My interests have expanded greatly since the 90’s. The transition from film to digital was profound for me. Now that it’s complete, a new world of opportunity has opened up. I love the idea of incorporating many different technological tools into the traditional art making process. The ever present push to evolve the work has expanded my interests in a wider variety of subjects.  I continue to concentrate on the human form with portraits in oil, on small panels that have a photographic quality, and in charcoal drawings with finely graded tonalities and high contrast. Landscapes continue to spark my interest as well, and translate well into the small panels. They are evolving with ongoing experimentation in color and light and they depict places of great value to me. I carry the idea that the small panels could be studies for large canvases. With time, energy, and devotion the elements are in place to create a body of works that have significance. Thematic and conceptual concerns are also in development, as I’m always wanting to cultivate ‘the next step’. The ideas and content are always important elements in my art making process. I leave open the possiblities to work on a variety of subjects, and works of many different types will continue to interest me. It is an exciting notion to stir all the subjects up, and then see what will happen.

Bill Massey was born in 1962, near Philadelphia. He started drawing at a very early age, and has been painting since age twelve. He attended public and private school in New Jersey, and then moved to New York in 1981 to attend New York University, and has lived there since, in the East Village. He has had exhibitions at Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, in New York, Caesarea Gallery; in Florida,  and at Jack Wright Gallery, in Tennessee. Recently, Bill has shown at 80 Washington Square East Galleries in the well known Small Works show, and at various venues in Maine and Rhode Island. Bill worked closely as an assistant with the notable John Kacere, for 14 years. as well as several other important artists. He has also taught drawing and painting at Rutgers University's Camden Campus in New Jersey. And has work in many private collections in the US and around the world. He is currently busy with raising his two children, developing new imagery, and various commissioned projects.