venice Biennale | Pollock-Krasner Prize for Creativity
Contemporary abstract painting in Los Angeles
Todd Williamson is a contemporary abstract artist based in Los Angeles, California. He paints large-scale, conceptual abstract work that examines how power, influence, and cultural systems mark what we see and remember—through color, embedded language, and a slow, layered process in the studio.
He has been exhibited internationally, including as an official collateral event of the 58th Venice Biennale, and is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Prize for Creativity. Paintings and installations are held in private, corporate, and institutional collections in the United States and abroad. Collectors, curators, and advisors may contact the studio regarding acquisitions, corporate placement, and commissions. Explore the selected works catalogue or read the full biography and recognition.
Internationally exhibited painter.
Official Collateral Event of the 58th Venice Biennale.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Prize for Creativity Recipient.
Work held in private and institutional collections worldwide.
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Practice
Todd Williamson is a contemporary abstract artist based in Los Angeles, California. His large-scale paintings sit at the intersection of abstraction, memory, and power: through layered color, embedded language, and durational process, he examines how influence—cultural, institutional, and personal—marks the surface of what we see and remember.
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