February Sun: Paintings by Charles Edward Williams

February Sun is a collection of paintings drawn from the series Everyone Loves the Sunshine. These works convey Williams’s response to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. He tells stories told to him by his grandmother about this period in American history, and he shares her belief, which has guided him in his work: “Stay in the light, stay positive.” 

Charles Williams, a native of Georgetown, South Carolina, earned a BFA degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions around the country and is included in the collections of leading museums.

February Sun, informed by the abstract paintings of Franz Kline and the color theories of Josef Albers, references God’s love, emotional and physical nourishment and care, and the growth of all living beings. 

Williams believes that we all hope to find our place in the sun.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website