artist.
appraiser.
collector.
Bill Stamats, artist of the American Midwest
The path of an artist is seldom direct. We are wanderers — rerouted by endless curiosity, the demands of life, and the pull of new passions.
For me, those detours only clarified the course. Creating has been my magnetic north, guiding me to a point where I can focus more intently on capturing the quiet beauty of the place I call home.
I consider myself a neo-regionalist, embracing and promoting a fresh approach to Midwest art. Too often dismissed as fly-over farmland, the Midwest is alive with everything that is America. Our revered land (both wild and worked), the weathered icons of our agricultural heritage, and the skies — shifting like seasons from the bluest blue to pink and copper-red.
Reflecting this aesthetic not only honors the Midwest as a place, it elevates the people and the centuries of love and labor that sculpted everything we see.
Bill Stamats, appraiser.
Bill Stamats is an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers and follows all Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and IRS regulations.
After earning his BFA from Pratt Institute in New York, Bill completed his MA in design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and MFA in fine art printmaking from the University of Iowa. A working artist, Bill has an extensive exhibit record and is a lifetime student of art with specialized knowledge of African art, Pre-Columbian art, fine art printmaking and photography, painting, and sculpture.
For 26 years, Bill served as Executive Vice President of Stamats Communications, a marketing and marketing research firm serving higher education and healthcare clients.
Bill Stamats, collector.
Along with his wife Anne, Bill Stamats is an avid art collector with interests in fine art lithographs, serigraphs, and intaglio prints; Van Briggle pottery; African and Oceanic art; Pre-Columbian art; antique barn lightning rods; and mid-century ashtrays.