WILLIAM SAVARESE

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Communications

 University of Denver, Colorado

Danish International Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark

1999- present: Designer/ Muralist/ Sculptor  In 1999 I incorporated my business and have worked on both large and small scaled projects since. My client list is too large to list, and people seem to “find me” for new commissions all the time. I have painted murals for the cities of Phoenix, Jacksonville, Ft Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Broward County. Although the majority my work is painting murals, I have also worked in many other disciplines, including a large exterior bas-relief (20’X18’) of Apollo on a horse drawn chariot at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.

2010- 2014: Public Art Director, Oakland Park Main Street and Committee Member of Pompano Beach Public Art Committee

I served for more than two years in Oakland Park and a year in Pompano Beach, and enjoyed the work focused on community beautification. I was commissioned to paint the large mural of Jaco Pastorius by Oakland Park Main Street prior to my public art position.

In 2010 I won ‘Best Muralist’ in S. Florida by ‘City Link’ magazine for the Jaco mural.

I also taught a mural class in 2012 for teenagers and was vice principle at Yellow Wood Community Learning Center in Ft Lauderdale.

1989-1996: Muralist/Artist in Copenhagen, Denmark, where I won a national mural competition in 1989 which was the start of my Public Art career.