William Scharf in an American abstract painter whose career focused mostly on Color Field and Abstract Expressionism. His works are both bold and expressive utilizing intense colors and pigmentation.

Scharf’s works feel like they have a life of their own, containing an energy that almost literally jumps off the canvas. Scharf’s work continued to be exploratory in the world of abstraction throughout his lifetime.

Exhibitions:

2018

- Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, New York

2016

-Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, New York

2012

-Meredith Ward Fine Art, New York, New York

2010

-Meredith Ward Fine Art, New York, New York

2009

- Meredith Ward Fine Art, New York, New York

2008

-Mercury Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

2005

-Meredith Ward Fine Art, New York, New York

2004

- Richard York Gallery, New York, New York

2002

-P.S.1/MOMA, Queens, New York

2001

-The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California

-The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

1993

-University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan

- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

1987

- The Armstrong Gallery, New York, New York

-The Elizabeth Bartholet Gallery, New York, New York

-Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York, New York

1985

-Saint Peter's Church, New York, New York

1984

-Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi

1982

- Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi

1978

-High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

1977

-Lerner-Heller Gallery, New York, New York

1976

-Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York, New York

1969

-San Francisco Art Institute, California

1964

-Griffin Gallery, New York, New York

1963

-Zabriskie Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts

1962

-The American Gallery, New York, New York

- David Herbert Gallery, New York, New York

1960

-David Herbert Gallery, New York, New York

1950

- Dubin Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania