Kevin A. Williams better known as WAK (Kevin A.
Williams in reverse) has become one of the most popular African
American artists in the nation. His company, WAK Artistry
distributes a collection of 50 lithograph prints and represent the
most widely circulated urban fine art series in the nation. WAK
creates his art work
using mixed mediums, and then reproduces them lithographs in
various limited – and broad – edition quantities. WAK also creates a
number of commissioned works annually. As the best-selling artist in
the African-American print market, Williams is a popular personality
at national art shows, conferences of African-American groups and
major international events, including the Essence Music Festival.
His art has been featured on television’s “Law & Order” (NBC) and
“Soul Food” (Showtime).
The WAK Artistry line was launched in 1995, and began with as
single print, “Taking Her Back.” That sparked the creation of
the five-work “Black Love” series which brought him wide
acclaim, and led to a 1997 commission from Motions, the
hair-care company, to create “Standing Appointment,” a wildly
popular work with the hair-care industry. In 1998, WAK Artistry
created “Cream of the Crop,” a collection of fraternity and
sorority images and the next year marked WAK’s first appearance
at the Essence Music Festival. Recent years have included
commissioned work for celebrities, such as televisions host and
movie producer Oprah Winfrey and comedian Bernie Mac, as well as
corporate clients. He formed Soul Visions in May 2003.
If pictures are worth a thousand words, then self-taught artist
WAK - Kevin A. Williams has created enough elements of love,
intimacy and passion on canvas to write a book. The sensual art
that he creates is among the most contemporary African-American
art of our time. Williams combines acrylic and air brush
techniques to speak to different generations of people. He
enjoys expressing love, community, and the family through his
paint and brushes.
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