Bill Claps is a visual artist, filmmaker and writer based in New York City. His work illustrates the universal roots and common elements that are shared by all cultures. He often references art history and language, and he works in various mediums, including photography, painting, video, poetry, and most recently dance. Since 20012 he’s been working on his series “Natural Abstractions”, an homage to traditional Chinese painting and to the 19th century Japanese master printmakers. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Bill earned a Bachelor of Arts at Harvard University, where he studied painting and art history. He studied painting and drawing at the Art Students League in New York and in Florence, Italy. His paintings, drawings, and videos have been presented in exhibitions in museums, galleries, and institutions around the world. Internationally: Today Art Museum, Beijing; MOMA Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia; Basel Photo, Basel, Switzerland; National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), Rome, Italy, la Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Corsini in Rome; Spazio Garibaldi 77, Milano; Laurent Marthaler Gallery, Montreux, Switzerland; Gallery@1, Gstaad, Switzerland; Galerie Marciano Contemporary, Paris; R Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Artgeneve, Geneva; Art 33 Gallery, Hangzhao, China; Art Monaco; Evartspace, Geneva. In the United States: Julie Keyes Fine Art (New York, Palm Beach), Salomon Arts Gallery (New York), Aspen Fine Arts Gallery (Aspen, Colorado), Evey Fine Arts (Palm Beach), Exhibit Gallery (Tulsa, OK), Bendheim Gallery (Greenwich, Connecticut), Trout Museum of Art (Appleton, WI), Samuel Morse Museum (Pookeepsie, NY) Bill is a contributing writer for Artspace.com and Exibart Magazine.